Homeschooling with A.D.H.D. Parenting with L.O.V.E.
Fall is just around the corner! And that means it’s a great time to break out some classic kids’ books about fall. One of our favorites is “When the Leaf Blew In”, a sweet sequencing story that describes how one leaf blowing into a barn set off a chain reaction that involved all the animals onKeep Reading…
Reading is a huge part of our homeschooling experience. I’m a bookworm and nothing would make me happier than to raise four little bookworms of my own. In second grade, one of the objectives is for children to learn to retell the main idea and details of a story. So I put together a printableKeep Reading…
Learning to count and make ten can be a tricky concept for preschoolers. It’s one thing to recite the numbers in order from one to ten, but it’s another to understand that you can add two numbers together to equal ten. Especially since there are so many ways to make ten! So I thought theseKeep Reading…
If you’ve been enjoying our free printable flashcards series, we hope you’ll love today’s entry! So far, we’ve featured flashcards for learning colors and shapes, but this set of free printable flashcards alphabet animals cards lets you teach the letters from A to Z with animals! Most kids love animals and, in this set of freeKeep Reading…
Early elementary grades are some of the most critical times for developing language arts skills. Kids are learning how to read fluently, how to identify parts of speech, and how to create clear sentences on their own. As part of second grade language arts standards, children often learn how to form and use both singularKeep Reading…
Even if you don’t know a bit of Spanish, you probably know a few food words in Spanish already. I knew what a burrito meant long before I learned that it literally refers to a baby burro – just from constantly eating Mexican food. But for kids who want to learn how to talk aboutKeep Reading…
We love learning about marine animals with our kids. Whenever we’ve researched animals that live under the sea, the kids are amazed at how large some of these creatures can get. And they can get really big. To help our kids learn more about giant animals that live in the sea, we put together these free seaKeep Reading…
Summer break is coming up, and I’m in a “beachy” mood. So I decided to whip up some fun (and free) Beach 0-9 Number Playdough Mats! Piglet is starting Tot school this fall and she can recite the ABCs and count to 10. But she doesn’t recognize the letters and numbers yet, which means it’sKeep Reading…
When I was a kid, one of my strongest summer memories is going down to the Dairy Queen to get an OREO Blizzard. It was my very favorite childhood treat. (In fact, it’s taking every bit of willpower in my body not to break off from writing this post and go get one.) Ice creamKeep Reading…
Who loves a trip to the beach? *ducks as everyone raises their hand* While we’re waiting for our family trip to the shore this year, I thought we’d try a fun printable beach unit study with the kids and that’s how All About Beaches was born! There’s so much more to the beach than sandKeep Reading…
I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the coast. I grew up near it and the smell of sea air is basically the best scent on earth (in my humble opinion). Kids love the ocean too! And that’s why I thought that the ocean would be a fun theme for a newKeep Reading…
I am in the small group of people who actually enjoy solving arithmetic problems. When I was young, I would doodle math problems in my notebook in my spare time. My kids, though, aren’t big fans of arithmetic, unless I can make it fun. So instead of just giving them a sheet of problems to solve,Keep Reading…
I don’t know what it is about flashcards, but my kids absolutely love them. They’ll collect them, lay them out on the table, pass them around, look at them, and toss them in the air for hours. Truly. So, I’m beginning a series of free printable flashcards on the blog, which I hope you’ll findKeep Reading…
Who’s ready for spring? I feel like a wimp, because we haven’t had any snow here this year, but I’m still ready for warmer weather! So, I’m sharing some free bee-themed scissor skills worksheets to help little ones get into the spring spirit! Piglet is a little cutting machine. She wants to cut and pasteKeep Reading…
My youngest son is obsessed with learning how to count money. In his mind, counting money equals earning money. I don’t have the heart to tell him that’s not true quite yet. But I am glad that he’s willing to put in the work to learn how to count amounts of money and, to help him out,Keep Reading…
What kid doesn’t love going to the zoo? We take ours every month and they always find a new animal to obsess over. Last time, it was the lions. (To be fair, lions are pretty awesome.) Since we’re still working on teaching our kids Spanish, I thought I’d make up a set of Spanish zooKeep Reading…
Preschoolers love to pretend to deliver mail. When we took our little ones to a pretend neighborhood, they all wanted to dress up as mail delivery workers and put envelopes in the tiny mailbox. It was adorable. Since learning to recognize colors and color words is an important skill for toddlers and preschoolers to master,Keep Reading…
Hi everyone! I’m back with another set of printable Spanish flashcards! This time, we’re learning about los partes del cuerpo (the parts of the body). If you’re covering the human body with your kids this year, this is a perfect set for introducing some simple Spanish vocabulary! Check out our brand new Spanish parts ofKeep Reading…
My kids absolutely love the classic storybook “Harry the Dirty Dog”. We’ve read it so many times that I’m pretty sure they can recite it by heart. Backwards. Reading the story is a wonderful way to practice early literacy and to spend some storytime with the kids, but I wanted to add a few story extensionKeep Reading…
Working with basic patterns is an important math concept for early learners. So why not make it fun? Little ones always love to use their hands whenever they can and that’s why I wanted to make a set of colorful cars pattern clip cards! These little printables are perfect for small hands to work withKeep Reading…
One of Piglet’s favorite subjects to discuss is how “big” she’s getting. On any given morning, she may emerge from her bedroom shouting “I’m getting so big!” or “I’m almost as big as you now, Mama!” Preschoolers are often fixated on getting “big”, which is a surefire way to know that they’re starting to noticeKeep Reading…
