I bought this set of Magnetic Mosaics by Orb Factory last year and it’s remained to be a favorite in our house. I love this game because for one it’s re-usable, unlike the sticky mosaics. Two, it’s great for number and color recognition, dexterity, and one-to-one correspondence. And three, its…
I know most of you have already met The Teeny Tot, but for those of you who haven’t, she’s a 2.5 year old relatively active toddler. Since we homeschool, I need something to keep her occupied while we’re working. If I don’t have activities for her, then she’s more than…
I get numerous questions from new homeschooling families asking how to get started homeschooling. I know it can be VERY overwhelming with all of the curriculum choices out there, state laws, and just good ole’ fear of the unknown. With that said, I’ve done several posts that relate to this…
We’ve finally begun our Road Trip USA curriculum this past week, and Delaware was one of our first stops. Aside from a trip to Joe’s Crab Shack for some crab legs, the Delaware memorial Bridge craft was one of our favorite activities! The Delaware Memorial Bridge is the…
Hello and welcome to Delaware! It’s the 2nd stop in our Road Trip USA curriculum, the kids loved this state! Of course we started off by finding Delaware and Dover on our Wall Map. Some of the things we learned about this week: Located Dover, DE on our…
Welcome to our World’s Greatest Artist study on Picasso! Pablo Picasso was born in Spain on October 25, 1881. He is one of the world’s best known painters and helped to create a new style of art known as cubism. His father was also a painter as well as…
One of the things we’re doing this year for Kindergarten is a Community Helper Theme each week. We started off learning about Fire Fighters, fires, and fire safety. We talked about firemen and the equipment they use, and what to expect if they are ever in a fire.…
Hello everyone and welcome to Connecticut, the first stop on our Road Trip USA journey across the U.S.! We were so excited to start this trip after the fun time we had last year with our Expedition Earth World Geography! Of course I had to take some of the fun…
I told you all that I was going to incorporate some Living Math ideas into our school year this round. I’m doing 4 days of our regular Math Curriculum, then one day of Living Math. As we go through them I plan to post on our games and activities,…
I get a lot of the same questions over and over, so I thought I’d do another Frequently Asked Questions post. Here is a link to my first Frequently Asked Questions post in case you missed it. 1. How do you do it all? The truth is I don’t! But…
