Today I'm thrilled to welcome Michelle Stern as a guest writer here at Gift of Curiosity. Michelle writes the blog What's Cooking with Kids, which is all about getting kids involved with cooking to promote a healthy body, a healthy planet, and a healthy community. Today she is sharing some ideas for helping kids learn math, ... Continue Reading
Free alphabet printables for teaching letter recognition, letter formation, and letter sounds
For over a year now I have been publishing ideas for helping kids learn their letters in my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series. As part of that series I have created a number of alphabet printables that support kids to who are learning letter recognition, letter formation, letter sounds, and uppercase and lowercase letter matching. In ... Continue Reading
Beginning Sounds Bingo Game {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
I find playing games with my kids to be one of the best ways to engage them in learning. In the next installment of my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series I am sharing a printable game that helps kids develop their skills for identifying the initial sounds of words. I hope your children will enjoy my ... Continue Reading
Number hop {gross motor number game}
This activity is ridiculously easy to set up. But it's also an effective way to support kids who are working on number recognition, because it gets them moving around and having fun. Try Number Hop with your child and see how it goes! Note: See my math activities for kids page for more hands-on activities that teach numbers ... Continue Reading
Forest Animals Do-a-Dot Printables {free}
It has been a long time since I've released a new do-a-dot printables pack. However, my do-a-dot printables are some of the most popular ones I offer at Gift of Curiosity. And that is why I'm so excited to share with you my new Forest Animals Do-a-Dot Printables Pack today! If you have a child who enjoys the woods and dreams of living among the ... Continue Reading
Crystallized letters {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Want to wow your child with a dazzling science activity? Want to sneak some letter learning fun it in at the same time? If so, check out the next installment of my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series where I'm sharing a super cool crystallized letters activity. Won't your child enjoy showing off his or her own crystallized ... Continue Reading
Tour of our homeschool room
Just over a year ago we moved into a new home. At our old home, our small living room served as living room, play room, and homeschool room. I dreamed of having a dedicated space for our homeschool activities. I was fortunate to be able to create just such a dedicated space in our new home. Indeed, I recognize that I am so, so, so lucky to ... Continue Reading
Transportation Toys Sudoku {free printable games}
Today's free printable is a gift to all the kids out there who love transportation toys and vehicles of any kind. I have created a set of kid-friendly Transportation Toys Sudoku puzzles designed for kids in preschool through early elementary school. Sudoku is a great way to exercise one's brain with fun, engaging, puzzles that ... Continue Reading
Letter Creatures {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Who says that learning letters can't involve art or creativity? Not I! In this next installment of my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series, I am sharing an activity called Letter Creatures that will really get your children's creative juices flowing while also familiarizing them with the shapes of the letters. For this activity, I ... Continue Reading
Our homeschool curriculum choices (for a 1st and 2nd grader)
We've been homeschooling for two years now, and are about to begin our third year. My son, QBoy, will be going into second grade and my daughter, XGirl, will be going into first grade. Over the last two years I've experimented with a variety of curriculum and ways of learning. In this post I'm sharing the curriculum choices I have made for our ... Continue Reading
