7 Home Remedies to Keep You Well

Posted by | 8:07 AM
As a child, it seemed that every cold virus that came along, I caught. My dad would refer to me as 'the carrier' because I would usu...

Up & Down, Add & Subtract – Elevator Math!

Posted by | 5:38 AM
At the library, I stumbled on a wonderful math word problem book – Arithme-Tickle by J. Patrick Lewis.  The first problem in the book is ab...

Magnetic Snowman Hangman [Spelling Practice]

Posted by | 5:13 AM
Okay, okay, so my son didn’t really hang our snowman (that's kind of morbid), but he did build it gradually with each letter he guessed...

Incorporating Sensory Activities for Whole Child Learning

Posted by | 7:51 PM
                                               Photo: Families.com When we talk about "whole child learning" we are talking about...

Painting with Markers (Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired Art)

Posted by | 5:01 AM
There is something so bold about Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings. Her larger than life depictions of flowers, desert hills, and animal skulls a...

Labels, Limits & Lessons

Posted by | 11:24 PM
*NOTE: This is quite a long post that I wrote years ago before I had a blog. It was intended for a book I began and then later decided to n...

A Music Measure of Math

Posted by | 5:33 AM
Aside from an appreciation for music, I have no other knowledge of it or possess any talent myself. My son's music teacher’s “tee tee ta...

Eagles: Lesson and Snack

Posted by | 5:32 AM
My husband and I read to our two sons every night at bedtime. The latest chapter book I have been reading to my oldest son is SUCH a charmin...

Making a Yarn Bird's Nest

Posted by | 5:31 AM
I’m not sure how it came up, but just last week out of the blue, my son mentioned the bird’s nest that we had under our deck this past summe...

Inclusion is Belonging

Posted by | 5:34 AM
Many people have debated back and forth over the idea of inclusion for years. Some say its helpful and others say it is not. From the positi...

Scrambled Schedule [Active Time-Telling Practice]

Posted by | 4:53 AM
Sometimes one idea leads to another. In the process of trying to dream up a game that works on half-past, quarter-to, and quarter-after time...

Helping Your Child Sleep Well

Posted by | 5:56 PM
Illustration by: Mariko Francis It is estimated that as many as 30% of all children may have a sleep disorder at some point during childhood...

Contractions Down on the Farm

Posted by | 5:14 AM
My son reads books with contractions all the time and comprehends the meaning of the story. But strangely enough, he doesn’t know diddley ab...

Penguins Printable Book & Craft

Posted by | 5:42 AM
Penguins are SUCH cool birds. When I was rinsing out an empty bottle of coffee creamer I couldn’t help but notice its shape; it reminded me ...
 

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