We have praying mantises!! We have been having so much fun with our ladybugs and butterflies! Now we have praying mantises! I will be totally honest…they creep me out! They are a little pre-historic looking and make my skin crawl. However, I wanted the girls to see these insects and I really tried not to…
I wanted to create a packet that works on ABC’s, numbers, shapes and colors so we created our Build-a-Book set! I love this set because it is a hands-on interactive set of mini-books that allow students to color, cut, paste and put things in order. This packet makes 5 mini-books for the following concepts: *Uppercase…
Every year we order caterpillars, but I forgot this year:( It slipped my mind and I just forgot. It is always such a wonderful experience to watch the caterpillars grow and turn into a butterfly! The girls love it and it really is such a magical experience! We were on our way to run some…
How about a GIVEAWAY for our new product? There are two ways to WIN! I wanted to make some CVC mats for Sophia, even thought she is not ready for them yet. I know she will enjoy these when we start them in the fall. This printable works with 88 CVC words! This product…
Magnets are just FUN! You give a kid a magnet and they will entertain themselves. Well, I recently decided to stop pinning and actually implement one of my pins, with a twist. We had SO much FUN! The materials we used were pipe cleaners cut into small pieces, some brads and paper clips. You can…
It is absolutely AMAZING to see how quickly a little toddler can change in just a few weeks! I am really enjoying our learning journey with my little Sophia. She is always eager to do “school,” but she knows what she does and doesn’t like. The best thing that I can do for her is…
I am gearing up for the fall and I have a little packet that I am going to introduce to help teach CVC words: CVC Peek-a-Boo Books! One of the most common “problems” that occur when teaching CVC words is that students will sound out the first 2 letters and then guess on the last…
