Acrostic poems are a great introduction to poetry for kids. This Pumpkin themed acrostic poem is an excellent way to introduce acrostic poems with a fun fall theme! Pumpkin Acrostic Poems I really enjoy poetry. I’m not sure what is it about poems but I’ve enjoyed them for most of my adult life. So I…
It’s funny – it feels like just yesterday when I was trying to teach my kids about elections and how they work. But it’s actually been 4 years since that was a real focus of ours. Now, they’re somehow 4 years older and ready to delve even deeper into elections. I created this game to…
Multiplication facts are not the most fun in terms of things to practice and learn. Well, at least that’s what many kids think. As a kid, I was the one who put forth all her effort and energy to learn my multiplication facts I thought it was fun. And if I’m being honest – I…
I find it vital to introduce kids to art and famous artists at a young age. Not all kids will love art or enjoy learning about art history. But exposure is key. As parents and teachers, we can provide engaging activities centered around an art theme to introduce art and different art styles to our…
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…
Cursive is a funny subject these days. Most of us adults grew up learning cursive in about 3rd grade. Many kids these days aren’t getting cursive instruction at all. And some adults are very salty about that. As it turns out, there are some legitimate benefits to learning cursive. So those of us wanting to…
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays to use in themes – mostly because of the turkeys. I love the turkeys. So when I have the opportunity to do a Thanksgiving theme, I almost always take it. I knew a skip counting dot to dot was needed in a Thanksgiving theme! So here it is….
Imagine a world in which fire, air, water, and earth were considered ‘the elements’. A world in which we didn’t know about oxygen or the role it plays. When people scoffed at the idea of atoms or tiny things you couldn’t see. Sounds much different than what we know and see today, right? But this…
Cursive writing. I have to admit – my kids are not thrilled with having to learn ANOTHER form of writing. They already dislike print writing enough. But there are far too many benefits to cursive for me to pass up teaching them. Plus, they can already write – the switch to cursive is seriously simple….
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…
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…
Does anyone else have a love-hate relationship with multiplication fact practice? I was always the math kid in school. Math tended to come easily for me. I still remember the multiplication charts and adding stickers for each multiplication fact you memorized. I rocked that. My kids didn’t. I’m not going to lie – I was…