If you are looking for an easy way to teach kids how to draw a star, step by step, I have just the thing. I recently taught my 4 year old how to draw a 5 point star. After only about a minute or so of instruction, she was proudly drawing her own stars. How to …
Preschool
Even young children can be taught geography. When I was little, my mom would spend a few minutes a day doing geography with my brother and I. At a very young age, I knew the name and location of every country on the globe. I am now following the same simple method with my daughter. …
Here are some fun duck activities for preschoolers. It includes: book lists, music ideas, arts and crafts, games, colouring & cut and paste printables, videos to learn about ducks, duck jokes and more. Our Preschool Duck Theme Ducks became the theme of our preschool homeschool this winter. We feed the birds every winter. This year, …
A little over a year ago, I took my daughter to Disney World in Orlando Florida. It was going to be a long drive (about 22 hours) so I googled tips on taking kids on road trips. I read a ton of different parent recommendations. Many recommendations went something like this: “Of course they have …
Writing stories with preschoolers can be a fun and memorable experience. My 3 year old daughter loves to draw pictures and I’ve been encouraging her to tell me a story about them. I’ve been typing her story as she dictates it to me. They are usually crazy funny as her thoughts aren’t all …
What’s more fun than math on a computer for holding the attention of a young learner! My daughter loves doing math on the computer. One website I found particularly helpful is: IXL. It’s a subscription based website. It is possible to use it to a limited extent without paying for the yearly subscription. I …
Teaching your preschooler math can be a lot of fun. As a math loving homeschooling parent, here are 4 of my personal recommendations: Teach your child that math is in so much we do. Math is not something we sit down and do for “school”, math is all around us and can help us …