numbers
domino parking lot = dot counting and parking
Figuring out how to handle Maddy’s homework time has been a real challenge for me in that I’ve had to dig up some really exciting–engaging–activities for Owen and Cora to ...
fun fall grid games = math and literacy learning!
We love grid games over here. It doesn’t matter what’s on the board, what we use to count spaces, or what we use as place holders; my kids will play ...
adding practice with street sign math
Today, we hit the road a bit, to a new-for-us library to hang out with some friends and learn about 4-H and county fairs and then to (our fave!) Ikea ...
making learning fun in the candy aisle
So today we rocked it with a long morning bike ride, an even longer visit to the park, and a few errands to fill our fridge after a crazy-fun, jam-packed ...
math in the kitchen with veggie kabob patterns
This summer, I’ve tried to be more math mindful, since (I’ll say time and time again) it just doesn’t come naturally to me. So what better way to play with ...
a math-mindful summer — everyday math activities
Today when we were doing some after-breakfast reading, something funny happened. Owen showed me clear as day just how differently our brains are wired. It was one of those cool, ...
money poems, money songs
Maddy’s been learning about money in school. Pennies, nickels, dimes–and she’s been talking 1′s, 5′s, and 10′s like nobody’s business. Add her big half-dollars from her Pap and the ever-busy ...
colors, counting, reading, I can’t believe what I’m seeing
Cora received an awesome gift for her birthday from her pal, Ava, and I’m thinking that I will soon make this book my “go-to gift” for little ones. It’s a ...
president’s day coin polishing
No, it’s not President’s Day. But we’re getting close. No, today was just another no-school snow day. And when I walked into Maddy’s room after Cora and I changed everyone’s ...
stamping crazy–open grid games
Lately the kids have been on a stamping craze. They’re stamp-happy, stampin’ nutty, and stopping everything to stamp up somethin’. So I thought it would be the ideal time for ...
no more troubling doubling
I’m really trying to get over my mental angst about math and set aside more secret–and fun!–math learning throughout the day. Maddy’s been working on doubling, so for the last ...
