Typing is one of those skills that was expected to die out. After all, no one uses typewriters anymore, right? But now that so many kids, including mine, use computers at an early age, typing is actually more important than ever. The faster and more accurately a child types, the more capable he or sheKeep Reading…
25 Fun Money Activities for Second Grade
Money is one of those math topics that kids generally love to learn about. They all want money, so they usually don’t mind learning how to count it. At least mine didn’t. Since Pooh is in second grade, learning to work with money is one of our main objectives for math this school year. SoKeep Reading…
Weather ASL Coloring Pages: ASL Weather Fingerspelling Worksheets
It’s been a while since I shared some sign language printables with you guys, but no more! Last week, I shared our set of printable Spanish flashcards: Spanish Weather Flashcards. Today I’m sharing a new sign language resource: Weather ASL Coloring Pages: ASL Weather Fingerspelling Worksheets! These are fun for practicing sign language fingerspelling, butKeep Reading…
Charlotte’s Web Craft for Kids: Fun Floating Spider Craft
Charlotte’s Web is one of the books that I automatically associate with childhood. I listened to it read aloud in elementary school (third grade, I think) and I read it myself so many times I lost count. When our six-year-old and I started reading it as part of our BookShark Level 1 curriculum, she discoveredKeep Reading…
Should You Use Standardized Testing with Your Homeschooler?
The term “standardized testing” is enough to strike fear into the hearts of most school kids. This process can often mean whether they pass a grade or remain behind their classmates during the next year. For homeschoolers, though, standardized testing can create other concerns, especially because so many of us have students who are workingKeep Reading…
Colorful Birds Color Matching Activity for Kids
After what felt like the longest winter ever, we’re finally starting to see birds return to our neighborhood. In our part of the country, we see lots of robins, cardinals, and occasionally blue jays, all of which have their unique color patterns. That gave me an idea for a fun bird color matching activity for kids!Keep Reading…
Free Printable Flashcards: Free Spring Sight Words Flashcards
The first day of spring is approaching! Woohoo! We’ve been enjoying making free printable flashcards for our readers over the past few months. Since Roo has been working on sight words lately, I thought I’d make some spring sight words flashcards and I’m sharing them with you all today! Learning to read sight words isKeep Reading…
5 Tips for Helping Preschoolers Manage Their Emotions
Have you experienced a preschool meltdown today? We have four children and our youngest is now six, so we’re past the preschool stage. But I remember it so well. I’d see one of my kids go running by having the time of their life. 30 seconds later, they’re dissolving into a puddle of tears, generallyKeep Reading…
Spring A to Z Alphabet Flashcards
Do you feel that? That’s spring in the air! I’m not a fan of winter and, every year, I count down the days until I can hear baby birds chirping outside. To help the kids get excited for spring too, I thought I’d share a super cute set of Spring A to Z Alphabet Flashcards!Keep Reading…
Should You Assign Homeschool Homework to Your Child?
The very thought of homeschool homework might seem like a contradiction. One of the biggest pros to homeschooling (at least for my kids) is that they thought they were getting out of having homework every day. And it’s easy to see why. One of the biggest cons to public school is the sheer amount of homeworkKeep Reading…
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