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…
Reading Activities: Name in a Jar
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…
My FREE Summer Journal
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…
Adorable Printable Father’s Day Cards!
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…
Children’s Books About the Moon
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…
A Bandaid Letter Sort!
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…
10 Week Summer Learning Bundles
When did the idea of ‘school work’ become bad? I mean, why is it so frowned upon to have children do schoolwork in the summertime? I suppose I might be coming at things from a different angle since we homeschool and ensure we live a very balanced life in regard to schoolwork. As you might…
10 Books About the Ocean for Kids
Did you know that dolphins give themselves names? Or that there are more historical artifacts in the ocean than in all our museums combined? Or that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our own ocean floor?! The ocean is an absolutely fascinating topic for children to explore! From the…
Learning with nature: A printable summer bucket list!
Summer will be here before you know it! The air is warm, and the snow is gone, which is officially waking me from my hibernation. It is time for this Mama bear to venture back outside. Every year I tell myself I will learn to love winter. And every year, I don’t. I don’t even…
Plant and Animal Life Cycles: Free Printable
From the tiniest seeds to the tallest trees, or the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly or tadpole to frog… plant and animal life cycles are awe-inspiring. And summer is the perfect time to learn all about these plant and animal life cycles! In fact, this printable, and learning all about plant and animal life cycles,…