Hello, everyone! The Natural Homeschool is so excited to welcome you to this week’s "A Little Bird Told Me" Link Party #47. We have so many fantastic bloggers out there that are writing some fabulous posts and we would love for them to share what they’re most proud of. Here are our awesome featured posts this week: SHARKS! SHARKS! SHARKS! Awesome Shark Week Ideas & Free Printables 1. Sh Sound Digraph game by Sight and Sound Reading 2. Shark Cootie Catcher – Origami for ... View the Post
Getting Smart about Sharks (Free Printables)
Is anyone out there a bigger fan than our family of SHARK WEEK? Probably not. Anyway, we did a thorough study of sharks and we had SO MUCH FUN! We have lessons, books, activities, a set of free printables and even a free game for you to play with your littles! You will all love it! Don't forget to visit the links at the end of the post for more Shark Week ideas and printables! Books About Sharks We read about shark. Boy, did we read about sharks? Take a look below! Here is a list of some ... View the Post
100+ Fine Motor Skills for Toddlers (Free Printable List)
Here is an amazingly awesome post for you! It is full of great ideas and a long list of 100 fine motor skills for toddlers and preschoolers. This list can be used as a progression for children ages up to 5 years. I also have a free printable list so you can print it and use it. I hope you find this list helpful. It certainly was for us. As you can see, we apply so many of them and are excited about completing the list. Beading Threading beads using thread, yarn, string ... View the Post
Butterfly Life Cycle Activities & Crafts (Free Printable Set)
We have been studying about butterflies and, even though we didn't get a caterpillar set to watch them turn into butterflies, we did watch videos of the process and are determined to do that next Spring. Here, you will see some of our butterfly life cycle lessons, butterfly books and you will also have a chance to download your own FREE butterfly life cycle printable set. It is 9 pages total, so you and your child will have varied ways to explore the most beautiful of life cycles (in my ... View the Post
Montessori-Inspired “Sorting by Size with Matryoshkas” (Free Printables)
Oh my goodness! This was such a sweet and fun lesson! I want to extend it some more by teaching my children about Russia and a little bit about the Russian culture. In this lesson, we learned how to sort by size using Matryoshkas. Some people know they better as Russian Nesting Dolls. Take a look at what we learned and don't forget to grab your very own free printables. There are many, many different kinds of Russian Nesting Dolls aka Matryoshkas. There are huge ones and tiny ... View the Post
“For the Love of Trees” Lessons, Books, FREE Printables & Hands-on Activities
We love trees! We love nature! There is nothing better than the feeling of grass between our toes, isn't there? Since April is such a wonderful month where Spring is in full swing, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and we celebrate Earth Day, we decided to do some fun hands-on activities, some multi-level lessons, read some awesome books and offer FREE printables...and all are pertaining to trees! For the love of trees! Take a look! Hands-on Tree Card Order ... View the Post
