Native American Unit Study Ideas

When I was a young mom, {when my oldest three were still little} I tried to avoid at all costs crafts and activities that I knew would lead to a big mess. After all, I thought, why make more work for myself. Oh, they had crayons and coloring books. And the cupboard held glitter, scissors,…

M is for Marshmallows You can find the rest of the series here. We have this fire pit in our front yard – it’s nothing fancy. Just a few large rocks in a circle. And we have two picnic tables plus a toddler size picnic table to accommodate our large family. We have family gathers…

{Photo Credit: Linda van Dijk} Are you using Apologia’s Zoology II book – Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day? Well, whether you are or not, here are some great resources for a dolphin unit this year. Be sure to watch the movie Dolphin Tale while you’re at it! In my house, we are currently reading…

Now that our company is gone… and school time is coming really fast, I drug out all of my homeschool supplies and books. I need to sort through them and plan my lessons. Looking at the pile… knowing I need to write 180 lessons for 10 subjects for 4 children is a little overwhelming. I…

one of them yells, “Mom! I found a snake!” you’d think they’d all go running in the other direction. But nope, today when Hannah yelled those words, we all ran to go look – with our handy dandy butterfly net. I was pretty sure it was a garter snake, but we had never found this…

Preschool Sensory Math Game for Valentine’s Day A simple and fun Valentine’s conversation hearts math {counting/graphing} game with a twist! This is a fantastic game to work on number recognition and one to one counting. Materials Needed Small Container {dollar store} Sensory Filler: Colored Rice Conversation Candy Hearts Dot Dice Kid Crafting Tray Learning Resources…