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Learn to Read with Rainbow CVC Words

ByErin June 17, 2017June 22, 2023

Welcome to an exciting journey of language and colors! In early literacy development, mastering CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words is a crucial milestone. Today, we’re going to explore a vibrant approach to CVC word building using rainbow-themed activities. This engaging method combines the power of visual aids and phonics to create a fun and effective learning experience…

Dry Erase Addition Practice with a Beach Theme

ByErin June 15, 2017January 4, 2020

Practice addition while sitting on the beach! Or pretending to sit on the beach with these beach addition dry erase cards! All in all, my kids would just assume skipping practicing math facts. We play games and make it fun (half the time they don’t know they are practicing) but sometimes just writing down the…

Fun Reading Practice with Beach Silly Sentences

ByErin June 13, 2017January 4, 2020

Put together some silly sentences and practice reading at the same time. These sentences are sure to entertain for fun reading!The silly sentences that I’ve made in the past are some of my kids favorite printables. Even Baloo, at 10, will jump in to make some sentences. That’s a big endorsement (in my opinion!). They…

Fun Beach Money Games for U.S. Coins

ByErin June 12, 2017January 4, 2020

Learn all about coins and money with these fun beach money games! Count coins, compare amounts, and pretend to buy the beach items.Summer is here and that means it’s time for the beach! Unfortunately, we don’t have a beach nearby. So we are spending time pretending to be at the beach. These beach money cards…

Harry Potter Astronomy with Constellations and Jupiter’s Moons

ByErin June 7, 2017January 4, 2020

Enjoy the stars a bit more with Harry Potter Astronomy. Learn about relevant constellations, Jupiter’s Moons, and star gazing!One of the few subjects in Harry Potter that nearly directly translates to the muggle world is astronomy. They didn’t study it quite like we do and it seems that astronomy was much more important in the…

Harry Potter Arithmancy – Math and Logic Fun

ByErin June 5, 2017April 21, 2020

Did anyone else ever notice that Harry never had to do math? Hermione chose to take arithmancy because…well why not? But no math was compulsory. No wonder my kids think Hogwarts is such an awesome school. But I wanted to get some math involved in our HP school so, sorry kids. But at least it’s…

Moon Activities for Hands on Space Science

ByErin May 19, 2017September 14, 2023

With the big eclipse coming up in a few months, we decided it was time to delve into a bit of astronomy. Truth is, my kids have always been interested in space. I think most kids have at one point or another. I mean, it’s huge and mysterious. Plus, aliens. We decided to start close…

Bringing Homeschool History to Life – Simple and Fun

ByErin May 9, 2017January 4, 2020

Bring homeschool history to life with Dover Publications books on American Presidents, States, Government, Constitution, and more. Great info, great books. We have many reasons for choosing to homeschool but one of the top is that we want learning to be fun. Learning should be fun – nearly always! It is exciting to learn. But…

Worm Fractions for Comparison and Beginning Fractions

ByErin May 5, 2017January 4, 2020

Learn about fractions and comparing fractions with the hands on worm fractions. It’s a great way to visualize how fractions work and why!I used to be the kid that loved to hold worms. Not so much anymore. It’s weird how adulthood can affect a person! But playing with worm clip art, not so bad. Especially…

Buggy Shape Cards Math and Handwriting

ByErin May 4, 2017January 4, 2020

Practice handwriting, shapes and math, and fine motor skills with this gun shape game. Roll the dice, trace the shape cards, and have fun!Logi-Bear has been asking me for something to work on handwriting skills (yes, seriously!) and I’ve been a bit perplexed as to what to add. He’s not asking for worksheets so I…

Learning to Read with Buggy CVC Short U Word Sort

ByErin May 3, 2017January 4, 2020

Practice reading with the fun buggy CVC short u word sort! Bugs are the name of the game with this fun reading practice and CVC words.We have been working on a lot of fun reading games for Logi-Bear to practice his reading fluency. He is so excited to be a reader that I don’t even…

Bee Themed Double E Word Slider Reading Fun

ByErin May 2, 2017January 4, 2020

This bee themed double e word slider is perfect for reading practice with those tricky double e words! Make the words and record them on the double e sheet!Working on some of these skills for learning to read can be sort of complicated. I don’t really remember learning to read – it just comes naturally…