A couple months back, I was listening to this homeschooling podcast, when the interviewee said that her kids used traveler's notebooks. I was intrigued by the idea of my kids journaling in notebooks which could be easily and inexpensively swapped out as they filled them up. I ended up making 4 ...
Kindergarten Learning
United States Quarter Collection
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I made this United States quarter collection board so my 7 year old could collect the coins from all 50 states. Since he spent the past year learning United States geography, I thought it would be a fun and educational summer activity for him. However, it's my 5 year old daughter who has really ...
Homemade Spinning Brushbot
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!What better way to get kids interested in science and technology than fun, hands-on projects that move on their own? This simple, homemade, spinning brushbot was inspired by the book How to Build Robots. This book recommends taking apart a battery-powered, electric toothbrush to get the parts for ...
DIY Number Strip Puzzles
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I first learned about number strip puzzles from the website 3 Dinosaurs. I LOVE all the free educational material on that site, especially for the preschool age group. My 5 year old daughter in particular is currently pretty passionate about these number "puzzles." She has a dream of combining all ...
Simple Homemade Robot Car
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Do your kids think robots are cool? I know mine do. We started off with our wigglebot and wobblebot which both moved in fun ways while more or less staying in the same spot. Then I made a propeller car which moved in a straight line by pushing air with a propeller. The supplies for all of these ...
Reading Log Train
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I LOVE to read. Growing up, I hid a book in my desk at school in case the lesson was boring. If there was a social gathering, I would find a quiet place to hide and read. If we were driving home late at night, I would read snippets of my book by lamp post (which, let me tell you, is pretty ...
Ancient Rome Definition Cards
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!My one year project to learn ancient history is turning into more like a 3 year project. Such is life with little kids. Don't worry though. Anyone that knows me knows that I always finish what I start. (Except that afghan I started crocheting 15 years ago...that I seriously need to give up on.) Our ...
Middlebury Interactive Languages K-2: A Review
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Over the past year, my kids and I have worked our way through Middlebury Interactive Languages Elementary Spanish 1 (Grades K-2), which we've completed, and the first few units of Elementary Chinese 1 (also for grades K-2). Additionally, we've been longtime users of Little Pim, and recently started ...
Paleontology Cards
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!My oldest child has been very interested in dinosaurs since he was a toddler. Even though he's going on 7, whenever I ask him if there's anything he'd like to learn more about, "dinosaurs" is always at the top of his list. Over a year ago, I made these free dinosaur cards and lapbook to support his ...
Brazil Cards
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!When my oldest child turned 5, I ordered him a year long subscription to Little Passports World Edition which is meant for 6 to 10 year olds. It sounded like such an amazing idea, I couldn't wait until he was 6. (I have a problem with delayed gratification.) It really is a wonderful program for ...