halloween learning ideas — silly and scary literacy, math, and science Halloween is in the air, and though we’ve just gotten around to decorating our house, we never do a lot of scary Halloween over here. We always stick …Read morehalloween learning ideas — silly and scary literacy, math, and science
3 quick, hands-on, totally cool math games Every summer, our school hands out summer packets–worksheets upon worksheets with ways that parents can continue the learning all summer …Read more3 quick, hands-on, totally cool math games
quick trick: how to teach kids to write number 5 Many, many children I know have a difficult time learning to write number five. Actually many children I know have a difficult time writing many of …Read morequick trick: how to teach kids to write number 5
quick & easy grid games: concepts of print It’s been a busy few days for us, but we’re slowly getting back to the routine, and it (gulp!) feels pretty good. Though boy oh boy do we …Read morequick & easy grid games: concepts of print
quick trick: keep. those. LIDS! How many of you have recycle bins that are nearly overflowing by the end of the week? I know ours is, despite all of the recyclables that I …Read morequick trick: keep. those. LIDS!
number hunt 2.0: hide, seek, and name numbers! My sweet Cora has had some trouble with identifying numbers–especially those tricky teens. So I pulled out one of Maddy and Owen’s faves …Read morenumber hunt 2.0: hide, seek, and name numbers!
ways to make math learning FUN! (& Kindle giveaway!) For some kiddos, math IS fun. Adding is awesome. Subtracting is super-cool. Practicing multiplication or division facts in their little heads is the …Read moreways to make math learning FUN! (& Kindle giveaway!)
best of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables One of these days I’m going to share where and how we store the recyclables that we manage to save from the big blue bin over here. But until …Read morebest of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables
teachmama’s best of 2011: mine and yours! A few of my favorite bloggy buddies and I have decided to do a little reflecting before moving forward with 2012. We thought that beginning the year …Read moreteachmama’s best of 2011: mine and yours!
new for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!) As much as I have had a ton of success with LeapFrog products and love nearly everything LeapFrog, I knew that I needed to outsource a bit when it …Read morenew for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!)
math bingo: fun ways to play with numbers I’m on a constant search for ways to make math fun and a natural part of the day for my kiddos. Especially Maddy. Though she has made great …Read moremath bingo: fun ways to play with numbers
how to use halloween candy for (sneaky) fun learning There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they haven’t already!), but the candy …Read morehow to use halloween candy for (sneaky) fun learning
beautiful, simple sorting: fine motor & creative thinking F-U-N Homework time is still a little bit nutty for us, but I’ve been trying a few new things now and again to keep everyone focused and everyone …Read morebeautiful, simple sorting: fine motor & creative thinking F-U-N
smart summer challenge: wrap-up and winners! It sure has taken longer than we’d hoped, but we’ve finally chosen and hunted down (most!) of the winners of the Smart Summer …Read moresmart summer challenge: wrap-up and winners!
fun with food: learning in the kitchen with kids Over the last few years, we’ve had a ton of fun with food over here. I love food, my kids love food, my husband loves food, and we all really …Read morefun with food: learning in the kitchen with kids
learning during lunch with muffin tin meals We took it easy today, after a late night filled with a lot of sushi-eating and a slow and rainy morning. So after swim, dive, and mini-team, we …Read morelearning during lunch with muffin tin meals
using the weather forecast for sneaky math learning We are huge weather fans over here. Looking at the day’s forecast has become a regular part of our morning ever since the kids were really …Read moreusing the weather forecast for sneaky math learning
mastering math facts with mini flash cards Simple addition math fact flash cards should have been made, used, and memorized months ago, but they weren’t, we didn’t, and Maddy …Read moremastering math facts with mini flash cards
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 …Read moredomino parking lot = dot counting and parking
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 …Read morefun fall grid games = math and literacy learning!