How to Teach Numbers with Legos
Hands-on learning is very effective way to turn playtime into learning time. This learning box activities takes only a few minutes to set up and will allow your children to learn number recognition,...
View ArticleTop 10 TV Shows that Teach ‘Good Things’ to Toddlers & Preschoolers
In our culture, the television has become a tool to keep our children entertained. I must admit, I have even used it that way on many occasions for all of my children. My children haven't been able to...
View ArticleAlphabet Clothes Pins Learning Box (with free printables)
Alphabet clothes pins are a great way to teach letter recognition to your preschooler, through hands-on learning. This learning box is easy to put together, and can provide a lot of learning. My...
View ArticleAlphabet Stamping: A Pre-writing Activity
Do you have a preschooler that is excited about learning their alphabet but not quite ready to learn how to write them? This is the perfect pre-writing activity that will encourage learning without...
View ArticlePlay-Doh Alphabets: A Pre-writing Activity
What preschooler do you know that doesn't love Play-Doh? This Play-Doh Alphabet is the perfect pre-writing activity to encourage them to learn their alphabet and how to spell their name. Here is how...
View ArticleHow to Teach Number Recognition with Sequence
Our family loves to play board games. One of those games is Sequence, which is played with cards and chips. After a recent game night, my 4 year old wanted to play Sequence with me. I quickly...
View ArticleHow to Teach Addition with Cars
My little guy loves cars and I love hands-on learning, especially for math. I created this fun learning box that combines his love of cars with my need to teach addition. He absolutely enjoys to learn...
View ArticleHow to Teach Subtraction with Cars
Hands-on math is a great way to teach subtraction, so why not do it with cars! My little boy loves to do learning boxes but I think his favorite ones are those that I brought his cars into the...
View ArticleLearning Shapes with Play Dough
My son loves learning boxes and activities because they are just play to him, but I love them because they are learning while playing. I came up with a few learning activities with play dough and he...
View ArticleLearning Numbers with Play Dough
Most children love play dough, so I decided to turn this play time into learning time. Learning Numbers with Play Dough We use Play-Doh Learn About Shapes and Numbers to do this activity and as you...
View Article7 Ways to Prepare for Preschool at Home
In my fifteen years of homeschooling, my biggest challenge has always been keeping the toddlers and preschoolers busy while I homeschooled the older children. If you have more than one child, you can...
View ArticleA Collection of Learning Activities with Play Dough
Your child already loves play dough, so way not turn their play time into learning time with these learning activities that will for sure be fun and exciting for your preschool child to enjoy....
View Article5 Resources for Teaching Preschoolers to Tie Their Shoes
There are so many life skills for preschoolers to learn, and I love to create my own list of things that I would like for my children to learn each year and one of the skills for my little one to learn...
View ArticleHow to Teach Addition with Dominos
Teach addition with dominos can be a fun way for kids to learn the basic concepts for math facts. My little guys absolutely loves playing with dominoes, so I turned these into a learning box for him to...
View ArticleLearning in Motion: Insect Memory Game
Children love motion, and often times they get antsy when doing lessons, so I implemented learning in motion into our homeschooling for my preschooler, to give him the opportunity to move around while...
View ArticleCopywork for Beginning Writers
Copywork for Beginning Writers We use copywork in our homeschooling, and my little guy is loving this way of learning copywork that he starts it first everyday, often times before I'm ready to even...
View ArticlePattern Learning Box
My preschooler loves learning boxes of all kinds, however his love of colors and sorting makes this pattern learning box a perfect learning activity for him. Here is what you will need to do a Pattern...
View ArticleHow to Create a Learning Center in Your Home
Children love learning centers, so why not create a learning center in your home? Our five year old has had the benefit of learning boxes since he was two and at the age of five, he still enjoys them...
View ArticleHow to Teach Your Child To Swim Without Lessons
We all want our children to not be afraid of water and to learn to swim early, not only for their safety but also for their enjoyment. This is why swimming lessons are growing more and more popular....
View ArticleHow to Build Attentiveness in the Formative Years
How would your life be different if those around you paid closer attention to the things you communicated to them? Attentiveness is a trait that many people just do not have these days and younger...
View ArticleHow to Build Obedience in the Formative Years
Toddlers are known for their disobedience, strong will and throwing fits to get their way. As a parent, our job may feel like an overwhelming feat that you may not be even sure of how to get from point...
View ArticleHow to Build Self-Control in the Formative Years
From my parenting experience, I would say that building self-control in the formative years is just as important as teaching obedience and attentiveness. Most parents desire their children to display...
View ArticleHow to Build Patience in the Formative Years
If you have a little one in your home, you know that patience is not something that comes naturally for them. They have been trained from birth that when they needed or wanted something that it was...
View ArticleWhy Toddlers Need Book Time
Long before we decided to homeschool, we ensured that our first child has plenty of books at her disposal at any time of the day. I'm not sure why I made that conscious effort to secure many different...
View ArticleHow to Implement Book Time for Toddlers
Book time has always been an important part of our home routines. All four of our children have had a time when ‘quiet' book time was a required part of the day. This usually became obvious during...
View ArticleLeading Your Child to a Strong Faith
Leading your child to a strong faith can be very difficult in today's culture. Knowing a few key things to do this from the start of their life can really help you teach them to look to God for all...
View Article50 Alphabet Activities
Do you like hands-on activities? These 50 alphabet activities that you can do with your preschooler or kindergarten age children will be a great way to learn through play. 50 Alphabet Activities for...
View Article50 Number and Counting Activities with a Book List
Hands-on learning is a perfect way to use these number and counting activities. Your preschooler or kindergarten children will love these activities, and book suggestions. 50 Number and Counting...
View ArticleHow to Introduce Nature Study to Your Preschooler
As a Charlotte Mason educator, nature studies is something that our whole family enjoys, which makes it very easy to introduce to preschoolers (or before) for us, but I'm aware that this isn't the case...
View Article18 Things Charlotte Mason Expected 6 Year Olds to Know (with a Printable)
I have doing a Charlotte Mason homeschool since 2000, and I’m always surprised by the things that Charlotte Mason expected 6 years old to know. Charlotte Mason was an educator that lived in England in...
View ArticleHow to Prolong Naptime for Toddlers & Preschoolers
*I have affiliate links within this post. This is something that all parents are dying to find out… how to prolong naptime! I have a 3 year old, who has shown signs of wanting to say ‘good-bye' to his...
View ArticleHow to Teach the Alphabet with Legos
Teach the alphabet with hands-on learning is a great way to engage children to learn through play. This learning box is easy to put together and can easily be done by a two or three year old, with a...
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