interactive notebook

This English grammar lapbook is a complete unit study on the parts of speech for kids from Kindergarten to second grade. It includes hands-on activities, graphic organizers, interactive notebook style journaling, task cards, and a Parts of Speech story. Read more…

Combinations to 10 - Free printable activity to help kids develop a conceptual understanding of how equations work like balance scales, while discovering and recording combinations that add to 5 and 10

Combinations to 10 and 5 – printable worksheets to help kids develop a conceptual understanding of how equations work like balance scales, while discovering and recording combinations that add to 5 and 10. Read more…

Best books on coding for kids - interactive, lift-the-flap books, books with offline coding activities, biographies, and history books for a well-rounded unit study on computers and coding languages

This continues my series of posts on Coding for Kids. I’ve compiled a list of the best books we’ve found for a well-rounded unit study on computer coding. This list includes interactive, lift-the-flap books, books with offline activities, biographies, and kid-friendly books on the history of computers and coding.  Read more…

Cultivating a Love for Reading and Writing, part 2: Creative Writing with Kids This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full privacy policy here.  This post is a continuation of my series on helping our children and students learn to love Reading and Writing. In the first post, I mentioned a few ways […] Read more…

Science folders

… I picked up this book about a year ago for a couple dollars. I think a good target age group would be 3-5 year olds. It’s set up for independent learning stations in schools, but works great for homeschooling.

I followed their instructions to make folders out of the individual units and we’ve pulled them out occasionally to work on a random topic. They’re all realllly basic, but lead to great conversations. …  Read more…