Did you know that April is National Poetry month in the United States? In celebration of the beauty, my children and I will be learning about poetry all month long! In fact, I just finished up three new copywork books for them, with selections from famous poets Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, and Lewis Carroll. Compiling these ebooks reminded me of just how much I Continue Reading >>
Exploring Emotions with LEGO® faces – free LEGO printables
Children have a tough time figuring out how to handle their emotions don't they? Tiny babies really have no concept of emotion, but as a child grows older they begin to recognize intensities of emotion in themselves. As they begin to experience sadness, happiness, and everything in between they need coaching and help to figure out how those emotions fit into their life. It is important that we Continue Reading >>
How to Teach Your Child To Ride a Bike Without Breaking Your Back
When Clara was seven years old, we finally gave up on the Bill Cosby method of teaching a child to ride her bike. You know, where you run behind the bike holding it steady until the child just takes off on their own? It's a famous Bill Cosby episode, but it is not the most efficient way to teach a child to ride. We started searching the internet in earnest and that's when we first discovered the Continue Reading >>
A Child’s Book Of Art: Free Printable Discussion Questions
Eons ago, when my youngest daughter was just three years old, I began our homeschool journey with Sonlight Preschool. At that time, they had no schedule for the PreK Core, and I wanted one. I found a group online where two different schedules were available, and I took the very rudimentary theme-based schedule in the files section that year and developed it into a fantastic, fun learning adventure Continue Reading >>
15 Museum Quality Picture Books about Art
Have you ever noticed how the children's books you find in a museum gift store are of significantly better quality then those you find randomly on the shelf or through Amazon search? Museum store curators do a fabulous job of vetting children's books for quality and educational value. What you find in those stores are the best of the best. My children and I have compiled a list of 15 museum Continue Reading >>
FREE! Sea Creatures Printable set
My kids have gone on a bit of a swimming creatures of the sea CRAZE these last few days thanks in large part to the videos from Curiosity Quest I've been raving about. I love it when delight-directed learning takes off in a good direction! I was pondering what I could do to capitalize on their sudden interest in Penguins, Sea Turtles, and Salmon -- and realized it wouldn't be too hard to create Continue Reading >>
