Long list of free Montessori materials found online; perfect resource for classroom teachers and homeschoolers; free materials for a variety of levels, especially preschoolers through early elementary!
This post includes 3 free printable Dr. Seuss activities and one craft activity. All activities go along with Dr. Seuss' "1 Fish 2 Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish" book and cover skills such as fine motor, counting, and color sorting. One of the printable activities uses do-a-dot markers, one use
I am linking up with DeeDee and sharing a peek at my week... and year. It's been a little chaotic around here lately, so I created a weekl...
I was asking this question 4 years ago, so I'm writing the post I wish I'd had. 🥰A little background: Our family began officially homeschooling when our oldest son was entering kindergarten. I wasn't homeschooled and only knew a few homeschooling families, so I had a lot of questions (and trepidation) about choosing a curriculum.Here's what I've learned along the way:+ An open-and-go, boxed curriculum can be very helpful for your first year. We used Sonlight (with no regrets!) and I have many friends who love My Father's World. You go to their website, select your child's grade level, and order the materials. All you need for the year - the instructor's guide, books, and supplies - arrives at your doorstep. You're ready to homeschool! This helped me feel confident that yes, I was doing enough, and had advisors ready to help me if I needed it.+ A trusted homeschool mama in your community is an invaluable resource. If there's a homeschooling mom in your church whom you admire, ask her all your questions. How did she get started? What curriculum would she choose (or stay away from) if she could do it all again?+ Start simple, as it will take a while to find your rhythm. For example, all that a kindergartener *really needs* is a reading/phonics program, a math program, and (for Christian families) a morning Bible/devotional time. If that's all you do for your child's kindergarten year, great! You can add history, handwriting, science, and other electives as you grow more confident.+ Remember that you may not land on your favorite curriculum or educational philosophy your first year. And that's ok! If you're interested in finding your homeschool style, I've linked a helpful quiz in my profile.+ After you've narrowed it down to a handful of curriculums you're interested in, I love Cathy Duffy's review site (cathyduffyreviews.com). Her reviews are straightforward and very helpful.
Connecting with other homeschool families seems like a natural thing. But finding other families, and forming friendships harder.
This FREE Minecraft-themed activity ideas collection is full of fun and engaging activities for kids! Your child will cover literacy, numeracy, art, science, STEM & more!
If you want to teach your little ones about the concept of opposites you will want to check out these fun opposites worksheets and activities.
How to solve letters b-d reversal problems with simple tips and activities.
Workboxes taught my kids to work independently. It was a breakthrough in my homeschool.
Free inspirational posters and motivational quotes for teachers. Colorful posters for teachers with motivating quotes.
How do you transition from school to homeschool? Is it an easy process or hard? Find out how to start deschooling & deinstitutionalizing your kids now?
Games have been a big part of our family long before we even considered homeschooling. Games are an excellent way to spend quality time together as a family. “Gameschooling” is something that I did not find valuable to our homeschool in the beginning. I found games valuable to our family culture but not to academics....
Check out all of these activities to help you plan unique and memorable events for your homeschool group or homeschool co-op.
Effective homeschooling will bring tremendous result in the long run…You Can Do it right with this free resources.
Enhance your child's ability to follow directions and describe the location of an object using positional or directional words.
Is homeschooling free? Yes, it can be! Here's a list of my favorite homeschool curriculum that you can find online for FREE!
Do you want to know how to teach STEAM in your school or homeschool? Learn why STEAM education is important and how to incorporate it!
Our favorite 2nd grade anchor charts for math, language arts, and beyond. You'll definitely want to use some of these in your classroom.
Hello Everyone! What a great day to start a study on clouds!! Dark clouds this morning releasing a deluge of rain! By 1:00 beautiful clear sky with just a few cirrus clouds! Perfect example of our ever changing skies. I'll share our Cloud Unit in a second, but first I wanted to show some pics of our whole group math lesson. We are continuing our study of place value. After all the activities we did last week, it was time to see how all of this fits in relationship to other numbers. I pulled out our bigger than life 100 board and handed out some mystery picture clues. Each clue described a number in place value (tens and ones). The kids took turns putting their cards on the number for which their clue stood. When we finished putting all the clues down, a cloud was revealed! Use your imagination! It looks like a cloud, right??? The kids loved working together to create it!! I'm not even sure they realized they were growing their number sense!!! I did put together a little integrated cloud unit. We are going to try to get most of this in this week!! The unit also includes some poetry, another science activity and more!! You can get it if you click HERE!! Stay tuned for more cloud fun later in the week! Until then, have a wonderful week!! Thanks for stopping by for a peek!! Joyfully! Nancy
Easy at home science experiments using simple materials: salt and water experiment, egg in salt water, salt and ice. No-prep quick STEM activities kids love.
No study of architecture and engineering would be complete without talking about the Great Pyramids. Egyptian architecture is as mesmerizing in the 21st century as it must have been mystifying when they were constructed. And thanks to Bubble Guppies, a subject of great fascination to my preschool and toddler too! Egyptian Architecture…
I swear I must get this question no less than 50 times a day. I got it that much when I taught first grade and it was occasionally asked in...
32 Educational YouTube Channels that have lessons and games kids of all ages will be able to enjoy!
Learn about the phonetic reading Montessori eCourse with the pink, blue, and green series. Perfect for parents and teachers of 3-6 year olds!
Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less can be applied to many settings especially homeschooling. See the book review.
Financially savvy kids are future leaders!
How can sound be waves? It is a hard concept for kids. Try these 7 science experiments for kids to SEE sound. Learn the 5 senses with STEM activities.
It took me years of searching, but I finally found the BEST homeschool spelling curriculum! This spelling curriculum teaches spelling rules.
This past week, we learned about synonyms. The kids really grasped the concept by mid-week! I am excited to see them start using synonyms...
Need an easy activity to target phonemic awareness that you can DIY today? This Onset and Rime Flip Book is perfect. PLUS there are 5 ideas for using them
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician who is known for her passionate and pioneering work in early childhood development. She believed in sense learning and creative exploration letting childre…
Counting and number recognition are an important part of early mathematics. Our preschool math printable worksheets will help children in preschool learn and practice their numbers, shapes and other basic math skills.
Want to see if a layer of blubber can really help you stay warm in icy water? Try this arctic animals science experiment to experience it.
Looking for 3rd grade anchor charts? We put together some of our favorites to use in your third grade classroom this year!
Build a marshmallow and toothpick tower for a fun and budget-friendly way to explore STEM with kids. Free printable.
FREE printable puzzles to teach preschoolers about antonyms and opposites. Includes 12 self-correcting puzzles with visual cues to find the matching pair of antonyms.
A fun and simple musical theory and rhythm game to teach the difference between finding the beat and the rhythm of a song to kids.
A day in the life of an unschooler involves imagination, problem solving, storytelling, conflict, and play! Click here to see our day.
FREE science emergent reader book about the human body systems. Great science activity for preschool and kindergarten.
100 Activities to do with your kids - that are Free!
Learn what plants breathe through with this easy leaf & tree science experiment as kids get hands-on with the process of photosynthesis!
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