Ideas for making a DIY craft station activity in a bag, modeled after subscription craft kits and cooking shows where contestants use random ingredients. Read more…
Teach kids to code using Scratch Jr, a fun, intuitive coding program. This is our review of the website, app, book, and game built around the Scratch system that helps kids (ages 5-7) enjoy learning fundamental principles of coding by designing and animating both characters and settings. Read more…
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Too many kids hate math because they’ve had negative experiences with it; they’ve often been forced to memorize something that didn’t make sense or wasn’t relevant or interesting. Programs like RightStart Mathematics help to eliminate this pervasive, crippling math anxiety. Here’s our experience with the curriculum. Read more…
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Coding for kids: our favorite websites, community resources, free printables, games, and activities that help even young kids enjoy learning coding skills. Read more…
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Our “creation station” is one of the most used learning centers in our homeschool area (which is actually our entire house!). I wrote about some of our fall craft activities here, if you’d like more inspiration for things to make with your kids at home. Paper Crafts We bought a couple Ed Emberley drawing books […] Read more…
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Number Recognition Game for Preschoolers
I’ve recently been inspired to create activities to help Lil Dude with number recognition (1-10, mostly). Last week we made a number banner, and I wanted to build on the momentum gained from that experience. In an attempt to find another interactive, discovery-type learning activity for him, I came up with this “game in a box.” […] Read more…
