You may have heard that our latest Family Unit Study just dropped in the shop—Inventors and Inventions—and let me tell you, it is SO cool! The Inventors and Inventions unit is filled with fun and creative activities, all culminating in making your very own invention using the Design Thinking process. Today, I thought I would…
Inventors and Inventions | A Homeschool Unit Study
Do your children love to create and design? Have they ever wanted to create a novel invention? I’m excited to introduce our amazing, hands-on Inventors and Inventions unit study! This unit will inspire your children with the stories of some great inventors of all times, then guide your children in using the design thinking process…
Phonological Awareness Games… with Building Blocks!
Are you ready to build some strong pre-reading skills? Well, block off some time in your schedule for play—because I’m going to show you how to use building blocks to play some fun phonological awareness games! Not unlike building a block tower, a strong foundation is also necessary when building a reader. Before we teach…
Fiber Arts Projects for Your Homeschool
Handwork is often an overlooked aspect of a homeschool curriculum. It may seem daunting to tackle, but what if there were an easy-to-follow unit to guide you step by step along the way? I am thrilled to introduce our one-of-a-kind Handwork: Fiber Arts unit study—it is filled with fiber arts projects that your children will…
DIY Tactile Letters with Free Printable
Happy Wednesday, my friends! Today, I would like to share a neat little tactile letters activity with you. This activity is wonderful for children who are learning their letters and sounds, as it really reinforces the letter shapes and gets your child to think about the letters in a mindful, focused way. For the activity,…
Gross Motor Alphabet Games for Kids
These little ones of mine love to learn on the move! They like to touch things, reach and stretch, run and jump, and use all of those great big muscles they are forming. And guess what? Using gross motor alphabet games is a fabulous way to really retain that letter learning. In fact, How Wee…
Preschool Alphabet Activity: Letter Hunt Sensory Bin
I just recently became a big fan of sensory bins. Crazy, right? Literacy activities have always been my go-to with my 3-year-old, but I never thought to combine the two to create a fun preschool alphabet activity. I think you’ll love this combination as much as I do, especially if you want to provide more…
10 Days of Freebies: Rhyming Cards
Welcome back, my friend! We are up to Day #4 of our ten days of freebies to celebrate How Wee Learn’s 10th Anniversary. 🎉 Today is a beautiful freebie—soft, watercolor art rhyming cards—because learning to read should be a beautiful experience. These rhyming cards are ideal for anyone starting out on their learning-to-read journey! How…
Learn Letters with a Watermelon Seed Activity
I first did this watermelon-themed activity with Sammy when he was learning his letters eight (eight!!!) years ago. Now that little Norah is ready to learn letters (and with summertime officially arriving this week—woohoo!), it’s the perfect time for another go. In fact, this summer will be sprinkled with all sorts of fun literacy activities…
10 Books About Flying and Flight for Kids
From birds and blimps to jets and paper airplanes, these books about flying and flight cover it all! They are a wonderful introduction to the fascinating world of flight. In fact, they are the 10 books that I suggest to accompany the 10 topics in my Flight Family Unit Study! If you are new here,…