Education

I heard of Montessori years before I became a parent, but I thought it was strictly a school type of curriculum. When I did become a parent 8 years ago, I remembered Montessori, but since I thought it was only about schooling, I put it…

A while back I purchased the Montessori stamp game to keep as a math manipulative for my children as they get older. The game basically has small wooden squares with ones places, tens place, hundreds, and thousands. Although I do not have any formal Montessori…

Since apple picking season is upon us, I created a simple and easy way to incorporate a little learning in a sensory bin. I used this activity in my Exploring Through Play program and it was a hit. As a subscriber to my website you…

My oldest daughter is going to turn 6 in June and I have started to come up with new activities geared towards her age group. I am so used to teaching toddlers and preschoolers, but now it is time to start incorporating activities for school…

This seed counting sensory activity is a great way to teach your kids basic math while having fun. I got the original idea from here. I used wooden numbers I got from the dollar store that I originally created for my Flower Measuring Activity post.…

Now that it is finally Spring, we are excited to watch all of the flowers start to grow. I recently found this flower measuring activity from Stay at Home Educator and fell in love with the concept. You will also find the free printables I…

This post it math activity is great for preschoolers through young elementary age. It is a simple set up and my kids really enjoyed it. I wish I could take credit for coming up with this activity, but I found it from Busy Toddler and…

I have now been an Usborne Book consultant for a little over two years, but haven’t done anything with it in a while. I have since rejoined the company and want to share all of our favorite books we have collected over the years. Usborne…

This ABC Hunt is so easy to set up and is a fun educational activity for toddlers and preschoolers. All you need is a bin full of pom poms (doesn’t have to be as large as mine) and felt letters. I hid the letters in…

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to post a DIY felt activity. It is a great way to teach your child about colors of the rainbow, while you celebrate the holiday. Check out my video below to see how easy is…