Our smallest learner has been recognizing numbers for years. She can count all the way to 100 and she is so proud to tell you about it. Every. Single. Chance. She. Gets. But I noticed that she needed a little more help recognizing number words, so I wanted to make learning that as fun asKeep Reading…
Simple Minimalist Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum
My last little one is learning at kindergarten level this year. She’s working at first grade in some concepts, but there are a few important kindergarten objectives that I want her to grasp before we move on. So we’ll be focusing there and then moving forward as she becomes comfortable. In keeping with my desireKeep Reading…
Uppercase and Lowercase Cupcake Letter Matching Activity
Working with a kindergartner is kind of like walking on a tightrope. They don’t want to do anything too “baby-ish”, but they’re not quite ready for “real school” either. Except for my four-year-old. She wants to do EVERYTHING her older siblings are doing, including learning subjects and predicates, as well as order of operations. Naturally,Keep Reading…
The Simple Homeschool Kindergarten Method We’re Using This Year
Piglet is my very last child to homeschool. *sniff* And I probably have enough homeschooling books, workbooks, toys, games, and printables to teach twelve more children after her. (I wish I was kidding.) But last year, we decided to streamline our homeschooling materials and practice minimalist homeschooling. Which is using the least amount of materialsKeep Reading…