Get your wishlists ready! I can't wait for the 3 Million Teachers Strong Sale February 27-28th. If you have a TPT store and like this banner, feel free to download and use it yourself. =) ...
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Winter Olympics Fun with Curling While I wait for my synthetic ice curling rink to magically appear in my basement (how can I make this happen?!), I thought it would be fun to try out something similar on the floor. This took me about 3 minutes to set up, and it's a lot of ...
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This has nothing to do with homeschooling, but I made these for my husband and I just thought I'd share. Well, not *actually* share. Unless you want to come over. ...
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I thought I would post some pictures of the Pi Day craft included in my Pi Day Fun. You can obviously follow the same idea to make your own. Of course you can make Pi Day bracelets or necklaces with beads or dyed pasta but I thought this was a fun way to display pi up on a wall ...
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This is a quick and fun game to play with your LEGO lovers! It is also a great way to introduce the concept of coordinates. What you need: 15-20 of the same piece per color (we chose square) Printable game board (download the pdf file or print the image below) Dice, 2 (I used ...
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5:30 - 6am: Wake up time. The kids used to eat right after waking, but for the past six months or so they will play for a bit before breakfast. I get up and eat right away so I can get dressed and go to the gym or for a run. When I get home from the gym, they are magically fed, ...
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We had a nice, quiet week this week! Yesterday was Valentine's Day and I made a few white and dark chocolate dipped strawberries, and gave the kids origami hearts: The kids made even more flags, thanks to our Olympic medal tracking: I confess I made Norway's flag. I am obsessed ...
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Today is Valentine's Day and that means PI DAY is only one month away! Are you planning a math-tastic celebration for Pi Day this year? Get a jump on Pi Day with my Pi Day Freebie, and check out some activities I posted about a few years ago! ...
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Build Flags of the World with LEGOs My kiddo year old disappeared for awhile yesterday afternoon. I heard the sound of LEGO digging, and when he emerged, he had made two flags out of LEGOs. We had just started tracking the Olympic medals in the morning, and he ran with ...
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Frog Juice is a card game made by Gamewright. We have owned it for about a year now and it continues to get regular play. Recommended age is 8-12, but if your child has a good memory or is playing with someone else who can read, I think this game is wonderful for the 5-7 crowd as ...
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This week can be summed up by the sizable storm that came our way! I dug out some snow tunnels for the kids on Thursday, even though my arms were sore from over three hours of shoveling on Wednesday. We also did some sledding, which I think I always have more fun with than the kids. Heading ...
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I thought I would share some of the reasons we decided to choose the homeschooling route. Top 5 Reasons We Homeschool: 5.Our schedule: Though this is commonly stated as a reason people homeschool, I don't think ours is just another run-of-the-mill story. We aren't staying up until ...
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I have found a few freebies, crafts, and videos worthy of sharing to help you celebrate the Winter Olympics. I am excited to do this first one with my kids! Activity village has a "Learn to Draw" series that looks super fun: !-- A few fellow Teacher-Authors at Teachers pay ...
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