My fourth grade daughter logged into her Google classroom at 8:30 a.m. today, and judging by the groans, deep sighs and slumped posture, she was not excited to be there. Her marvelous music teacher had asked them choose a Beatles song and make up their own lyrics to the classic melody. They were to record …
Each week explores a new weekly focus on letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and a theme. Now, we’re exploring C is for Construction!
If you are looking for ways to manage your mornings that result in less chaos, greater focus on productive work, and a more intentional use of your time, pick something from this list and try it tomorrow. Any tiny step you take toward creating a morning routine is worthwhile.
Anyone else running the dishwasher waaayy more than you did before we were all staying at home? And stocking the fridge with all your cooking and baking experiments? I needed to make a refrigerator Leftovers List for two reasons. First, my family always stands at the refrigerator door staring blankly at its contents like they’re …
Next up in our letter of the week preschool plan: B is for Beach. Exposure to a variety of words, concepts, and information is our goal, not insistence on your child doing it “right.”
We’re diving in to our letter of the week preschool learning plan at the obvious starting point: A is for Animals! Each week follows a preschool plan with a weekly focus on letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and a theme.
I am a creature of habit and routine. Last month, my habits and routines got dumped in a Vitamix and some unseen force is randomly hitting the on button every few days. I spaced on two Zoom meetings last week…TWO…and I’m a pretty organized person. So…I made myself a little online meeting & activity tracker …
Last week I posted the general outline that I used as a preschool letter of the week learning plan for my three daughters. Today, I’m sharing some general ideas, along with lots of free printables! Each child learns differently and enjoys different modes of play, so try a variety of activities and see which ones …
This preschool letter-of-the week plan was created to provide my kids, and myself, with some direction and structure for learning during the preschool years. First, let me say that I was not attempting to make sure my children learned this material in any given period of time. The intent was to expose them to a …
My kids have started online learning in place of heading to school each day, and it definitely felt like having mom “boss them around all day” was causing a teensy-tiny bit of irritation. (In my defense, all I did was give them a list of work they had to complete, on their own time frame, …