Homeschooling with A.D.H.D. Parenting with L.O.V.E.
Summer’s on its way! And it’s a great time to start thinking about summer learning plans, especially if you follow a traditional year and take the summer off. Unfortunately, over the summer kids can start to slack off a bit and forget what they learned during the previous year. But that doesn’t have to beKeep Reading…
My kids love, absolutely love playing with slime. Judging by the most popular YouTube videos for kids, they’re not alone. Making slime is one of the most popular activities for kids these days. There are so many great slime recipes to try. But, since we’re slowly coming into summer (yay!), I thought it would beKeep Reading…
Phonics are kind of a controversial topic in education these days. Some kids learn to read without ever practicing phonics, but some benefit by learning to master common phonics skills. Personally, I’m for whatever helps a child learn to read. Some of my kids took to reading right away. Others learned beginning sounds, digraphs, andKeep Reading…
Little Miss has been racing her way through all of her preschool lessons. She absolutely cannot wait for kindergarten this fall. Remember when you were young enough to actually be excited about doing harder work like the “big kids”? Yeah, I don’t either. Anyway, she’s mastered her letters, numbers, shapes, and counting, so we’ve beenKeep Reading…
I remember the first time Piglet showed that she was starting to notice differences in sizes. She said “Wow! Mommy! Your hand is much more huger than mine!” *giggle* Since she has older siblings, she seemed to become aware of the differences between bigger and smaller pretty quickly. After all, she wasn’t able to doKeep Reading…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Have you ever taken a preschooler out to shop for clothes? My four-year-old has recently developed a severe aversion to particular colors and textures, so shopping for clothing is…an interesting experience. Here’s a sample exchange: Me: “What do you think about this shirt?” Her: *waves both arms frantically* “No, Mom! I only like purple rightKeep Reading…
I don’t love winter. Not by a long shot. It’s a bit too cold for this native Floridian. But winter is a lovely theme for preschool. Kids love working with lessons that feature snow, snowmen, icicles, penguins, and all those adorable winter animals. So I decided to overlook my bias toward winter and share thisKeep Reading…
Winter is such a cozy time for learning with little ones. I’m a scaredy-cat about cold weather, so once the daily average dips below 50 degrees, you’ll find me inside with my kids. Probably sitting directly in front of the space heater. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun winter-themed learning! And that’sKeep Reading…
Counting is one of the most important skills kids learn in preschool. But there’s more to counting than just reciting numerals from 1 to 10. Kids also need to learn how to use ordinal numbers to assign sequential order to objects in a line. Actually, preschoolers usually have a pretty good idea of what “first”Keep Reading…
I love teaching shapes to early learners. It’s just plain fun. There are shapes all around us! So, once you introduce basic shapes to your preschoolers, expect them to point them out everywhere they look. *Pointing to a window* – “Look, Mommy! A square!” *Pointing to a plate* – “Look, Mommy! A circle!” *Me pointingKeep 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…
I love preschool crafts. There’s just something about getting tiny hands involved in making art that is too adorable for words. Plus, PreK crafts give preschoolers a chance to work on fine motor skills, color recognition, shapes, themes, and more! And that’s why I thought it would be cool to find some easy PreK beach craftsKeep 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…
Have you ever tried making your own playdough? We’ve done it several times and it’s always a big hit with our kids. But, if you really want to take it to the next level, edible playdough is where it’s at. Remember always thinking that playdough looked good and then being disappointed when you tried to taste it (wheneverKeep 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…
