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…
I am a BIG fan of homeschooling on the cheap. We’ve never really been able to afford the big boxed curricula and it hasn’t been a big deal. There are plenty of reasonably priced resources out there! And I believe sharing is the best form of caring. Free Resources for Math curricula: MobyMax.com –…
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…
The boys are super into dinosaurs so I really wanted to impress on them how long ago dinosaurs lived, how long they lived for, and for how short a time humans have actually been on this earth. I really like the idea of timelines and had planned to make one for all the history of…
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…
Memorizing math facts is a big deal in our house right now. It seems like everyone is working on something different. So we are using a lot of different methods for memorizing these facts – mostly games. They love playing the games the first few times, but then tire of them. So we are playing…
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…
I remember my mom making this for me when I was a kid and she just recently made them for my kids. They are in love! Of course Royal wanted to make this for the Kids Favorite for the Kids Kitchen Monthly Blog Hop! It’s so good I couldn’t say no. This recipe is…
Spring! Time of new beginnings! I love spring. I love the newness and the weather. Gardening and playing outside. Spring is just beautiful – even here in Arizona. Although it’s probably not a traditional spring here, it’s still lovely. So what’s in the pack? 30 Pages of No Prep Math Fun for First Grade!…
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…
We don’t have a driveway or walkway or any area where we can really get out with sidewalk chalk. So sometimes we get new sidewalk chalk and head to the park. It’s always a fun treat and met with enthusiasm. I decided to take advantage of that enthusiasm to get them to practice some skip…