Learning the Days of the Week Here’s 3 fun activities to help your kids learn the order of the days of the week. These are interactive, multi-step, challenging activities that help kids practice several skills at once while solving puzzles and weaving their own Days of the Week mat. This set includes four different images […] Read more…
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…
I created a set of 8 digital math game boards that integrate physical movement with math skill practice in a fun and effective way, covering basic addition through double-digit division. Each level includes a full page of teaching tips, extra practice cards with answers, and a paper dice to fold into a 3-d cube. Read more…
Thank you!! I wanted to give a bit shout-out to all my readers, and some free printables as gifts to you – thank you for following along and reading my blog posts this year! Here’s a quick round-up of the top posts from R.E.A.L.-World Learners from 2017, a collection of several free printables that I’ve […] Read more…
Number and Letter Recognition Activities for Preschoolers My 2 year old has been learning his numbers and letters recently — a bit haphazardly, to be honest, but somehow he’s picking up the idea. Leapfrog’s DVDs Letter Factory and Numberland have been the most helpful instructional tool we’ve used for this. (You can read more about […] Read more…
Sales On All My Digital Learning Resources For the magical weekend coming up (Black Friday through Cyber Monday 🙂 ), I’m holding a storewide 20% off sale. In addition, I’m offering my two biggest items for 60% off their normal price. (Also, see below for information about a free printable math game.) You can read […] Read more…
This is a conclusion to my series on helping our children and students learn to love Reading and Writing. This series has included the initial post (see link above), as well as an article about helping your kids (of all ages!) write creatively – for fun!, more ideas for easily working in some creative writing exercises […] Read more…
Creating a Positive Learning Environment As a former teacher now homeschooling my own kids, I love to create a positive learning environment by cultivating a resource-rich home for them. We haven’t yet reached an age where I feel compelled to decide whether to take the curriculum route or just keep following their lead to explore […] Read more…
Storytelling with Kids – Make Writing Fun! This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full privacy policy here. Last week, as part of my series on helping our children and students learn to love Reading and Writing, I wrote a post about helping your kids (of all ages!) write creatively – for fun! In […] 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…