Teaching math can be one of the most fun and most frustrating experiences. I love math. As Lindsay Lohan said in Mean Girls, it’s the same in every country. Math is a constant. But teaching math can be it’s own beast. Especially at the beginning, which is where we are with Logi-Bear. The funny thing…
Learning to read can be a really difficult task. But by making it fun, it’ll seem a lot easier. Each of the boys has presented a unique way of learning to read. So far they’ve all approached it differently. Baloo went with the method where he wouldn’t do anything and then one day he could…
Frog Emergent Reader: All About Frogs. Royal loves non-fiction writing, especially when it comes to animals. I knew he’d love a little book with a few facts about frogs. Even better, I knew I could throw in a bit of vocabulary. So I put this together with him in mind. Its got a lot…
Human Body 3 Part Cards Free 3 Parts cards to practice identifying the parts of the human body. As I said last week, I have a very large human body unit planned for next year and I’m trying to get to get some materials ready now. I feel that 3 part cards are useful in…
Trucks were one of the first obsessions my kids had. Trucks and trains and anything else mechanical that moved. It’s only natural that they needed some transportation-themed rhyming materials. Truck Themed Rhyming Mats Combining a transportation theme with a lesson on rhymes was a hit with my kids. Teaching them to rhyme was a challenge each…
I am planning a huge human body unit next year so I’m getting some materials ready before then. Might be a few more human body themed posts in the near future. I thought these would be a fun introduction to a few organs. What’s included: Brain Lungs Heart Stomach Intestines Go Here to Download Human…
Dinosaurs are IN right now. And as such, everything we are doing is dinosaur right now. Dinosaur math. Dinosaur ABCs. Dinosaur play. Dinosaur excavating. Dinosaurs have been a major theme that comes into and out of our lives regularly. Baloo, at 13, still enters dinosaur phases every now and again. So naturally Logi-Bear needed a…
We’ve been practicing a LOT of addition facts. I’m of the belief that having memorized basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts simply makes life easier. But we don’t drill because that’s boring and not the most effective method. Nope, we don’t drill. We play games. Lots of games. Board games are popular with the…
Admittedly, we don’t do a lot of number line stuff. I want the boys to be familiar with it, because having more tools when it comes to math is always better. But it hasn’t been the tool they’ve resonated with the most. So we just use it enough to keep up the skill. I thought…
Combining something your child enjoys with something they need to do for school is often a recipe for success. My kids love NERF guns. Incorporating NERF guns into their school has rarely gone awry and this activity was no different. The concept is simple – add two numbers together and shoot the answer! If your…
Place value is a big deal when it comes to explaining math concepts. And I especially love to illustrate new concepts with manipulatives. So why not make some shamrock place value manipulatives, right? There are so so so many ways to use these. We have a tendency to pull out manipulatives anytime we start to…
Yes, more make 10 practice! Of course you could easily change this game to practice any number. We’re starting with memorizing 10s and doubles and then will move onto 6-9. Don’t miss the rest of the St Patricks Day math activities! So typically in memory you are searching for matching cards. In this…