Do your little gardeners love flowers? My daughter would love if we grew only a flower garden rather than a vegetable garden. We had a great time recently identifying plants and flowers that were growing in our front yard. We moved here a year ago and I was not sure what every plant was in the landscaping that we were left with. We were thrilled to … [Read more...]
What a Spring!
It went from freezing, to rainy, to super hot! But I'm loving it! I've always been a sun lover. My kids and I have been outside as much as possible. We planted our garden, took swim lessons the last two months at Simpkins Swim Center, which is awesome! My son improved so much! And I got to swim with the baby while my son was in his lessons. (Love … [Read more...]
Cooking as a Family Leads to Innovative Kids
The challenge every parent faces each year: Keeping kids engaged and learning during school breaks. As a home school mom, I face this challenge year round as I don't have anyone making lesson plans or planning activities for me. If you ask my kids their favorite way to learn any subject it's through hands on, creative projects, especially when … [Read more...]
Adorable Easter Craft – Spring Baby Chicks
Are you looking for a last minute DIY Easter craft you can actually do? Something that doesn't require a ton of time or obscure supplies? If you're like me, you waited till the last minute to decide, hey, lets do some Easter crafts together! And why not! Holidays are about spending time with family. Don't worry about perfection, but enjoy time … [Read more...]
Appreciating Poetry for Young Kids, Rainy Day Poems
Rainy Day Poems for Kids I put together a poetry unit study for my early literature class at our local Homeschooling Co-op, including book suggestions, ideas for early learning, poetry appreciation for kids, and rhyming activities that engage kids in learning and are a lot of fun. Enjoy some good rainy day fun with your preschool or early … [Read more...]
Kids Books About Seasons
I love living in the mountains where I can see the dramatic changes of the seasons. I grew up on the coast and the changes were mild and not very noticeable. I still love the sea and evergreen redwoods, but I walk outside now and see yellows, oranges, reds, and a rain of leaves when the wind bows. It's suddenly much cooler than it was a month ago … [Read more...]
Enjoy Math Learning! Math Story books and Math Games
I shared some of our favorite math stories in my post Children's Books for Playful Math Learning, but here are some more fun math books to engage your kids with fun math story books and math games that involve math concepts. These are must have math story books and math games for your homeschool math curriculum or to supplement math learning. … [Read more...]
Top 5 Books to Introduce Shakespeare to Kids
I still do not always understand everything in the text or plays I see and hear, but I have a love of Shakespeare. My kids are still pretty young, but I can't wait to share that love with them. I recently heard of some books to introduce Shakespeare to kids! Brilliant! I'm definitely going to invest in some of these great Shakespeare stories for … [Read more...]
