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 …Read morequick & easy grid games: concepts of print
mastering multiplication tables (with mini flash cards) Learning math facts has been a long, hard road for Maddy. It’s actually very often a long, hard road for many kids–including …Read moremastering multiplication tables (with mini flash cards)
disney word searches: getting kids ready for the trip! We were on a major word search kick a while back, but we’ve taken a good long rest from them. So in honor of our upcoming Disney Social Media …Read moredisney word searches: getting kids ready for the trip!
disney fun fact lunchbox notes We are big into lunchbox love notes around here, so why on earth would I have not thought earlier to make Disney Lunchbox Notes? Be still …Read moredisney fun fact lunchbox notes
150 things for kids to do Here it is, friends: the massive list of 150 fun things for kids to do. They can do these things when they’re bored or when they’re not …Read more150 things for kids to do
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 …Read morenumber hunt 2.0: hide, seek, and name numbers!
st. patrick’s day joke notes: more lunchbox love St. Patty’s Day is around the corner, but over here we’ve been decorated and green for the last three weeks! We love that the green …Read morest. patrick’s day joke notes: more lunchbox love
new for us friday: gem jars 2.0 This New For Us Friday I’m sharing a new and improved version of one of the best things we’ve ever invited into …Read morenew for us friday: gem jars 2.0
best of teach mama countdown: #4 — cooking with kids Though our family has changed a ton in the three years that I’ve been writing this blog, one thing that has remained the same is my kids’ …Read morebest of teach mama countdown: #4 — cooking with kids
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
best of teach mama countdown: #7 — me on the map This activity is one that my kids still see every day because the circles are hanging in our Work Room, and it’s one that we talk about …Read morebest of teach mama countdown: #7 — me on the map
best of teach mama countdown: #9 — building words, names This post, which rolls in at #9, continues to surprise me with the amount of hits it gets. Maybe it’s the title: word building, name building …Read morebest of teach mama countdown: #9 — building words, names
our easy, affordable new year family traditions My husband and I have never really been fans of New Year’s Eve. We’re the furthest thing from night owls, so staying up late is not …Read moreour easy, affordable new year family traditions
family playing cards: take ’em, make ’em, then play! A few years ago, I burned the midnight oil way too close to the finish line, in an attempt to create Family Playing Cards for Maddy, Owen, and …Read morefamily playing cards: take ’em, make ’em, then play!
last minute treats: fancy, festive chocolate pretzels Last week, the kids and I celebrated our annual Cookie Baking Day–something we all look forward to in the month of December. On the morning …Read morelast minute treats: fancy, festive chocolate pretzels
homemade scratch-off tickets (fun stocking stuffers!) It’s been a busy few days–weeks!–with our December birthday and work and school and holiday …Read morehomemade scratch-off tickets (fun stocking stuffers!)
holiday time fun-fact lunchbox notes I said yesterday, my kids have taken to the Christmas around the World, and I am so totally over the moon about it. They’re batty over a …Read moreholiday time fun-fact lunchbox notes
learning during read-alouds: non-fiction that WORKS The first few times Owen had media at school this year, he came home with the most random books. His first book …Read morelearning during read-alouds: non-fiction that WORKS
magazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun We are huge magazine fans over here. We love finding them in the mailbox, reading them, playing detective with them, crafting with them, and …Read moremagazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun
build your own bingo games: uppercase and lowercase letter match Cora and I have been rockin’ the bingo games lately, with a new spin on bingo games that she really seems to love. And I’m sure the …Read morebuild your own bingo games: uppercase and lowercase letter match