Summer is here and it's the perfect time of year for some outdoor learning. This summer my daughter and I have begun learning foraging. My 5 year old is naturally interested in learning to forage as she is always looking outdoors for things she can eat. Honestly, it's my duty to learn this with her so she learns what is poisonous and what she can and should not eat. She knows dandelions are safe to eat, so whenever she sees one, she grabs it, and plucks the little flower petals to eat just ...
Grade 2
Forest Scavenger Hunt – Identifying Plants in Search of the Perfect Paint Colors
Our family lives in a forest, so I was very happy when I saw that the theme for the Poppins Book Nook this month is "Forests and Woods". Going along nicely with the theme, I chose the book A New Friend (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse) My daughter received this book as a gift. The cover looks cute and adorable but I will be honest, I initially dismissed this book as a good book for when she's a bit older. My daughter can read common kid words, but looking at the vocabulary of the book, I knew ...
Outdoor Math Fun
Summer is nearly here, my favourite season as we get to be outside quite a bit. Even the house stays cleaner as my daughter is too busy playing in the great outdoors to be making a mess inside. Learning is included as part our regular routine and summer is no different. One game my daughter plays while doing her math is what she calls "Mathscotch". She's been asking me daily lately if we can play "Mathscotch" and how can I say no to a kid asking to do math. :) It's truly helping her fly ...
Number Bonds to 19 Free Math Worksheets
Learning the number bonds to 19 is next in our number bonds worksheets math series. In this series of math printables, kids learn the number bonds from zero to twenty. They also learn most if not all of the math skills they need to be able to figure out the number bonds - that includes place value and various addition and subtraction skills. Learning how to write numbers in words is also a big part of this series as this is a Grade 1 math skill that kids will need to ...
Number Bonds to 18 Free Math Worksheets
I worked hard this week on some printables for our number study of eighteen. Learning the number bonds to 18 is a big part of this edition of our number bonds worksheets series. The biggest thing I hope my daughter learns with the number 18 is that 9+9=18. In my opinion, the one digit additions of two numbers are important to learn well, and the number 18 has our last one. My goal is for my daughter to have learned these well enough that she knows the answer without any ...
Number Bonds to 17 Free Math Printables
Learning the number bonds to 17 is the next goal is this number bonds worksheets math series. There are many math skills that are progressively built upon throughout the math printables. Hopefully I have succeeded in my goal of making all this math learning, fun! To begin at the beginning of this series, go to the pre-lesson or the number zero. The number 17 worksheets can be downloaded free below: Download it ...
