I am fascinated by English history, especially during the time of the reign of King Henry VIII. It is something that many children are interested in as well. What did they eat? How did they dress? Why did he have … Read More ...
Homeschool Share
I’ve been using lapbooks with my preschool age son for about 4 months and I love them!! They can be themed about anything-numbers, letters, a particular subject like Abe Lincoln, or even based off a beloved picture book.
Recently I … Read More ...
Children’s Book Week
Children’s Book Week starts tomorrow and runs through May 17th. There are many ways to celebrate books this week with your students. Here are a few of them-be creative!!
- Host a book character day. The students dress up as their
Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift
Still don’t have something ready for tomorrow? Here’s a thoughtful and easy idea for a Mother’s Day gift from Skip to my Lou that any child can make!! It’s cute and functional because it has a clothespin and magnet on … Read More ...
Kid’s Mail Swap #2
Do your kids love getting mail? Sign them up for the Kid’s Mail Swap from Pigeon Pair!!
Each child that signs up gets to send letters to 5 other swappers! What a great way to practice handwriting, letter writing, … Read More ...
Mother’s Day gifts
Need some ideas for kid-made Mother’s Day gifts? Here are a few of my favorite:
Mother’s Day Coupon Book-Martha Stewart
Handprint Mother’s Day Corsage
Happy crafting for Mom!… Read More ...
Ways to get children reading
I love this list of 50 ways to get children to read from Read Aloud.
I think the first one is especially important:
Make a love of reading be your most important education goal for your children. Children who love … Read More ...
Science and ice cream
Matter was a unit in the science curriculum that I taught. Teaching about solids, liquids, and gases involves lots of experiments and hands on learning. Every year as a culminating activity for the unit, we would make ice cream in … Read More ...
Don’t get bored this summer!
School is almost out and moms everywhere are gearing up for the inevitable “I’m bored” from their kids. With the help of Creative Kids at Home, you can relieve some of the boredom with great activities like making a … Read More ...
Know Your States
Figuring out the placement of all the States is often a difficult thing for students to learn. In fact, most adults can’t tell you where all of the States are located. With this fun online game, kids AND adults can … Read More ...
Earth Day Crafts
Still celebrating Earth Day? Making Friends has many fun, easy craft projects for kids with a recycling and Earth Day theme. From an Earth made of tissue paper to a tote out of recycled materials to baby food jar animals, … Read More ...
Aluminum Foil Solar System
Using alumnium foil, Sharpies and some black cloth, Filth Wizardy made a huge, wall spanning solar system. She made the planets with young children, but I think this is a great lesson even for the older kids. My sixth … Read More ...
Another Science Lesson- Parts Of Blood
My Montessori Journey posted a really great demonstration for kids who are learning about the body-specifically the parts of blood. She uses wonderful visual aids to teach about plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and the other components that … Read More ...
Wash Your Hands!!
Even with the sixth graders, I had to constantly emphasize that the kids needed to wash their hands. Especially after using the bathroom–yuck!! Often sicknesses would spread through the classroom at lightning speed and it was because the students didn’t … Read More ...
Newton’s Law of Motion
A really great experiment to use when teaching the Laws of Motion in science!! Using a balloon, straw, pencil and some tape, you’ll have a great visual, hands on demonstration proving that Newton was right!! Ordinary Life Magic gives you … Read More ...