There are a TON of people producing awesome printable packs for tots and preschoolers. The problem is that it’s so easy to get overwhelmed with all the options available. For our tot school, preschool and kindergarten age kids, we do a letter of the week theme to increase familiarity. Here are the 4 best resources […] Read more…
Pirates for Girls & Babies {Poppins Book Nook}
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! I was so excited for the Pirate theme this month because we TOTALLY do pirates. I bought the only two Pirate books from Usborne that we didn’t have and even planned a Pirate(-Ninja) Party. Unfortunately, July was not a good month for pirate play. […] Read more…
2014-2015 Curriculum – Preschool for Tactile Learners
This year, I am going to make an effort to do a little school with Itty Bitty (4). She is about equally tactile/kinesthetic and auditory. Her school will be totally different from Lil Bit’s PreK year. That being said, here are the things I’m going to try this year. Religion/Bible I haven’t fully figured […] Read more…
Flourish: Balance for Homeschool Moms {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Like many women, especially homeschooling moms, I have a TON on my plate. This season of littles & technological escapism, short temper, lack of discipline & general overwhelm had me (and my poor family) in a state of survival. Better than before, […] Read more…
2014-2015 Curriculum – Second Grade for Visual Learners
So this year, we are doing things a little different. We are still trying to find what works and she’s old enough to work a little harder. Also, she is a proficient reader which allows her to do a lot more because she can work independently. And if you aren’t familiar with our family, […] Read more…
3 Ways to Fit Fun into Your Home {School} @ Only Passionate Curiosity
I wrote a guest post for Heather, a fellow crew mate at the Schoolhouse Review Crew this week. I had to snicker when she said that my house sounded like a fun place to learn. When I read it last night, we were in the midst of learning character, new rules and hard consequences. […] Read more…
Math Apps for Early Learners — Eggy Numbers 1-10 & Eggy Add to 20
Disclaimer: I received a copy of these iPhone apps in exchange for an honest review. This has been a math kind of summer for both of our girls; it is one of the two subjects they are working on during summer school. Earlier, we were invited to review a few apps from the Reading […] Read more…
Tot-PreK-Kindergarten Book Themes by Month
In order to mix up our reading each month, I have a list of different topics that we cover each month as part of “school” for our little ones who like to be included. For Tots & PreK, school consists mostly of reading lots of books, play with manipulatives, and maybe some printable packs […] Read more…
The Basics of Writing for Littles – WriteShop Primary B {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
DISCLAIMER: I received a copy of this program in exchange for an honest review. *** Edited to correct factual data concerning number of units and time to cover. Next time I will triple check instead of going off what I THOUGHT I remembered :). *** I am a writer. Obviously. I have a blog right? […] Read more…
Classical History for Visual or People-Centric Learners – Veritas Press Self-Paced History {Schoolhouse Review Crew }
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this curriculum in exchange for an honest review. History was one of those subjects that I intended to get to last year & just, well, didn’t. For this coming school year, I had planned to blow through 2 years of history in the winter term. Until I saw […] Read more…