My kids are suckers for puns. Which is great, because I am as well. There’s nothing quite like a well-placed pun. So I know when I combine school work and puns, it’s going to go over well. These addition snowman riddles with puns are so much fun. It’s great practice for addition facts under 20…
We’re always looking for something to get my kids engaged in learning – that’s basically my entire site! Sometimes it just means having a visually appealing mat to work through addition problems. Winter Addition Mats These winter addition mats are perfect for kids who: need addition practice want to play with their math need a…
Skip counting is such a great math skill. It comes in handy in so many ways later – counting groups, addition, multiplication, when you have multiple kids and you need to get everything in multiples of 3… Let’s just say, I can skip count by 3s to a pretty high number at this point. Watch…
I love slime. Probably even more than my kids. There’s something just so relaxing about it. I knew when I saw this little witch that she was meant to be a slime witch. So that’s what she became. The Fun of Slime If I’m being honest, I don’t know why I love slime so much….
It’s always fascinating to watch plants grow but kids seem a bit more excited to learn about how pumpkins grow. I think it’s because pumpkins often turn into Jack-o-Lanterns. Or maybe it’s pumpkin pie. Either way, learning the life cycle of a pumpkin is a great way for kids to learn all about plants and…
Spring is here!! I have never quite been so excited for spring. The winter wasn’t characteristically long but I am very ready for the lovely outside weather and the new beginnings that come with spring. Of course, Target had to put out new mini eraser sets which means I had to make some math pages…
My kids, like many kids, love learning new facts about animals. And they love learning about all types of animals! I like learning about animals in different habitats or biomes. It’s always interesting to see how different animals adjust for challenges like cold weather, lack of food, etc. And it’s much easier to look at…
Two of my boys, Royal and Logi-Bear, are huge fans of Zoey and Sassafras. They eat up every new book and love anything to do with either Zoey or Sassafras (but particularly Sassafras, because cats). We’ve been trying to transform our tree into a memorial of all the books we’ve read. This was the…
I don’t think teaching history to young kids is necessary nor do I think it should take precedence over other subjects. In fact, I did an entire post on why history isn’t important. But I do think we should take time where we can to get kids interested in history. Interest in history is much…
When you hear ‘early humans’ what do you picture? Cavemen? Uncivilized people? Or do you picture our ancestors who figured out how to tame fire, traveled across the world, made stone tools, created art, and so much more? The goal of this unit study is to help our kids see the latter. Early humans weren’t…
Mythology is all the rage right now. Well, at least at my house. My kids are really into mythical creatures – the more deadly the better. Although, they rather enjoy the cute illustrations over the gruesome ones. We’ve been loving the book Miss Turie’s Magic Creatures. I thought it was the perfect theme for a…
My kids weren’t really interested in learning about cells until I said slime. Okay, it was a fairly cheap trick since I knew they loved slime. But I also knew that slime would be the perfect way to learn about cells. I can’t say I’ve ever touched cytoplasm but it sounds very slime-like to me….