100+ Preschool Earth Activities to Help You Earn Your Super Mom Trophy! Drum roll… Preschool Earth Books, Art, Games, and Activities are inside to help you find easy and inexpensive crafts to do with kids on Earth Day or while studying the planets. …Read More »
Easy Fall Art Crafts for Preschool and Up I held onto summer for as long as I could, but the rain, cold, and gorgeous colors peeking through the trees have convinced me it’s ok to declare that fall is in the air! I’ve scoured the internet looking for the tastiest fall, pumpkin, leaf and fall themed goodies for you and your kids. Whether you are enjoying the sunshine for a few more weeks, or are already curled up by a fore with a hot delicious drink, these easy fall crafts and activity ideas are sure to delight! …Read More »
Easy Preschool Crafts and Activities Our littles can get pretty creative while we are heating our tea for the third time, switching the laundry, or answering a math question. Moms know there’ quiet. And then there’s “TOO QUIET”. …Read More »
Letter D Activities for Kids Letter “d” Activity Unit is sure to delight your kids! Includes interactive activities to help your kids master letter a: It’s all about lower case “d” …Read More »
Childhood Should be Filled with Joy, Imagination, and WONDER Inside: 6 Questions every parent, teacher, and homeschooler should ask themselves about their kids. It’s 1976. I am super excited to go to my Kindergarten class today! Mrs. House is the best teacher ever. My friend Shelley and I sit next to each other in circle time as the class sings songs and talk about what is a good nutritious breakfast. Mrs. House isn’t too happy that I had a cup of coffee again today! I’m sure she will talk to mom again later! When mom picks me up from the bus stop, I start talking. “We did the phonics circle. Mrs. House played Ferdinand the Bull for us. I laughed and laughed when he “sat on a bumblebee”. I played house with Mary during play station time. There is an iron and ironing board! I love and “ironing”. At snack time, my friend Shelley and I turned our milk cartons into little boxes so we could collect things during recess. Shelley and I played tag during recess until we couldn’t run anymore, then we plopped down in the clover patch to search for four-leaf clovers. After recess, Mrs. House quizzed us on “F, F, for Freddy Fox” and sang “This Land is my Land” with the first-grade class next door.” {I gasp for breath and start talking again} “We covered a paper with all different colors of crayons and then scribbled all over that paper with black crayon as hard as we could. Once is was black, we used a paper clip to scratch designs into our picture. I was so excited, I made two! This one’s for you mommy. We worked on counting and did some fun worksheets. I can’t wait to go to school again!” Didn’t you love kindergarten? The play, the music, the glitter, the stories, the friends, the dancing, the pretending. I turned out great. Right? I loved school, so much in fact that I grew up to ‘play school’ at home full time (by homeschooling our five boys). I fell in love with learning and exploring and music and art and people in kindergarten. I am so concerned for today’s kindergartners. … Read More »
This is the Best List of Delightful Books for Preschoolers (and their Parents) What’s that I see? My little guy toddling around the corner in just his underwear and cowboy boots tightly gripping his treasures: his snuggly blue satin blanket, a loaded nerf gun and 3 tattered books. My face relaxes. It must be almost bedtime. I panic a little. …Read More »
How to Homeschool Your Preschooler- Kindergartener “How can I get my 4-year old to sit long enough to do school?” “What is a great curriculum for a really busy 5-year old?” “My son’s handwriting is terrible. What program can I use to help him? He’s 6-years old.” Mama, Slow down. … Read More »