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Spring Tree Q-Tip Painting – Free Printable Craft Activity for Kids
I originally put this together for Fall when we were studying Autumn trees. However, we enjoyed it so much that I decided to turn it into a Spring craft activity! We love the cherry blossoms and it’s really calming and fun to paint the pink blossoms all over the paper. This would be a great Spring craft activity for toddlers, preschool, kindergarten, first grade, or beyond. (Honestly, I really enjoy it too!) And it fits perfectly with our Spring Tree nature study theme this week! I printed the page on cardstock and then glued it to a piece of construction paper. Then we just dotted our papers with paint to…
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Snowman Math for Numbers 0-20
Math is one of those subjects that I just don’t love. And yet it’s one of those subjects that you just can’t avoid when you’re homeschooling elementary kids. So, I look for as many ways as possible to make teaching math fun! My kids are loving this Snowman Math set! We are working a lot on number sense for numbers 0-20, and this set has fun activities to work on those skills. And of course, I’ve tried to accommodate learners of all abilities. There are activities for kids who still need practice on numbers 0-10, and multiple ways to play each activity. This set includes this fun snowman count and…
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Best Books for Children about Owls
Are you looking for children’s books about owls? My kids love learning about animals, and I really enjoy seeing them light up when they follow their interests and learn more. We have loved studying about owls in our homeschool, and I compiled this list of kids picture books about owls to share with you! A few of these are not technically “children’s” books, but I know that even my 6 year old loves to look at books full of facts and photographs about owls. Whether you are doing a unit study about owls in your homeschool or just looking for some fun books about owls, I hope you enjoy this…
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Kids Coloring Pages and Activities for Fall
Looking for a fun set of printable activities to keep your kids entertained this Fall season? I designed our newest kids printable pack – Fall Forest Friends kids coloring pages and activities for just that purpose. It’s full of fun coloring pages and activities for children that are sure to keep your kids engaged (while working on valuable skills) this Fall and Thanksgiving season. While you prepare the holiday meal, kids can sit nearby and color, do word searches, or play memory match. Includes: -Word Search Pages -Coloring Pages -Memory Match Game -I Spy Colors -Cutting Practice “Snip” Strips -Mazes -Which One is Different? The kids coloring pages are…
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Free Reading Tracker for Kids
All of my kids love to read, and honestly don’t really need a lot of incentive. But they LOVE working towards a goal. My youngest finished her homeschool reading curriculum All About Reading, but missed the progress chart. So, I created a reading tracker for her to work toward a goal of reading 50 books. I bought these cute and simple round stickers for her to put on each of the little books on the tracker. We could have just as easily just checked off each one, but what kid doesn’t love stickers?! When she reaches her goal, she’ll get a one-on-one date with me. As a homeschool family, we…
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Seasonal Nature Poem Printables are HERE!
This has been a year-long labor of love, and the Seasonal Nature Poem Printables are finally ready! Beautiful artwork for your home or homeschool for every season. Change it out weekly to go with your nature study theme or display multiple pieces to suite your home decor. I designed these printable pieces so that they can stand alone for seasonal decoration as well. Nature and poetry combined for two of my favorite ways to decorate! You can purchase each season separately or bundled for better value. I wanted to make these as affordable as possible, while still making it worth the considerable time and expense I’ve put into them. …
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Summer Nature Related Bible Memory Verses
Each week I incorporate Bible memory work into our homeschool. This year I thought it would be fun to select nature related verses that go with what we are studying in our nature curriculum. So I spent several hours brainstorming and looking up verses for every single week’s topic! Some correspond more loosely than others, but I tried to tie each into our theme in some way. We are using Exploring Nature with Children for our homeschool nature study curriculum. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a great curriculum for studying nature with children! Now available as a set of beautiful posters, copywork, and cards for the complete year! This is a…
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Spring Nature Related Bible Memory Verses
Each week I incorporate Bible memory work into our homeschool. This year I thought it would be fun to select nature related verses that go with what we are studying in our nature curriculum. So I spent several hours brainstorming and looking up verses for every single week’s topic! Some correspond more loosely than others, but I tried to tie each into our theme in some way. We are using Exploring Nature with Children for our first grade homeschool nature study curriculum. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a great curriculum for studying nature with children! Now available as a set of beautiful posters, copywork, and cards for the complete year! This…
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Gluten & Dairy Free Russian Tea Cakes Cookies
Wedding cookies. Snowball cookies. Russian tea cakes. Whatever you call these little cookies, I call them delicious! I typically make them around Christmas, but there’s no reason not to make them other times of year as well! And, being that they’re gluten and dairy free, my celiac friends can also enjoy these allergy-friendly cookies! In fact, they are egg free and therefore vegan as well. However, they are not particularly low sugar, and definitely not low fat! I have a confession though. I didn’t have enough cookies left to photograph, so this is the only view you get for now! For my fellow children’s book fans, the books pictured above,…
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Winter Nature Related Bible Memory Verses
Each week I incorporate Bible memory work into our homeschool. This year I thought it would be fun to select nature related verses that go with what we are studying in our nature curriculum. So I spent several hours brainstorming and looking up verses for every single week’s topic! Some correspond more loosely than others, but I tried to tie each into our theme in some way. We are using Exploring Nature with Children for our first grade homeschool nature study curriculum. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a great curriculum for studying nature with children! Now available as a set of beautiful posters, copywork, and cards for the complete year! This…
