How 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 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 ArticleHow to Enjoy Walking with Your Preschooler
Walking with children is a wonderful activity that can yield many benefits: nature study, exercise, and heart to heart discussions. You will maximize these benefits so you can enjoy walking with your...
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
My little guys absolutely loves playing with dominoes, so I turned these into a learning box for him to learn addition and of course, he loved it! How to Teach Addition with Dominoes I set up a bin...
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 ArticleFour Ways Any Parent can Nurture Her Preschooler’s Sense of Rhythm
Music is a precious gift, and the skills needed for rhythm in music also help prepare children to read. Music lessons are great for preschoolers, but not always practical. The good news is that you...
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 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 ArticleHow 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 ArticleHow Your Preschooler Can Benefit from Learning Boxes
Learning boxes are so easy to put together and with little investment, teaching preschool at home or just filling their day with learning play can benefit your preschooler for years to come. My 3...
View ArticleWhy Book Time is Important to Toddlers and Preschoolers
As a Charlotte Mason homeschooler, books are an important part of our home, including our little ones. In this post, I would like to share why I believe book time for toddlers and preschoolers are...
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