Sparking children's creativity and learning
Apple season is just around the corner. What will you be doing to celebrate the arrival of this delectable fall fruit? Last year I created an entire Apple Unit Study with tons of ideas for learning about and with apples. The Apple Fine Motor Pack I’m sharing in this post has been available as part […]
This Toss the Balloon Sight Word Game is such as easy way to practice sight words with an active child. It will take just one minute to set up, but your child will happily bounce a balloon around the room for a quarter of an hour, reading words as he or she goes. Give this […]
This Apple Volcano activity is a new twist on the old baking soda and vinegar experiments. It is one of the more than 40 activities (and 325+ pages of printable materials) included in my Apple Unit Study. It’s a pretty simple science activity you can do using supplies you probably already have in your kitchen. […]
What do your children know about the life cycle of a tree? Do they understand that trees begin as a seed? I created this Apple Tree Life Cycle printable to offer at least three different ways to teach children about the life cycle of an apple tree. With this printable activity, children will learn tree […]
Wanna hear a pirate joke? Why couldn’t the pirate crew play cards? Because the captain was standing on the deck! My kids love a good pirate joke, as do I. And with my new Pirate Sudoku printable, I’ve got a pirate-themed activity you can use to make learning a jolly task as well! Sudoku is […]
I have been homeschooling my kids since preschool, and a few years ago my daughter was learning to write. But she could not for the life of her remember to put spaces between the words on her paper! I had shown her how to use her finger to create a space between words when she […]
My kids are old enough now that they know all their body parts. But these are the Human Body 3-Part Cards that I wish had been available to me when my kids were younger. Oh the fun games and activities we could have done with these cards! If you’ve got toddlers or preschoolers learning their […]
Tyrannosaurus Rex. Allosaurus. Triceratops. Stegosaurus. These are all dinosaurs that lived a long time ago. And there’s something about these long-extinct creatures that so many kids seem to love. So if you’ve got a dinosaur-obsessed toddler, I’ve got just the thing for you. My Dinosaur Toddler Skills Pack will have your dinosaur-loving child practicing important […]
