Are you ready for a deliciously fun learning adventure? Well, get your scoops ready because today we’re diving into the wonderful world of ice cream-themed letter sound matching! Why is it important for kids to learn letter sounds? Well, let me tell you, it’s like having a superpower in the world of words! How to…
Handwriting isn’t the most exciting task for most kids. I know my kids have never taken to handwriting practice and it definitely wasn’t my favorite as a kid. But there were times that I was motivated to write – like when it was fun! I remember a lot of fun writing projects (and probably forgot…
Feel inspired with space and beginning sound clip cards! Practice those beginning sounds, work on fine motor skills, all within a space theme.Space seems to be an excellent motivating theme in our house. They love planets, space shuttles, meteors, aliens, and everything in between. So more space themed stuff is on the docket. I don’t…
It is spring and St. Patricks Day which means lots and lots of rainbows! If you’re looking for rainbows, this game will not disappoint! It’s all about rainbows and letter sounds that match St Patricks day (R, C, and G). So grab your preschoolers (or any kid working on letter sounds) and have some fun! …
As we continue to work on new ways to practice letter sounds, I keep thinking about how important learning phonics can be to a beginning reader. They need all the extra review to make sure they can read letter sounds quickly. Otherwise, sounding out words becomes very challenging. So we will practice, practice, practice and…
Did you ever throw a party when your child reaches a milestone? Like, a big milestone? Logi-Bear learned to read earlier this week and we told him we would throw a family party after he read his first book. He is so proud of himself. Now, when I say he learned to read I mean…
Sometimes my kids think school is boring. Not always and not every lesson but overall, they’ve come to think of school as boring. And I hate that for them! Learning shouldn’t be boring! I’m not sure exactly where we are going wrong but I know that introducing more fun activities is going to…
It’s time for a new theme and one of my favorites – transportation! All week long we will have a great assortment of transportation printables! Don’t miss any by either signing up for the newsletter: Or by keeping an eye on the 31 Days of Printables page! This is another printable I made just…
People all learn in different ways, right? I was the kid in school who pretty much always learned new concepts quickly. I am the person the public school system is designed for. My kids are not. They’re not slow learners they just don’t learn that way. Earlier this year I found Times Tales, which is…
Handwriting isn’t really a big focus for us in homeschooling but I do want my kids to be able to write legibly. I have horrible handwriting and always have. In fact, my first bad grade was handwriting in 3rd grade. I cried…a lot. Some people have good handwriting and some people don’t. So my goal…
It does not feel like fall here. Not even close. We don’t really get fall at all but I feel like it’s time to start celebrating the leaves changing, pumpkins, and snuggling on the couch. So these fall beginning sounds cards are helping me to get into the fall mood. Logi-Bear is my last child…
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…