Last week, I took the kids to the library and I checked out a Where’s Waldo? Find the Differences book. After about 10 minutes of staring at one picture, my head started to hurt. I found Waldo pretty quickly, but finding all the differences in each of the pictures almost killed me. The kids thoughtKeep Reading…
Ruby Goes to School! Mini Ruby Bridges History Lesson for Kids
Ruby Bridges has always been an interesting history figure to me. She was such a young girl when she made history and she managed to handle it with grace and class. Naturally, I wanted my children to learn about Ruby Bridges but I also like to share her story with my students. And that’s whyKeep Reading…
Yeti Math! Math Practice for Early Grades
Learning how to count by twos, threes, and fives is such a critical skill for early learners. But it doesn’t end there! Counting leads to recognizing inequalities – which numbers are greater or less – and recognizing the difference between even and odd numbers as well. Since teaching during winter can be a bit ofKeep Reading…
Lady Day Learning! Billie Holiday History Lesson for Kids
We’ve always been passionate about black history in our family. In fact, most of American music history includes accomplishments by amazing black musicians and artists. Which is why we try to teach our kids about black jazz musicians from an early age. And there’s no way to talk about early American jazz without discussing BillieKeep Reading…
Arctic Animals Handwriting Practice Sheets for Kids
Who all remembers having the D’Nealian handwriting border around the top of the classroom wall? I spent many afternoons tracing those letters in the air while I was bored in second grade. We always learned D’Nealian penmanship because it made for an easier transition into cursive writing in later grades. These days, though, students generallyKeep Reading…
Build A Snowman Winter Art Activity for Kids
We live in the Deep South. In fact, I’ve always lived down here. So I’ve built a snowman in real life…a total of one time. Even then, we ended up using a broken clothes hanger for the mouth, because we didn’t have coal. But I still try to get in on the winter snowman funKeep Reading…
Printable Indoor Family Night Scavenger Hunt Cards
Family night is a wonderful way to spend quality time with the kids, especially after everyone’s had a busy week. If you’re not careful, though, family night can end up being a movie and a snack….every single time. How can you keep family time fun, even when the kids are little? An indoor scavenger hunt!Keep Reading…
Free Printable Flashcards: Long Vowel Flashcards
Time for another set of free printable flashcards! Piglet is doing great with recognizing her letters, so it’s time to work on letter sounds. I’m not a GIANT fan of teaching phonics, but you know what? They work. Especially if kids don’t really “get” sight words. So, today we’re sharing another set of literacy flashcards:Keep Reading…
3 Easy Ways to Stop Kids from Arguing
If you have more than one child, I don’t have to tell you how often kids get into arguments at home. You already know. My brother and I argued growing up and there were ten years between us, so when I tell you that our four children are all between the ages of 7 andKeep Reading…
How to Make Chores Fun for Kids
If you ask kids what their least favorite thing to do is in the whole wide world, a large majority of them will instantly answer, “Chores!” Actually, I’ve been known to say the same myself. Still, doing chores around the house is an important part of growing up. But that doesn’t mean it has to feel likeKeep Reading…
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