I don't like bugs. Period. At all. Not even a little bit. But my kids do. They think all types of insects, spiders, and other creepy, crawly creatures are fascinating. Parenthood has definitely made me more tolerant of countless things (bodily fluids, lack of privacy, random screaming...). My ...
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Ancient Egypt Definition Cards
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Egypt has such a rich and fascinating history. It's amazing to me how we can know so much about people that lived thousands (and thousands) of years ago. Throughout this school year, I'm planning to help my son learn about ancient history. What better place to start than with ancient Egypt? These ...
Homemade Wobblebot
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As with our wigglebot, this homemade wobblebot is not technically a robot since it doesn't have any sort of decision making capabilities. However, it is still a lot of fun to make and a great first "robotics" project for young robot enthusiasts. Like the wigglebot, the inspiration for this ...
Dinosaur Cards and Lap Book
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Every night I ask my kindergarten son, "What do you want to learn about tomorrow?" Nine times out of 10, he says dinosaurs. We've been reading lots of library books on dinosaurs, but I wanted to make his learning more hands-on. It took me awhile to put together these dinosaur cards and the ...
Balloon Inflating Experiment
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This is a super simple science experiment, but one that's impressive to young kids anyway. It's so easy, I figured I had no excuse for not doing it at least once with my kids. I started by telling them we were going to blow up a balloon without having to blow into the balloon. (I guess technically I ...
Land and Water Form Cards
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I want to be helpful. I really do. If there is something I can make that would help your child learn more about a topic they are interested in or master a difficult concept, I'm happy to give it a shot (though I can't promise to be fast). Feel free to contact me. About a month ago, I asked some ...
Addition Strip Board
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Who doesn't love the Montessori, hands-on, self-correcting style of learning? It seems like most kids learn best when they get to move pieces around with their hands to understand how things work rather than have someone verbally explain a concept to them. I created this addition strip board and the ...
Universe Cards
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If you liked my solar system cards from a couple weeks ago, I'm hoping you'll like these free, printable, 3-part Montessori-style universe cards as well. Before too long, I plan to make some space exploration cards to go along with these sets, so be sure to sign up for my newsletter if you're ...
Blank World History Timeline
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I first heard about the concept of a blank world history timeline in the book More Charlotte Mason Education. If one follows those guidelines, each child has their own "Book of Centuries" that they keep throughout their whole education (starting maybe around 4th grade). Each century of human history ...
Rhyming Wheels
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I was inspired to make these rhyming wheels by a book from the 1970's called Teaching the Young Child by Susan Rounds. Her idea involved two paper plates and no flaps or pictures, but she didn't have the photo editing software that made making these easy. Basically, the way these work is that ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 