Tools to Organize Homeschool or Online Learning
To keep the textbooks, Chromebooks, and sketchbooks contained, I need some organization. So here are some of my favorite tools to organize homeschool or online learning.
Preschool Letter of the Week: U is for Umbrella
Our letter of the week theme: “U” is for Umbrella!” Explore, numbers, shapes, and colors, too. You’ll get song, game, craft, and snack ideas, plus printables!
Gratitude Prompts: 30 Days of Thankful
If you were asked to make a gratitude list, you would probably lead with family…friends…or…health. Although I am indeed thankful for those things, I want to move beyond habitual expressions of thanks and seek out gratitude with more intention. These 30 gratitude prompts can be used in leading up to Thanksgiving, or as a specific exercise to deepen gratitude any time of year.
Preschool Letter of the Week: T is for Transportation
Our letter of the week theme today is: “T” is for Transportation!” You’ll get song, game, craft, and snack ideas, plus printables!
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What to Do in October
October is just made for planning. With holidays coming up soon, October is the relative calm before the storm. Kids are settling into a school routine and we’ve kind of figured out what we’re doing with meals and after-school activities. Here is your plan for what to do in October.
Preschool Letter of the Week: S is for Safety
Our letter of the week theme today is: “S” is for Safety!” Along with the letter of the week, we explore, numbers, shapes, and colors.
365 Fun Holidays to Celebrate with Kids
Just in case you don’t have enough on your calendar…I bring to you today a list of all the holidays you never knew you should be celebrating. Last fall, I started celebrating these “unofficial” holidays with my kids. We got off track a bit in November and December with all the REAL holiday goings on, but we picked up again in January. We are having a blast with days like National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day! There are a lot of food holidays, so you may want to pick and choose which sugary ones to celebrate, and play up the holidays like “Eat Your Vegetables” day! Download a free printable list of all 365 fun holidays to celebrate with your kids.
Preschool Letter of the Week: R is for Rainbows
Our preschool letter of the week plan is moving on to letter R. This week is a fun theme: “R” is for Rainbows!”
What To Do in September
I love September so much. We usually still have beautiful sunshine weather during the day, but cool evenings to snuggle up with a blanket and cup of tea. And the back-to-school season feels like a fresh start almost as much as New Year’s. If you let your routines lapse in the summertime, September is a
20 Free Homework Help Resources for Parents
Most parents can relate to the frustration of trying to provide homework help for our kids. We learned math differently than they do now, we forgot almost every grammar rule we every learned, and our science knowledge might extend only to the topics included in a Magic School Bus episode. Never fear…I’ve got you covered with this list of homework help resources for parents.