Phonemic Awareness - specifically focuses on individual sounds (know as phonemes in words). Phonological Awareness - refers to the...

This time of year, bone themed food hits the stores. Having a degree in osteology, people often inform me of the various bone products or...

As Autumn quickly approaches, I realize that the time for my children to play with water as messy and soggy as they wish, is coming to an...

So, here's the thing. I have four kids. With four kids comes a lot of toys. We can have a room demolished in under half an hour. Should...

Excited that my MIL makes BOOM CARDS! I know, I know - What are Boom Cards? Best way is just to show you!

It’s that time of year but it’s a year unlike any other. All over the state, parents and caregivers are having to face tough decisions...

It's not news that for many, life has changed drastically. For many of us, we have altered our day to day routines in an attempt to stay...

You know that book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? I think I will write my own version of that. If You Send a Husband to the Grocery. The...

Back in January, we had a snow theme. It's a pretty basic theme but it's still a great one. Sadly, we didn't have any real snow this year...

If you haven't heard, there's a new Dr. Seuss cartoon these days. Netflix's Green Eggs & Ham has my kids running around pretending to be...

My saintly grandmother was the mother of nine. NINE! She is amazing and patient and kind. She also hates Dr. Seuss. This has always...

As homeschoolers, we set our schedule, which is a shocking revelation I'm sure. We take a week off for Christmas, but an additional week...

This week we had a pajama school day. I know, I know- you're asking, isn't everyday pajama day in homeschooling? Well, it's closer to a...

When I was growing up, we had a tradition at Christmas time. Every year, after Thanksgiving, we would play Angels and Mortals. The...

It's hard to approach Christmas without singing, "You're a mean one..." in a deep voice. Since I was a small child, the Grinch has been...

To teach kids compassion is a continuous job but one that is very rewarding. One activity I enjoy doing every year is a sacrifice manger....

In the immortal words of Frosty the Snowman, ”Happy Birthday!” To kick off our lessons about Christmas, I started with teaching our...

I love sensory bins and so do my children. If you are unfamiliar with them, the concept behind sensory bins is to engage more than one of...

As parents, we are adept at sneaking things in for the good of our children. We choose cartoons that educate, snacks that have servings...

It's a simple truth that kids love animals and have a natural fascination with them. Any toy aisle or zoo can confirm this. The question...