The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
For children and adults alike, there are profound benefits of keeping a journal for daily reflection and mindfulness. From jotting down travel plans and experiences to the most profound inner …
For children and adults alike, there are profound benefits of keeping a journal for daily reflection and mindfulness. From jotting down travel plans and experiences to the most profound inner …
Put a rhyme to mean, median, mode, and range to help students understand what they are and how to solve them. Mean Median Mode Range: What Are They Anyway?! I …
Make the most of your kids’ toys with these LEGO STEM activities for kids of all ages! If your kids are anything like mine, then there are LEGOs in every …
Keep kids engaged by learning how to teach fractions with LEGO bricks! Understanding how all of the parts of a fraction fit together to make a whole often mystifies young …
FREE Printable Book BINGO Reading Game I am always searching for ways to make reading more interesting, more exciting, more fun, more engaging for my kids. My youngest two are amazing readers – great …
Spring and summer offer us the perfect opportunities to get outside and soak up the sun. As homeschoolers, that time can be used to sneak in learning and cultivate curiosity. …
Teaching kids to vary their writing with other ways to say said can change an average writer into an excellent one. I’ve always found that dialogue is one of the …
But have you ever really stopped to think about why we celebrate the holiday? Why is this one day when everyone claims to be a little bit Irish so popular …
St. Patrick’s Day is nearly upon us, and it’s the perfect time to start planning for fun on this wonderfully whimsical holiday. What better way to start off the celebration …
In addition to decorating the small trees and bushes outside with plastic eggs for Easter, we also like to use them for holiday crafts for the kids. These quick …
Hands-on learning is a lot more fun when it’s squishy, smelly (in a good way!), and colorful. That’s why these homemade playdough recipes are the perfect accompaniment for preschool and …
I remember getting frustrated with my oldest son because he couldn’t tell me what the word was that we had just read a couple of pages back. He looked at it and …
Between school, working, gift buying, and all of the other responsibilities during the holiday season, it can be easy to forget the true meaning of the holiday. Thankfully, this Book-a-Day …
Some of my earliest Thanksgiving memories are from sitting quietly coloring a Thanksgiving coloring page or playing while watching The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. We’d pick up my elderly Aunt Caroline …
It always makes us laugh and, when we have extended family over, it’s a game that everyone can play together. Since Christmas is right around the corner, what better way …
My daughter loves making slime and glow in the dark slime? It’s one of her favorites! This easy recipe for glow in the dark slime doesn’t use borax, so …
Focus kids’ attention on the power of a growth mindset with these 50 growth mindset quotes. They’re the perfect way to move from a fixed mindset that limits potential and …
A growth mindset is the belief that intelligence is something that can be obtained through hard work and challenging yourself. Parents and teachers alike are tasked with the important …
It is no secret that our attitudes toward learning directly affect our ability to accomplish our goals. One of the biggest contributors to those attitudes is fixed mindset vs growth mindset beliefs. …
Preschool Science Experiments Science has always been the favorite subject in our home. From making Potato Clocks to doing the Mentos and Diet Coke experiment, we’ve tried a lot of fun science experiments …