Guess what? We’re about to embark on an amazing adventure into the mysterious world of bats! These tiny, winged creatures are way cooler than you might think! So, fasten your seatbelts, get your bat detectors ready, and let’s dive into this bat-tastic unit study! Bat Unit Study In this bat-tastic unit study, we’ll soar into…
It’s the math. It’s the monster math. The monster math! It was a graveyard smash. I couldn’t help but make a monster mash monster math game. I wanted something simple enough to play on a whim but that also worked on some math skills. How to Play the Monster Math Game The rules are simple!…
Word problems can be a great way to help kids understand the context in which we use math. So often we teach math in an abstract way that it can be hard for kids (and adults) to understand how to use the concepts. Word problems aren’t the only way to illustrate the usefulness of math…
Get in the Halloween spirit with this super fun Frankenstein’s Monster SLIME!! Who doesn’t love a fun slime activity – especially when it glows in the dark! And no – no black light needed! Frankenstein Glow in the Dark Slime Halloween is such a fun time for classic stories like Frankenstein. I love that there…
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…
Years and years ago, Baloo asked me to make addition with candy corn so I did, and he loved it. Its one of those things that we pull out every single year and enjoy. Royal and Logi-Bear love it now too, but Baloo is well beyond that. But he still loves Candy Corn (he’s crazy, although I…
Grammar is a really dry subject and I’m going to go ahead and admit that I don’t think I ever actually listened to my teachers when they talked about grammar. For the most part, I could write how I talk and get away with it (I do the same thing now too). Honestly, I didn’t…
Halloween signals the beginning of the holiday season and my kids, at least, are eager to get knee deep into holiday things. Luckily, I’ve had the Halloween printables this week to satisfy their holiday excitement! They’ve already changed their mind about their Halloween costumes about 4 times each. Baloo has decided to save a bunch…
For my 5-year-old, being a non-reader is one of his biggest frustrations (following when I tell him to get off video games). He feels left out because the rest of us can read and he cannot. I like to leave little notes lying around with words that he can read . (Cat, t-rex, his name,…
You want them to memorize their addition facts and they want to play. Just imagine if there was a way to do both. Ah but there is! Making addition fact practice a game can entice them to play and learn longer! We’ve done our fair share of addition games (St. Patricks Day Make 10, Finding Dory,…
We are going to end up carving 6 pumpkins this year, I just know it. I got all excited when I saw pumpkins in the store last week and we bought some. Halloween is a month away still! There is simply no way these will last that long. The holidays have already got me thinking…
I’ve never been big on mythological things until I started reading books like Harry Potter and Twilight (yes, I read and loved Twilight. Although, The Host by Stephenie Meyer is far far better). Anyway, after getting into some of these alternate realities I started enjoying reading about the myths and how they started. Vampire’s in…