Vowels Tree

Many parents, during this early stage, focus on teaching colors, vocabulary and even teaching their children how to read, which are all important things. The only problem is, sometimes we forget about the practical life lessons that will help give our children the tools they need to become self-sufficient, independent children. It’s easy to overlook…

We have fun learning about farm animals. It’s a great subject that can span many different ages. Here are some ideas for different age ranges, but try not to get caught up in the age and focus on your child’s personal development. Each child develops different skills in varying order and time. And that’s one…

Kids now recognizes all but 5 of the lowercase letters. This week, I isolated the letter “c” for them by placing it in a bowl with a “car”. This way, they can successfully trace the sandpaper letter and say the sound without interference from us. They simply uses the “c-c-car” as his hint. Later, we’ll…

We all know about RECYCLE, REPURPOSE, REUSE, but as Earth Day approaches it’s fun to see exactly how far we can push that concept. I saw these adorable spring tissue boxes at Target and immediately thought it would be fun for the boys to stack and knock down. They love being mini-Godzillas. But…before I let…

Ta-da-da-da!!!!  It feels so good to mark off #51 Finish the school room remodel off my list.  After we were done, I wanted to sleep on the school room floor to soak in the spoils of our efforts.  Does everyone remember what it looked like before? More individual posts to come.  Heading off to relax after all the hard work.

Here’s another sneak peek into our never-ending school room remodel. I never found a child size desk that fit my long list of requirements. It had to have clean lines, a great balance of neutral and bright colors, it needed to be mobile, have storage and be big enough for the boys to work without…

Children are miniature explorers who are always drawn towards fun and exciting stimuli present around them.  According to Dr. Maria Montessori, for the first six years of their life, the child is highly receptive to the stimuli that are present in the surrounding environment.  To take advantage of such periods of sensitivity, Dr. Maria Motessori…

Happy Friday Everyone! Celebrating the end of the school week with a new Farm Animal Families work. Wasn’t able to find free 3-part Nomenclature cards and the ones we found for sale weren’t worth the $18. Including the cards in this post, but there isn’t anything fancy about them. What they will do, is save…

It isn’t surprising that so many artists find inspiration in nature. Sea Life, in particular, is very inspiring. There’s something mysterious behind the color, movement and shape of sea creatures. Today we read the book, I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean, which is a fun way to teach different art styles. The main character…