When it comes to teaching health at home the first topic most of us turn to is learning about food groups. To learn to balance our diets we need to learn what foods go where and why we need them. This month with Mother Goose Time we are enjoying the Food and Fitness theme. Last…
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Make and Play Spider Web
One of our favorite parts of Mother Goose Time is the Make and Plays. We really love how they combine art and play into a well-rounded learning experience. The new theme for June is Bugs and Crawly Things and I may have skipped ahead and grabbed out this spider when I needed something easy for the…
Amazing Herbs Every Garden Needs
Spring is here and it is time to get those gardens going. One of my favorite things to grow is fresh herbs. Herbs are amazing for making any dish taste amazing and many can improve your health. The choices nearly endless but a few herbs should be a staple in every garden. Herbs you NEED…
Fun Ideas for a Candy Free Easter Basket
Easter is such a fun and sweet time. Warm spring weather moves in and we are ready to celebrate. Sometimes the sweetness of the season is overwhelmed by the sweetness of treats served, stuffed into baskets, and consumed by children who may or may not have the best ability to control themselves after copious amounts of…
Nature Science: Snail Trails
When we started the At The Pond theme we built our own observation pond for the children to get hands-on up close and personal with pond life despite it being winter and us not living anywhere near a pond. My sister did not think they would survive the month. Well here we are a month…
Host a Great Easter Egg Hunt
One of the things kids look forward to most about Easter is the Easter egg hunts. If your local area is not hosting one or if you just want to have a private Easter egg hunt with friends and family now is the time to plan so you can host a truly great Easter egg…
Spring Homeschool Field Trip Ideas
Field trips are my favorite part of homeschooling. I just love getting out of the house and learning hands on. We love field trips so much we go on as many as we can. One year we went on over 300 field trips in 3 states. Oh what a fun year that was. My goal…
Frog Unit Study
Our Spring theme is in full swing with the little ones. The older kids (1st and 3rd grade) need a bit more for their lessons for proper development. Its so much fun creating unit studies that allow all 4 to learn, grow, and even be challanged together. So hop on in to this frog unit study…
Leap Frog Headband Craft and Play
Do you remember playing leap frog as a child? I love teaching the kids games from my childhood now they are getting old enough to play. One great thing about haveing a large family is you are never short on a friend to play with. I remember long dragging on winters when meeting up with…
Lily Pad Frog Applesauce Cups
I needed a fun snack idea that did not take a ton of time for our Frog Unit Study. These were easy to pull off. If I had made these for a party, co-op, or classroom I would use a bit of hot glue to stick the frogs to the top but I left these…