toddler shapes: learn and play
The following guest post is written by talented and creative Australian homeschooling mom of two, Rachel …
sorting
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 …
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 …
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 …
how to teach kids where in the world they live
For a long time now, I've realized that Maddy, Owen, and Cora have no idea where they live.
Sure, they get that they live in Maryland and their Nanny …
playing with money: counting, wrapping, estimating coins
This week our Smart Summer Challenge theme is Government--and what better way to start the week off than by playing with money? Okay, so we really …
surprise!: learning with silly bands
They're colorful, they're stretchy, they're simple. They're confusing, countable, and collectible.They're animals, dinosaurs, princesses, vehicles, …
sorting sockies
Packing--even for a few fun nights away--sometimes completely exhausts me. Especially when I'm packing three little suitcases along with my own.So I …
tutor me happy
Maddy has been really adamant about me "tutoring" her, so for the last few weeks, I've been trying to do a little more obvious--less sneaky--work with …
candy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun
Today's New For Us Friday involves three totally random but fun things: candy, colors, and chopsticks.
It's Friday. I …
fun font sorting
Today Maddy was not keen on any sort of learning game or activity; she wanted to play with a calculator after her dad showed her how to use it.She was …
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 …
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 …
all about beans friday
My plan today was to spend some time solo with Cora, but we got lucky, and Owen ended up being with us for the morning, too. I wanted Cora to work on …
one of these things . . .
For the short window of time we were not running off to church, fixing a leaky pipe in our basement, and getting our house in order for the week, we …
a, 4, B, 1, Y, L, v: Sorting it ALL out!
Today we all seemed to be cranky; poor sleeping, new teeth coming in, bellyaches, too little snow, wanting more Hershey's Kisses--whatever it was, a …
beads, beads, and more beads!
Often when it's rainy outside, we try to cheer ourselves up by having a lunchtime "Rainy Day Picnic" on our living room floor. However, it's been …