This morning, I had a very scary experience. I was getting breakfast ready when all of a sudden my chest on the left side started hurting pretty badly. I didn't know what to do! I started panicking. Could this be a heart attack? I'm so young! I'm 34 years old, how can this be happening to me?! I immediately started panicking, of course. I turned around to turn the stove off and started thinking about what do. Do I know what to do? What about my children? My children are only four and a … [Read more...]
House Chores Activity for a Preschooler
Our schedule in general was getting way too full. I am definitely not one to let my house chores go for too long, but lately, things were so busy and the house chores were put on the back burner. That was not ok with me. I like living in an orderly home. It doesn't have to be pristine, of course, but loads of unfolded laundry for a week or a sink full of unwashed dishes for a couple of days is just not acceptable to me. We homeschool, which means that we are here all.the.time. If … [Read more...]
Easy Bunny Rabbit Puppet Craft
Isn't this cute? It was super easy, too. Read on to learn what you need to make this. Materials: 1. Paper bag for each child 2. Scissors 3. Tacky glue 4. 2 googly eyes for each child 5. Cotton balls (about 4-6 per child) 6. White or cream cardstock or foam cards (for ears, whiskers, nose and teeth) Steps: 1. Pull cotton balls apart to fluff them up. 2. Glue the cotton onto the bottom of the brown paper bag. 3. Glue the googly eyes on. 4. Cut out 2 ears, 2 teeth, a nose … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Journal: April 2014 Part 2
Getting ready for Easter and going in style Interesting choice of evening attire. Here, we were in beautiful San Diego. :) This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Date night in San Diego! Music: Clef NotesTwo weeks ago in music we reviewed Tammy the Treble Clef and then met Billy the Bass Clef. We looked at how Tammy and Billy lie on the grand staff. We watched videos talking about the notes on both, and … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Journal: April 2014 Part 1
McGuffey's Readers and Classical Conversations Review Skip counting up to the 15s, squares (1x1, 2x2, 3x3, etc) and cubes (1x1x1, 2x2x2, etc). This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Scripture Memory, Pledge of Allegiance, Patriotic songsA.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education) I know this looks terrible, but this is what my planner looks like. I have my own (not-so-legible) code system to know what I did when and what we … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 6
Classical Conversations EnrichmentSince we were learning about Confucius, we read this book, which was very helpful. Read on to see what our homeschooling routine looks like.This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Beautiful new pillow covers in our homeschool room.Daily RoutineWe have a bin with our daily routine activities. In it, we have,- McGuffey's Reader- Custom-made prayer cards (We made a list for every day of the week. Some items are in all … [Read more...]
Bible: God made the Animals
We talked about God creating animals on Day 6 of the Creation account. We pointed at some animal charts on the wall and named them all (in all 7 languages). Read on. :) We looked around the playroom and found different animals (in pictures, stuffed animals, etc). Then we sang an animal song from the Karyn Henley book. This is the way the bunnies hop, the bunnies hop, the bunnies hop This is the way the bunnies hop early in the morning. This is the way the birdies … [Read more...]
Montessori Culture (History): Family Tree
We only did: child, mom and dad, paternal parents and maternal parents. We talked about our genealogy and how the tree can keep going and going, getting bigger and bigger both ways (ancestors and descendants). This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. K insisted on adding his sister to the family tree. That was such a sweet gesture. … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 5
Cursive Practice (sort of)This is an awesome printables packet from 3 Dinosaurs. And it is FREE!K had been showing a lot of interest in cursive and can read it now, so I asked some blogger friends for resources. Cassie responded with this. Wow. How amazing! That very evening, I printed it all off and put it together, even the dice.The next day, during homeschool, I presented K with it and he loved it, but once he tried to write in cursive a little bit (after begging me to teach him how to … [Read more...]
Montessori Practical Life: Peeling a Carrot
This is a quite simple and yet very helpful activity for children. My son is four years old and can do it with ease. I love it how children who can help cook and bake at home feel a sense of accomplishment and independence. Setup: - Constant adult supervision (mandatory) - Plate - Placemat - Peeler - Carrot - Julienne peeler (optional) Read on... He enjoyed peeling the carrot.I like using the ceramic peeler because it peels very well, but it is harder to cut through skin … [Read more...]
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