toddler shapes: learn and play The following guest post is written by talented and creative Australian homeschooling mom of two, Rachel …Read moretoddler shapes: learn and play
10 fun ways of helping kids learn the abc’s It’s so easy for us to say we want our kids to learn the ABC’s and 123’s before kids hit Kindergarten, but how do we actually do …Read more10 fun ways of helping kids learn the abc’s
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!
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
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!)
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
getting ready for kindergarten: short e picture-word sort One of the best activities for practicing early word learning is the picture-word sort. Nothing takes the pressure off of reading like adding …Read moregetting ready for kindergarten: short e picture-word sort
candy heart patterns For the last few days, we’ve been doing a lot of hanging out by the fire (which is what you have to do when you have no …Read morecandy heart patterns
candy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun Today’s New For Us Friday involves three totally random but fun things: candy, colors, and …Read morecandy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun
pop beads Maddy received this awesome set of Pop Beads by Parents as a gift this past year, and we’ve been using them more lately to (secretly) work on …Read morepop beads
picture and word sort Yesterday was a super-busy and a totally out-of-the-ordinary day for us. We spent the day at PBS Headquarters in Virginia (seriously!) with some …Read morepicture and word sort
rhyming and sorting, sorting and rhyming Owen and I had a tiny bit of quiet time together yesterday while Cora was napping and Maddy had lunch at preschool, so he and I read, played cars, and …Read morerhyming and sorting, sorting and rhyming
muffin madness & sound sorting Just from the way that things worked out today, I had some chunks of quiet time with each Maddy, Owen, and Cora. As much as I love watching my …Read moremuffin madness & sound sorting