Posted by Unknown | 5:12 AM

I’d love to claim this idea as my own, after all its simplicity is brilliant and what it teaches is incredibly useful. But, alas, this game ...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Free Printables, Games

Posted by Unknown | 11:30 AM

My daughter celebrated her birthday this week along with several of my yoga students. Of course her favorite part is the gift opening. Birth...

0 comments Labels: children's activities, holidays, self-confidence, social skills

Posted by Unknown | 5:08 AM

Now that my son has banged out some funky beats on his syllable drum , I thought he’d enjoy playing a syllable board game. After seeing the ...

0 comments Labels: Counting, Crafts, Free Printables, Games, Science, Syllables

Posted by Unknown | 5:03 AM

To teach my son about Pablo Picasso, I decided not to focus on his role in the cubism movement, but rather on his remarkable painting The Ol...

0 comments Labels: Art, Crafts, Free Printables, Music

Posted by Unknown | 8:14 AM

A few weeks ago as I was coming in from an early morning walk I heard a rapid, barely audible  'meow, meow' coming from my basement...

0 comments Labels: Adaptive Yoga, animal poses, children's Yoga, holidays, posture, sensory integration

Posted by Unknown | 5:18 AM

Math might come pretty easily to my son but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t need the practice. There are two main principles that guided the cr...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Free Printables, Games

Posted by Unknown | 5:24 AM

My son LOVES the computer, so I’m constantly in search of great online (educational) games for him to play. When I saw Joyful Mama’s post on...

0 comments Labels: Free Printables, Puzzles, Spelling

Posted by Unknown | 9:35 AM

I love it when the house it quiet for that first hour in the morning after everyone leaves. Its a time when I can be with my thoughts and re...

0 comments Labels: anti bullying, character education, self control, self-confidence

Posted by Unknown | 5:11 AM

Have I shared how much I love activities that combine multiple disciplines?!? This activity is all about music and language arts. There are...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Fine Motor, Music, Phonics, Plants/Animals, Reading, Syllables

Posted by Unknown | 5:08 AM

When my son’s math summer camp ended, the teacher told me about the games they had played in class. Games? Really? He showed me the games an...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Crafts, Games, Subtraction

Posted by Unknown | 5:32 AM

Here's a little bonus! I revised our original Word-Family Tree activity so it was more in the spirit of the season. To download this sp...

0 comments Labels: Free Printables, Plants/Animals, Reading, Sorting

Posted by Unknown | 6:19 AM

With the leaves falling, it's the perfect time for a little lesson on trees. To get some more information on trees big and small, my son...

0 comments Labels: Addition, Counting, Free Printables, Plants/Animals, Science

Posted by Unknown | 3:54 AM

The fall is a very interesting time of year, especially for the senses. Right now it is a cool, wet rainy morning where I live. If I step ou...

0 comments Labels: Children's health, holidays, senses, sensory integration, Sensory processing disorders

Posted by Unknown | 5:00 AM

Have you noticed that owls are everywhere?! They are all over adorable fabrics, being made into sweet felt pillows, and being crafted by lit...

0 comments Labels: Crafts, Plants/Animals, Reading, Science