5 ideas for sneaky learning and backyard fun Hip, hip hooray! Summer is here! The weather has been absolutely gorgeous for us—not too hot and not too cool. It’s the spring we always seem to miss …Read more5 ideas for sneaky learning and backyard fun
3 for real things you should do with your kids this summer Emails and magazines and pinterest and facebook and twitter and the newspaper are all chock full o’ great and crazy ideas for parents right now, …Read more3 for real things you should do with your kids this summer
smart summer calendar: fun, focused summer plan for ANY family Hip, hip HOORAY! Summer’s finally officially here! Woo00-hooo! My melancholy, revved-up, emotional kiddos finally seemed a little less …Read moresmart summer calendar: fun, focused summer plan for ANY family
kicking off summer reading: backyard book party The school year is slowly winding down, and finally (finally!) we’re settling into our summertime schedule–not the spring-summer overlap …Read morekicking off summer reading: backyard book party
free summertime learning eBook: ways to make summer learning FUN! Finally. . . it’s here! A free summertime learning eBook created by the amazingly talented members of we teach, packed with ways that any parent …Read morefree summertime learning eBook: ways to make summer learning FUN!
new for us friday: NEW at camden yards (& giveaway!) This New For Us Friday I did something that really made my husband jealous. I got a behind-the-scenes look at the new and exciting things going on …Read morenew for us friday: NEW at camden yards (& giveaway!)
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
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!
learning about the moon: phases, facts, flipbook, cookies We celebrated the moon today, in little ways that kept Maddy, Owen, and Cora interested after lunch and before the rest of our day. Thanks to some …Read morelearning about the moon: phases, facts, flipbook, cookies
happy july 4th flag cake (gloriously gluten-free!) The Happy 4th of July Flag Cake is one of our favorite family traditions. And though I know that I could whip that puppy out in no time flat, …Read morehappy july 4th flag cake (gloriously gluten-free!)
coffee can stilts: old school summer fun Just for fun, just because I had two empty coffee cans, and just because I remember loving the yellow plastic-cup stilts we had as kids, …Read morecoffee can stilts: old school summer fun
ringin’ in the 4th with sparkle pens and flag treats This year we didn’t ring in the 4th with our annual July 4th party, and that’s okay. Baby showers, weddings, beach trips, and day …Read moreringin’ in the 4th with sparkle pens and flag treats
keeping summer reading fresh, fun, priority one It’s true–summer can be a slippery slope of ‘un-learning’ if parents don’t play their cards right.For so many of us, …Read morekeeping summer reading fresh, fun, priority one
happy fourth flag cake Happy, happy 4th of July!! An American flag cake for July 4th is a tradition in our family. If our crowd that day is large, we do a …Read morehappy fourth flag cake