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Learn About Flowers with These Beautiful Kids Books

Learn about flowers through beautiful books for kids | kids botany | gardening for kids | homeschooling | homeschool natural science books #wtrw #whattoread

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...]



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...]



Books for Kids About Rain

Kids books for a rainy day | enjoy stories about rain and learn about weather with these kids science books | natural science homeschool | homeschooling | childrens books | homeschool science | rain books

What better to do on a rainy day than cuddle up with your kids and a good book? Here are some fantastic rainy day books to enjoy; stories about rain as well as a little science. Why not take the opportunity to learn about weather, water cycle, and precipitation? Whether you prefer to stay warm and dry or are just coming in from puddle jumping, … [Read more...]



Appreciating Poetry for Young Kids, Rainy Day Poems

Appreciate poetry for young kids

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...]



Enjoy Math Learning! Math Story books and Math Games

Math story books and math games books

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...]



A Different Education: What School Does Not Teach

Things learned that school won't teach you. Where to start?! How much time do you have? I feel like school taught me nothing! Well, yes, I learned my ABC's and 1,2,3's, but now that I'm homeschooling my kids, I'm learning so much more! And sadly, learning how little I retained from a public school education. Read to the end for homeschooling … [Read more...]



7 Great Books for Kids About Feelings

A collection of books about feelings for kids | books for boys | learn about emotions books | picture books | #feelings

Everyone has to learn to deal with difficult feelings. Big emotions are something kids feel and express, but need to learn how to put into words as they grow older. Sometimes they don't even understand how they are feeling or why they are feeling a certain way. These picture books are perfect to get your kids thinking about all the different … [Read more...]



28 Rainy Day Activities for Kids

28 rainy day kids activities. We all could use some indoor play ideas to keep kids occupied. Enjoy!

Kids are pretty self sufficient when it comes to entertaining themselves on rainy days. However, after a few days of being cooped up inside, or maybe even a few hours, they can start to get tired of their same old go-to games and activities. You might be tired of their proclamations of boredom and incessant hassling of each other, if you have more … [Read more...]



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Hello, I'm L. E. Mastilock. I am a lover of food, family, and nature. I encourage parents to live a green, healthy lifestyle and have fun learning together. I am a published author and multi media artist, homeschooling my kids in the beautiful CA mountains. Read More…

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I miss the days when the kids would freely play ou I miss the days when the kids would freely play outdoors. Rocks & streams, sticks & flowers, their toys of choice. They're older now and drawn and to technology. They still have a love of nature, but it takes a push to get them to go outside and their play is different now. How do you get your big kids or #teens outdoors? ⁠
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