Stamp Art with Foam Letters

Today we used our foam alphabet letters (for the bathtub) to make some fun prints with paint!  I did Owen’s for him – he’s almost 3, and this was too hard for him to do on his own.  Gresham (age 5) did his name himself!

We used Crayola . . . → Read More: Stamp Art with Foam Letters

Scrabble Spelling

This is my first year with two kids officially in homeschooling!  Although, I really have to plan like I’m homeschooling all three, because it’s unrealistic for the 2 year old to entertain himself all day!

I am in the process of developing a list of “go-to” activities that Gresham (age 4, approaching 5) can . . . → Read More: Scrabble Spelling

Teach Your Child to Read without a Curriculum

I am currently in the process of teaching my second child to read using mostly materials around the house, and I thought I would blog our ideas!  When Aidan was learning to read, we did not have money for a reading curriculum.  Actually, we had money for curriculum, just not for each subject, and . . . → Read More: Teach Your Child to Read without a Curriculum

Alphabet Running Game

We’ve been stuck inside the house a lot lately because of the flu and bad weather!  We decided to burn off a little steam by adding running to an alphabet game!

I lined up a few alphabet cards on the kitchen table.  I told Gresham to go across the house . . . → Read More: Alphabet Running Game

Writing Letters in Sugar

Here’s an easy idea for practicing writing the alphabet – writing in sugar!  Sometimes it helps to get more of the senses involved when working on writing.  We got this out for letter “S” because it’s hard for Gresham to remember which way it faces.

You can also write in . . . → Read More: Writing Letters in Sugar

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