math
super sweet shape snacks
As rainy and dreary as the last few days have been, we needed something fun to do to pass our gray afternoon. So after Maddy got home–and before we practiced ...
shore fun
Today, we’re heading home from the Outer Banks–a vacation we’ve been looking forward to for weeks but one that comes with a 6+ hour car ride journey. After my last ...
summer math f-u-n
Gulp. I just re-opened Maddy’s Kindergarten folder and stumbled across a pretty important little guy–a summer math information sheet and suggested activities. Math does not come naturally to me at ...
not just a plain-jane paper chain
It’s our book chain! And it’s not that plain-jane, really–it’s got some color to it! With summer here and the sunshine calling us outside nearly every free second, I noticed ...
sunny rainy grid games
Maddy asked me a few days ago if we could play more of those “bunny counting games” that we played a while back. I said, Absolutely! and ran for the ...
bingo chips and bottle tops
On this rainy afternoon, after Maddy and Owen’s last day of soccer, I put a super-tired Cora down for her nap, and I brought out two of Maddy and Owen’s ...
counting money
A funny thing happened to me when I dumped out all of our Relay for Life donations on Owen’s bedroom floor the other day–I realized that I had never really ...
dandelions and clovers
It was gorgeous out today–the perfect day for a picnic. We didn’t go far; after picking up Maddy’s Kindergarten packet, we played in the field at our nearby elementary school. ...
cleaning, counting, and sortin’ colors with cora
This past weekend had us busier than usual, with my sister getting hitched (woo-hoo!) and Maddy in the wedding. It was awesome, but we’re dragging today. It was nice to ...
counting bunnies
This weekend was super busy and fun for us with family and friends here to share the holiday and with a perpetual buzz of chocolate and sugar moving through little ...
backyard number boxes
It was beautiful out today, so after of lots of playing and exploring in our own backyard, I gave Maddy and Owen the challenge of introducing our ole pals the ...
