Can you make Rudolph fly? It’s actually more about making him fall and then fly. This STEM Project is a great lesson on buoyancy that goes slightly past the sink or float type tests! Why STEM Projects are Important STEM is such an important area for kids to learn about, engage in, and be exposed…
SuDoKu have slowly become an integral part of our lives. They are such a great way to practice logic skills and there are so many themes available that we can always find a reason to work on one. It’s my hope that my kids will graduate to 9×9 with numbers one day! It is…
Holidays are stressful. Not bad stressful, but stressful none the less. I don’t know about you, but when I feel stressed, nothing gets done. And that’s all fine and dandy unless you’re responsible for teaching children! A few off days are okay but I cannot just ditch the entire month of December. We’ve discussed Christmas…
Elf on the Shelf is one of those things that a lot of people love to hate. And a lot of people hate to love. We’re not doing the Elf at this point but I really enjoy seeing what mischief other elves get into. I’ve gotta say, some of you are really really creative with…
Christmas time means busy, busy, busy – right? Is it just me? We don’t even start shopping for presents until later in the month but we are just busy. There are so many events and exciting things in December. We always end up slacking off school a bit in December and we do “Christmas school”…
We love making math hands on and the counting mats have been such a hit! Now that we’re working with larger numbers, I wanted to make a version of the counting mats with two 10-frames! We need to practice counting all the way to 20! And thus, the addition mats were made. They can also…
Do you ever get that warm feeling, the small smile, when you suddenly encounter a memory from your childhood? When I was a kid, one of my mom’s favorite movies was Dave. There is one scene where Dave (the President) visits a school and the class is showing off an activity called Poor Joe. Joe…
Do you ever take a break to focus on one subject? We’re taken a break right now to focus on memorizing math facts. It’s been something we’ve worked on but right now we are focused on that. The holidays tend to mean less learning anyhow, so I thought I’d make a more manageable goal for…
Sillyness wins in our house, how about yours? Anything silly and funny is hit and easily aids the learning process. My kids are as silly as they come and it’s a good thing, because they have very silly parents. So when we can do a silly exercise and call it school work and educational, we’re…
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…
Is anyone else having trouble getting their kids to concentrate already? We’ve hit this moment before where the excitement of the holidays makes school work impossible. I just don’t remember it happening so soon! I’m going to have to pull out all the stops with holiday themed work so we don’t lose ground in December! …
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…