How do I turn a piece of paper into a boat? Today I am going to show you how to do an awesome pirate ship craft. It starts with an origami boat. Origami is a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills and spatial awareness. Paper folding seems to be a lost skill… Continue reading Pirate Ship Craft
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Tot School Letter H: H is for Hat
What toddler homeschool curriculum will help my teach letters to my child? First off, thank you so much for all of the kind comments and emails from all of you about my last post. I didn’t mean to take such a long break, but I am actually glad that I did. I feel so much… Continue reading Tot School Letter H: H is for Hat
State of the Union, or Uh, the Blog
What’s going on with Kirstylee? I don’t know how to start this so I’ll just get right into it. The past two weeks have been a bit crazy for me. I apologize for being MIA, but I needed some time for soul searching. Or, you know, freaking out as I figure my life out. But… Continue reading State of the Union, or Uh, the Blog
Preschool Calendar and Book Activity
What is a fun way to incorporate reading and help my child learn the months of the year? One of my favorite books growing up was Chicken Soup with Rice. I loved the rhyming and the fun pictures. Little did I know at the time it also helped me learn the months of the year!… Continue reading Preschool Calendar and Book Activity
Setting Up Toddler Trays Video Tutorial
How do I set up tot trays and how do I present them to my toddler? First off, sorry I didn’t have a video last week. I had one planned, but sickness got in the way of making it. :( Oh well. I did say I would try to have a new video every week,… Continue reading Setting Up Toddler Trays Video Tutorial
Teaching Numbers with Clip Cards
How can I use clip cards for teaching numbers? At some point we all learn that there is a connection between a written number (a symbol) and an amount (a specific number of objects). To adults it seems obvious. Of course 1 means one thing. But, to a toddler or preschooler this can be confusing.… Continue reading Teaching Numbers with Clip Cards
Magnetic Letter Match Alphabet Printables
How can magnetic letters help with teaching the alphabet? Teaching the alphabet is probably one of the most important things that happens in preschool, but guess what? It can be so easy! These fun magnetic letter match cards will help with teaching the alphabet, plus they are so fun! Download your magnetic letter match alphabet… Continue reading Magnetic Letter Match Alphabet Printables
Toddler School Ideas: G is for Garden
How do I do age-appropriate toddler education at home? I did a garden theme for tot school with Smiley Man last summer and Smiley liked it so much, I knew I had to include it in my Toddler Curriculum. I went back and looked at some of the activities we did back then (almost a… Continue reading Toddler School Ideas: G is for Garden
How to Use Building Preschool Printables
What matching games for kids teach spatial relations? Will your child be ready for Kindergarten math? This activity will lay the foundation to get him there. The activity is called Building and it teaches spatial relations. Spatial relation is how an object is located in space in relation to another object. Why Use Matching Games… Continue reading How to Use Building Preschool Printables
Inexpensive Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Where can I find a nice, but inexpensive gift for Mother’s Day? It seems like Mother’s Day always sneaks up on me every year, so this year I was determined to get ahead of the game. I have been searching out and brainstorming a bunch of inexpensive Mother’s Day gift ideas and my list kept… Continue reading Inexpensive Mother’s Day Gift Ideas