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Valentines Tearable Vocabulary Posters and Booklet

ByErin February 9, 2017January 4, 2020

Vocabulary can be fun again with Valentines tearable vocabulary! Practice valentines vocabulary and add the words to a fun little booklet!I was one of those kids who reveled in the idea of a “word of the day”. I never read the dictionary (I did try, but about 5 words into ‘a’ and I realized that…

Valentines Mini Eraser Math Set for Hands on Math Fun

ByErin February 8, 2017January 4, 2020

This valentines mini eraser math combine adorable mini erasers with math fun! Practice math, play with erasers, and have a great time. My kids suffer from shiny object syndrome. As in, they can be distracted by anything even remotely shiny or interesting. I’ve found the key to harnessing that power of distraction. Intentional shiny things. Like…mini…

Valentines Day Silly Sentences

ByErin February 6, 2017January 4, 2020

Valentines Day Silly Sentences are a hilarious way to practice parts of speech. Get your kids going (physically and intellectually) with this simple activityThese silly sentences have been a hit with my kids! They crack up laughing at the combinations they come up with. Sometimes they even help me come up with the words to…

Division Code Breakers for Valentines Day Math Fun

ByErin January 31, 2017January 4, 2020

Division practice has never been more fun! These Valentines Day Division Code Breakers are sure to be a math hit for great math practice! I think Valentine’s Day is too lovely for my kids. They’re wonderfully sentimental but something about the hearts seems to set them off. So I love being able to toughen up…

Make a Snowman Winter Multiplication and Addition Game

ByErin January 2, 2017January 4, 2020

Winter is a time of enjoying the snow, hot chocolate, sitting in front of the fire, etc. It’s also a time for being stuck inside with kids who don’t know how to burn off energy in non-destructive ways. I’ve found that games, even non-moving games, are the key to our sanity. Games for fun, games…

Snowflake Code Breaker with Multiplication

ByErin December 19, 2016January 12, 2020

There was a point in which none of my children could read and my husband and I could pass notes to each other to keep secrets. Then Baloo learned how to read and he and I would exchange written secrets. Now, all three boys are reading (nearly, at least) and we cannot use that tactic. …

Star Wars Addition and Multiplication Fact Game

ByErin December 16, 2016May 13, 2023

The new Star Wars is out and my kids are so excited! I’m sure they’re not the only ones. We’ve also made our goal for December to finish memorizing our math facts! Thus, the Star Wars math game just had to be made! It’s a fairly simple game yet a lot of fun. I hope…

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Engaging Online Field Trips for Homeschool Learning

ByErin December 15, 2016January 4, 2020

Has anyone else found that Field Trip options are limited? We don’t live in a big city and while we do have a lot of good options for field trips, I feel like there is a lot more that we are missing out on. The boys have so many interests and while I want to…

Detective Math with Invisible Ink

ByErin December 14, 2016January 4, 2020

Have you ever seen the way a kids eyes light up when you ask them to be a detective? I’ll admit, I use this technique much too often. It’s losing it’s steam. But when something is lost (especially if it’s something of mine…) we all become detectives. We go all out and get on our…

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Easy Kids Coding Lessons with BitsBox

ByErin December 10, 2016January 4, 2020

My kids are better with electronics that me. How did this happen? Don’t get me wrong, I knew this day would come, just not that it would come so soon. I consider myself fairly up to date on technology! But they know more. So when Baloo wanted to learn to code I didn’t even know…

5 Ways to Introduce the Periodic Table of Elements

ByErin December 8, 2016January 4, 2020

Do you try to introduce concepts well before necessary so it doesn’t seem like such a new topic? I’ve noticed this trend and I really like it. Royal (7) just started multiplication – a very very basic multiplication. But this way, when he really needs to learn it, it won’t be this completely new concept. …

State Trading Cards to Bring Geography to Life

ByErin December 7, 2016January 4, 2020

Have you ever taken one of those “Can you name the 50 states” types of tests? Did you do well? I’ve always enjoyed geography, and for the most part, I’m pretty good at naming the states and capitals, and being able to locate the states. I even know that Alaska is in fact up…