When I made a multiplication star chart for my 8 year old and a sight word star chart for my 6 year old, I didn't want my 3 year old to feel left out. I decided to make him this uppercase and lowercase alphabet star chart so that he could learn his letters and be rewarded for his hard work as ...
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Sight Word Star Charts
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!My 6 year old is so excited to read. With my oldest, I never really made a big deal about sight words. At 8 years old, his spelling might not be the best, but he learned all the standard sight words just through reading. I don't think there's anything wrong with using this "organic exposure ...
Best Resources for Studying World History
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!History was never my favorite subject growing up. (I was always a math and science nerd.) There were just TOO many things to keep straight and it always got super jumbled in my head. I'm trying to rectify the mess that is my history knowledge now that I'm an adult. I have to say, even though a bunch ...
Best Resources for Studying Ancient Egypt
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I think my kids and I could spend an entire year studying Ancient Egypt. There is so much fascinating history to be discovered. Be sure to check my Ancient History page for free printable learning material and activities! Here are some books, audio CDs and other resources that we ...
Extracting DNA from a Strawberry
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Extracting DNA in the kitchen? I know what you're thinking. That *sounds* cool, but I'm sure it's way too complicated. At least, that's what I thought. I'd seen some instructions in the past that involved weird ingredients and lots of waiting and I figured, my kids won't be up for that. Then we did ...
Multiplication Star Charts
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I know that there can be pitfalls with using star charts. However, I can’t help but feel that they deserve a place in my parenting toolbox. After all, even though they have a bad rap, bribes can be really effective in the moment. Do I care if my son never chooses to study his multiplication facts on ...
Gratitude Journal for Kids
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!When it comes to being a parent, above all, I want to raise good people. Sometimes, between all the sibling bickering and potty words, I wonder if I'm AT ALL doing a decent job. I made this gratitude journal for kids as a way to hopefully improve my own kids' attitudes and build their character. ...
Raspberry Pi Computer Building for Kids
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I'll be honest. I'm a little cheap. I wasn't always this way, but I've been with my ultra-frugal husband for almost 20 years now (crazy) and he's rubbed off a bit. An organization in my area that provides STEM classes for kids recently advertised a computer building class for nearly FOUR HUNDRED ...
Homemade Traveler’s Notebook
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!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 ...
Low Floor High Ceiling Math Problems
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Last spring, when I said I wanted to teach a math class to kids between the ages of 9 and 14 at our local homeschool co-op, people looked at me like I was crazy. "You can't teach the same math to a 9 and 14 year old." "Their ability levels vary too greatly to do math in a co-op setting." That's what ...