Homeschooling activities

Outdoor learning is a great way to connect with nature and have fun. Forest School activities can incorporate art, craft, science, sensory play, and s

It is the end of May, which here in Idaho that means we are done with school! This year has been a whirlwind to say the least. If anything, we truly have learned that as teachers and parents, we can do anything life throws our way. I have grown by leaps and bounds, and watching educators, parents

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Coin sorting is a Montesorri-Inspired Sensorial Activity because sorting coins can help children develop and refine the senses as they sort money.

This post shares a hands-on, interactive journal idea for toddlers and preschoolers that introduces number sense and counting. Toddlers and preschoolers can identify numbers 1-10 written on each pond and count out the correct number of goldfish crackers to swim in each pond. This activity works on o

This post shares 7 different learning journal activities for preschoolers who are working on practicing recognizing, spelling, and writing their names. Activities are all low-prep, and include writing with different types of utensils, finding and circling your name, building your name with snap cube

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

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This post shares 13 different hands-on, engaging apple-themed journal activities for preschoolers and toddlers. These activities are great for an apple theme and cover a variety of different learning skills from pre-writing, to graphing, to letter sounds, and color words!

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…