In a previous post I shared that we have recently been diving into the study of geography. I shared some books about maps and globes that we have read. I also shared the sequence of Montessori mapping activities we did (and that my kids loved!). While learning about maps, we have also spent time discussing directionality. In this ... Continue Reading
Halloween Printables Pack with more than 70 Halloween worksheets and activities for kids!
October is almost here, which means that Halloween is fast approaching. My kids have been talking about their Halloween costumes for months. When we were at Costco several weeks back, they had some good quality costumes for sale. My son ended up with a fire fighter costume and my daughter ended up with a pirate costume. I've been ... Continue Reading
Glue ghosts {Halloween fine motor craft for kids}
My kids and I made these glue ghosts last year as part of our Halloween celebrations. Using just glue, these glue ghosts ended up with a white translucent look that was just perfect for a ghost. And as I learned while we did this activity, these glue ghosts are a really great Halloween fine motor craft due to all the work required to ... Continue Reading
Fall sensory play ideas
Fall has officially begun, and it seems that all I see around me now are apples, pumpkins, acorns, and colorful leaves. Thankfully, the wonderful bloggers who contribute to the Weekly Kids' Co-op have shared some really fantastic fall sensory play ideas in recent weeks. Prepare to be inspired! Note: For more ... Continue Reading
Pumpkin Do-a-Dot Printables
I know I just released my Fall Do-a-Dot printables two days ago, but I've got so many awesome printables I want to release in the next few weeks that I'm back today to share another do-a-dot printable. This time, I'm releasing my Pumpkin Do-a-Dot Printables pack. With pumpkins about to descend on us from all over, these worksheets are ... Continue Reading
Montessori mapping activities {Intro to geography for kids}
With the start of the school year in mid-August, the kids and I began diving in earnest into our geography lessons. We started with a series of activities to learn about maps and directionality. The Montessori mapping activities I'm sharing in this post come mostly from our KHT Montessori geography album. (I received the album when I took ... Continue Reading
Fall Do-a-Dot Printables
Today marks the first official day of fall. While fall is typically associated with the changing of the leaves - at least in the Northern hemisphere - in our area the leaves often don't begin changing colors until mid-October or even later! But regardless of what our leaves are or are not doing right now, the shorter days have got me ... Continue Reading
Fall leaf activities for kids
It has always been a little strange to me that September is referred to as "fall" in the U.S., since technically summer isn't over until September 22 this year. Plus, temperatures are in the 90s at our house this week, so it definitely still feels like summer! The leaves in our neighborhood haven't really begun to change colors yet ... Continue Reading
Pirate Printables Pack {pirate worksheets for kids}
Ahoy matey! Aaarrr!! Do you talk pirate? Maybe you will after you finish with my Pirate Printables Pack! When our school year kicked off back in August, I decided to launch our homeschool year with a pirate unit. We learned about pirates (they weren't very nice!). We began our study of geography, since reading maps and knowing ... Continue Reading
Apple sand craft for preschoolers
We did so many apple crafts during our apple unit. Have you seen our apple tissue paper craft, apple coffee filter craft, or apple painting activity? Are you ready for one more apple craft you can do with your kids? Check out our apple sand craft for preschoolers! This was a fun art project for my kids that also worked their fine motor ... Continue Reading
