I really do love fall. I always have. The beautiful colors, the crisp air, pumpkin spiced everything… and perhaps most importantly, the end of MOSQUITOES! Mind you, this year wasn’t too bad for the guys, but I remember a few years back the mosquitoes in our area were truly out of this world. Our neighbours…
Can You Build a Tower Worth 23?
I find numbers and math in general super fascinating. There, it’s been said. It’s out of the bag. I am a bit of a numbers-nerd. But they are very cool – how they all fit and work together. I love introducing my little ones to some of these neat math concepts. Pretty big concepts really,…
Telling Time – I Think It’s Time!
Time sure flies. I remember so vividly tucking that little 6-year-old of mine into bed when it was well before 7:00 pm on a cold winter’s night. His tired little body getting some much needed rest. And Mama too. But those days, I fear are a thing of the past. With a clock in his…
The Best Online Piano Lessons for Kids
I am excited to partner with Simply Piano to bring you this post on Online Piano Lessons for Kids! It was a particularly icy cold winter day and we were particularly cold and bored. Too cold to be out for long, but not much new happening in the house. It was the perfect recipe for…
Math Activities for Kindergarten at Home
Teaching math to your Kindergarten child at home can be a lot of fun! Children in this age group are excited, eager learners who learn best through hands-on activities and exploration. This post will give you many ideas for teaching math to kindergarteners at home through fun, hands-on activities! The hands-on math activities in this…
Playful Sight Word Games for Kids!
Today I wanted to share with you some of my favourite, hands-on, playful sight word games for kids. There are so many fun ways to practice sight words! But first, we should chat about what sight words truly are. Sight words are words that we want our children to be able to read by sight,…
How Wee Learn GIFT CARDS!
This Holiday Season give the Gift of … Togetherness Memory Making Learning through Play! A beautiful, happy childhood is at the heart of everything I do here on How Wee Learn. As a seasoned teacher turned homeschooling Mama with over 18 years of experience, I know that a happy, slow childhood is the very best…
Rainbow Writing Scavenger Hunt for Kids
We went on a fun scavenger hunt the other day that was perfect for Spring. And it was absolutely teeming with writing and reading too! One of my little ones, who shall remain nameless but is 7, is really struggling with writing currently. He has developed a huge distaste for it. We do a bit…
Teaching Kids to Read Through Play
As a teacher, one of the things I get asked the MOST about is teaching kids to read. For some children it comes so quick and naturally. And for others … it doesn’t. So this post is for the Mama of one of those “others” (and I say that in a kidding and kind way…
Word Scramble Scavenger Hunt!
Oh spelling! It can come so easy for some little ones, and is just so darn tricky for others. We have been playing a lot with different ways to work on this skill and came up with a super fun Word Scramble Scavenger Hunt idea! This year we have been using “Word Ladders” to help…