A 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
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 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 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...
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