Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate/referral links. Thanks for your support! We love kids magazines and my girls especially love the science magazines. When our Ranger Rick Jr. subscription ran out, I couldn’t find a good deal, so we bought Zootles instead. Here are our thoughts on which we like better. Zootles About […] Read more…
C is for Consistency…Sorta ;) {Weekly Wrap Up}
This week has been an exercise in consistency. For me. As much as I work at it, you’d think I’d be closer by now! We managed to do school most days this week, but I didn’t get my “C” extras out and just did the activities leftover from my 5 year old from LOTW. She […] Read more…
Pirate School Resources: Tots – First Grade
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate/referral links. Thanks for your support! Our family LOVES pirates. The first time my husband & I heard about International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19) on the radio, we were smitten! When we had kids, my daughter became obsessed with pirates thanks to Peter Pan. We decided to make […] Read more…
Talk Like A Pirate Day 2013 {Read Aloud Thursday}
DISCLAIMER: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! We celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day with a week of pirate fun, from food to books to school & costumes, we do it big. This year I added books to our festivities & wanted to share our 3 favorite pirate picture books. Dirty […] Read more…
Pirate Sensory Bins {Pirate Week}
Since Itty Bitty is so hands on, I thought I’d give sensory bins another go this school year. While I had created them for my 2 year old, my 5 year old is loving them too. I created our first themed sensory bin for Pirate Week. Since we celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day every […] Read more…
Time 4 Learning {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
With a new baby in the house, I had been looking for a way to supplement our normal curriculum with something that required a little less time on my part. When I was chosen as part of the crew who would be reviewing Time4Learning I was very excited to try it. Time 4 Learning Time4Learning is […] Read more…
Weekly Wrap-Up: A is for All At Once
While we actually started school at the beginning of August, we started slow and did mostly an online curriculum that I’m reviewing next week. This week was titled A is for All At Once because we started our regular curriculum AND I went back to work AND I tried to get back on a housekeeping […] Read more…
Look Left, Look Right {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
: I have been searching for safety books for my both my daughters but specifically my nearly 3 year old who’s a bit of a loose cannon. When I was offered the opportunity to review Look Left, Look Right, Look Left Again, I was pretty excited. When it arrived, so were my girls! Look Left, […] Read more…
Don’t Miss the Schoolhouse Expo this week!
Disclaimer: I received free admission in exchange for promotion of the event. The 2013 Schoolhouse Expo begins today and runs through Friday, August 23. Have you gotten your ticket yet? Only $24 and includes 7-9 speakers a day. I’ve tried to sit in on several sessions so far this week, but i […] Read more…
In The Hands Of A Child Project Pack {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
I’ve seen lots of lapbooks and in the beginning I didn’t really see their point. It seemed like just busy work to me. Until I actually started doing school & realized that even my “worksheet lover” doesn’t really like them. When the opportunity to review a lapbook from In the Hands of a Child came up, […] Read more…