Too soon for a Christmas post? Nah … it’s November! This was one of the boys’ favourite activities last season—a sticky Christmas tree to decorate! Super simple, and lots of learning can be added. Counting, colour or size sorting, and patterning can all easily come into play (Ha! Play—I didn’t even do it on…
“Learn to Read” Quiet Bins
Well – did you see the Super Blood Moon last night? We did – and it was awesome. And today we are celebrating little Ben’s third birthday! Good grief with all this excitement I can barely sit still to get this post out to you … but I really want to, so I will. Exciting…
Make Any Worksheet Re-usable {A Photo on Friday}
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. This nifty idea you will actually find in my Year of Quiet Bins Book. Simply put any maze, connect-the-dots, spot-the-difference, ect. pages into page protectors. Use dry erase markers with a dry wash cloth and little ones can do the pages again and…
5 Simple Steps to Solve the After School Attitude
Are your little ones having trouble after school? Cranky – even some melt downs? Well you’re not alone. When I was teaching Kindergarten I was asked about this issue all the time. If you want to know why this is most likely happening – and what you can do to help your little ones through…
Fork Weaving
I have recently accepted the fact that my children will always suffer from the witching hour. Mostly because I kinda think I still do. I have been using our Quiet Bins each day during that time period and it has been fantastic. I can prepare dinner in peace, and the children are calm and content….