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Crazy Fun Summer Reading Activities!

June 2, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Fun Reading Activities for Summer Break!

Do you remember learning to read? I do… nostalgic music strumming … I was aching to learn to read. My big brother knew how. My big sis did too. But poor little Sarah was just not old enough. Or so she was told. However, across the street lived a retired teacher, who, as it turns…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, All Ages, Grade School, Learn, Letters and Numbers, Letters and Reading, Literacy, Loads of Ideas! Tagged With: homeschool, reading, summer

Teaching Letters and Sounds | Free Printable!

May 31, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Teaching Letters and Sounds: Free Printable!

When it comes to teaching letters and sounds, I should really be saying ‘sounds then letters,’ because teaching sounds actually comes first! The ability to hear and manipulate sounds is called Phonological Awareness, and it is the first step in teaching a child to read. In fact, phonological awareness is even more important for later…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, Learn, Learn to Read Activities, Letters and Reading, Literacy Tagged With: how wee read, phonological awareness, rhyming

10 Books About Pollinators for Kids

May 29, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Powerful Pollinators! 10 Books for Kids

Pollinators are essential to our ecosystem, helping to pollinate plants and crops that we rely on for food. Teaching children about the importance of these small but mighty creatures is crucial for their understanding of the environment and the role they can play in protecting it. One way we can do that? Through books about…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Grade School, Literacy, Science, Science, Unit Studies Tagged With: book list, family unit study, pollinators, unit study

Reading Activities: Name in a Jar

May 26, 2023 by Sarah

Name Letters: A Game for Preschoolers

An oldie but a goodie for you today, my friend. A flashback to 9 years ago when I was beginning to teach letter sounds to Sam. Spoiler alert—it worked!  Here is that post on how to teach letter sounds from all those years ago… We are playing our way to learning to read! My little…

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Filed Under: Learn, Learn to Read Activities, Letters and Numbers, Letters and Reading, Preschooler Tagged With: letter sounds, letters, reading

What is a Mammal? Hands-On Activities for Kids

May 24, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

What is a Mammal? Explore Mammals with a Family Unit Study and 10 hands-on activities.

Mammals can be carnivores, omnivores, or herbivores. They also appear at every level of the food web. But… what is a mammal?! Let’s find out! In our Mammals Family Unit Study, we found out what makes a mammal a mammal, and learned all about some very interesting mammals—including bats, blue whales, and the platypus! Below…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, Grade School, Literacy, Unit Studies Tagged With: animals, homeschooling, mammals, science, unit study

My FREE Summer Journal

May 22, 2023 by Sarah 2 Comments

How about we keep a summer journal this year?! And how about I make it easy peasy (and free, too). Sound like a fun way to get in a little bit of writing practice? I thought so, which is why I created this Free Printable Summer Journal, complete with writing prompts! Well, I created the…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Letters and Numbers Tagged With: free printable, homeschooling, literacy, summer journal, writing development

Adorable Printable Father’s Day Cards!

May 19, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

It is officially less than one month until Father’s Day! You might recall we made some adorable printable Mother’s Day cards on the blog this year, so we thought we ought to make … Can you guess? Printable Father’s Day cards! (I bet you didn’t see that coming) Most importantly, these Father’s Day cards are…

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Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Father's Day, free printable, homeschooling

Children’s Books About the Moon

May 17, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

6 Children's Books About the Moon with Covers

When diving into a new topic with my children, one of our first steps is visiting the library to take out some books on the subject. So, if you’re looking to learn all about the Moon with your preschooler, I have the perfect list of children’s books about the moon just for you! I provide…

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Filed Under: Literacy, Preschool Activities, Preschooler Tagged With: book list, moon, preschool

Art for Mama {A Gift for Mother’s Day}

May 11, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Art for Mama: Free Printables

Happy Mother’s Day weekend! I am sending you the warmest wishes for a sweet day full of homemade goodies from your little ones. It is such a privilege to be a mama, though that doesn’t mean it is an easy role. You do so much for those little ones of yours! I wanted to share…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: art, Mother's Day, printable

A Bandaid Letter Sort!

May 10, 2023 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Are you ready to dive into some name letter learning? Or maybe matching uppercase and lowercase letters. Or perhaps counting, adding, or multiplying? Or maybe you are just here for the ‘sticky’ puns. No matter what you are after, this awesome name letter activity has it! Norah has recently become fascinated (completely obsessed) with bandaids. Bandaids…

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Filed Under: Learn to Read Activities, Letters and Numbers

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