I think Van Gogh is an amazing artist to study – especially for kids. His artwork is well known and beautiful and most kids probably already know him by name – even if they cannot name his artwork. This Van Gogh unit study is meant to introduce kids to his artwork and make art history…
Adding an art activity is important in every theme and this magical paper towel art is perfect for any theme. I love doing this for kids and watching as their eyes expand the first time. Then, inevitably, they want to make their own! Hours of fun. Kids of all ages love the magic in this…
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…
We’re always looking for something to get my kids engaged in learning – that’s basically my entire site! Sometimes it just means having a visually appealing mat to work through addition problems. Winter Addition Mats These winter addition mats are perfect for kids who: need addition practice want to play with their math need a…
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….
Graphs are an important part of math and a great way to visually show information. However, it’s not always easy to learn how to use a graph or a grid. And it’s not always fun to practice that knowledge. This is why I’ve created these coordinate grid mystery pictures which are a super fun way…
We are a book family so you know I had to include a list of great chemistry books that you should probably own. Or at least have on hand for an excellent homeschool chemistry unit study. I wouldn’t necessarily buy all of these books – that would depend on how much your child is interested….
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…