Is it fall where you’re at right now? I love sweaters and pumpkins and everything autumn! This is a post packed with apple-y goodness for your preschooler. And we also have Johnny Appleseed notebooking pages and unit study resources for your elementary-aged students. As promised—I am updating my preschool category with these free apple-themed preschool printables […]
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It is challenging, to say the least, to get school accomplished with multiple children of young ages. This year I have one in second grade and one in preschool. So, I know it’s only going to get more difficult from here for the next couple of years as my youngest ramps up but my oldest
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This letter-matching activity has been a HUGE hit with my preschooler! It’s great for kinesthetic learners or any little one who loves puzzles or matching. And it has really improved her ability to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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I have no talent or affection for kiddo crafts whatsoever. Not even a little. When I was pregnant with our first, my husband and I daydreamed about which things we looked forward to doing with and teaching the kids. “You get the crafts,” I said. But I do love art, all things art. We use
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Sooooo, what are we doing for a preschool homeschooling curriculum? That is a darn good question. And the short answer is—I guess we’ll find out as the year progresses. But really, it’s not as fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants as that sounds. In fact, I think my plan might be a lot more helpful to you than a list
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Let’s talk about teaching kids safety skills. Our children are, after all, the most precious, most important things we have. And sometimes teaching them about all the “what ifs” of life can be overwhelming and scary—not just for the kids, but for us grown ups as well. But there are ways to teach them how
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Time to unbox our second grade homeschooling curriculum! When I was a kid we got one big box delivered each summer from the Calvert Academy. I still remember the way it looked and smelled and how excited I was to open it (book nerd even then). It had everything inside for the school year—even the
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In first grade, when so much is new, word problems can be a bit overwhelming. I have created a simple, step by step process that our first grader has used to solve word problems. It shows her how to think through the problem and its real-life application. And it gives her the tools to know
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So, I know that when it comes to blog posts, it sounds so much nicer to say “The top 5 . . .” or “The 10 best . . .” But, try as I might, I could only find four math manipulatives, out of the many that I own, that I can look you in
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What is a homeschooling philosophy Simply put, a philosophy is “a particular system of thought”. Your philosophy on a topic is just your beliefs and assumptions about it. In this case, your homeschooling philosophy is your knowledge and beliefs about things like: how children, in general, learn best, how your particular child learns best, how
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