Learning about Life, Learning about Him, Teaching about Life, Teaching about Him
Right now we are seeing an unprecedented number of school closures due to the Corona virus. Parents are having to come up with ideas to keep kids occupied during this time. Even homeschooling families find themselves homebound as activities are cancelled as a precaution. If you are like me, you do not want to see your kids glued to screens to pass their time. To help prevent boredom and keep the kids off screens, I have 10 screen-free indoor activities for kids of all ages.
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As busy homeschool moms, we have plenty of “to do” lists. I’m not even talking about life stuff. Homeschooling alone has quite the laundry list of essentials that must get done. In future blog posts, I’ll share tips on how to get those tasks done (lesson planning, buying curriculum, scheduling your year, etc.) Not that I’m an expert, but I have had a lot of trial and error. What I want to give you here is the Homeschool Mom’s “To Don’t” List.
I went to public school from kindergarten through graduate school and was never taught about the Japanese Internment camps. I knew about their existence because of my dad’s experience in a camp. Educating our kids about this aspect of history is important and something I have not done as well as I should. To that end, I have compiled a book list and resources to help in this endeavor. I also created three sets of free printables to share with you.
When my kids were learning their letters, I loved using themed printables. It was especially nice when they were free! I made this Valentine’s Day Alphabet Matching free printable with frugal moms in mind.
With a new year, comes the need for a new calendar. I am very particular about what I want in a calendar. I want it to be free, lined, editable, and have two pages per month. We’re a big family, so we have a lot of activities to fill in! I searched online, and when I couldn’t find what I wanted, I created my own. Now I want to offer to you my free editable 2020 calendar printable.
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Every year I try to get more organized when it comes to Christmas shopping. With 10 in our family, it can become quite an undertaking. In addition, I have taken over the grand kid gift buying for my parents. This year, to help myself out, I created a printable Christmas wish list.
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I’m relatively new to the copywork scene even though I have been homeschooling for 15 years. After learning more about the merits of it, I decided to incorporate it more into our school work this year. You can click here to read more about the benefits of copywork, but the reasons that caught my eye were:
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Many moons ago I ran a Lego club for our homeschool group. We would gather at my church once a month. Each family would bring its own set of Legos and a blanket (to help prevent Legos from co-mingling with those of other families). I would give the kids a specific Lego challenge, or what I called a “theme.” The kids had a certain amount of time to create either on their own, or in teams according to the challenge. After I called time, the kids would gather in a group and share their creations with each other.
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My two youngest love to sort and match. They love to sort cards, socks (though they never wear a matching pair), crayons, you name it. Though they know their seasons, I thought it would still be fun to create this free seasons printable game to work on sorting and matching skills. To make it more versatile, I made one set (with all four seasons game boards and picture tiles) half-sized , and another set (with all four seasons) full sized, both shown below.
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Pumpkin spice lattes are back on the menu, so it must be fall!
I’ve rounded up a collection of free fall themed alphabet and number printables for you to use with your preschool or kindergartner. There are a few worksheets included, but most are activities to keep little hands busy. You can laminate or contact paper pieces to use again and again.
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