Day 3 of Creation: Flowers, Plants, & Trees
We had so much fun learning about Day 3 of God’s Creation! Here is the text to read with your child today: “And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground…
Facelift
Notice anything different around here??? Thanks to my friend Rachel from RV Blog Designs, the blog has been updated with a cleaner, more-polished look that is way more user-friendly! Rachel designed the blog back in August, but I had an inkling…
A Lesson Learned: Delayed Gratification
I remember learning about delayed gratification in my educational psychology classes in college and how most young children are simply unable to delay gratification because of their natural stage of development. I decided to do a little experiment with Big…
A Few Deals to Share: Fancy Nancy, Pinkalicious, Butterfly Gardens and More!
I thought it was worth sharing that you can get Fancy Nancy and Pinkalicious books for $2.99 each on Amazon. Here’s how: Choose 4 of the books from the links above (make sure they are the books priced at $3.99). Once you checkout,…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Homemade Rhythm Set
I LOVED this idea from Frugal Family Fun to use household items to create your very own rhythm set. Anything besides the sound of push toys banging into the walls and furniture would be music to my ears these days!…
Winner of the Tina Steinberg "Mama" Necklace
The winner of the “Mama” necklace by Tina Steinberg is… Comment #166: Corinne (ckurzmann@_____) Congratulations! Please e-mail me at icanteachmychild(AT)gmai(DOT)com within 48 hours for further instructions. Thanks again to Tina Steinberg for sponsoring this great giveaway and for each of…
Please Try to Remember The First of Octember: Calendar Introduction
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! was another Dr. Seuss first for me! I had no idea he had even written this book until I was searching for “Dr. Seuss” on our library’s database. I’m so glad I found…
Dr. Seuss’ I Can Read with My Eyes Shut
I had never read I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! until we checked it out from the library last week. We really enjoyed this book! This is the first page of the book: “I can read in red, I…
Dr. Seuss’ ABC Book: Writing Letters in Shaving Cream
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Book! is one of my absolute favorite alphabet books. Although some may be bothered that he refers to them “big” and “little” letters instead of “capital” and “lowercase”, I think it is a perfect way to introduce very young children…
Thank you!
You guys are amazing! With over 1,300 votes in the HopScout contest, I came in 11th place. Thank you for all of your votes…it means so much to me that you all would take time out of your busy days…
Your Baby, Month-by-Month: Month 5
Your baby is almost half a year old!!! Can you believe it? Even though you’ve likely had long, hard nights with very little sleep…it still manages to fly by! That sweet little miracle of yours is entering such a fun stage!…
Giveaway: "Mama" Necklace from Tina Steinberg
*This giveaway is now closed.* I’ve shared time and time again how much I love my fingerprint charms from Tina Steinberg. I have worn the necklace with both charms since I got Little Brother’s fingerprint charm back in October without taking them…
A Lesson Learned: Pride
I’ve never really considered myself a prideful person. But as I was listening to the sermon at our church two Sundays ago, I was suddenly convicted that for most of my life…I have really struggled with pride. I grew up in a…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Dr. Seuss Activities
Read Across America is on March 2 (which is also conveniently Dr. Seuss’ birthday). I’m hoping to share some other Dr. Seuss activities this coming week with you, but thought I would highlight some fantastic ideas I’ve seen on the…
Day 2 of Creation: Sky
This day of creation is intriguing to me. I had never really thought of the “sky” as what separates the two bodies of water (water in the oceans and water in the clouds) until Big Brother and I read the text…
Day 1 of Creation: Light
Our next thematic unit will be on the days of creation. My mom gave me of the ideas in this unit from when she used to teach Sunday school years ago. Teaching our children to grow in their love and knowledge of…
FlexiBath: Product Review and Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed.* Prince Lionheart just launched their newest product…the FlexiBath! The FlexiBath is a portable bathtub that folds flat for storage or travel. To be honest, when I first saw this product, I thought, “Why would anyone…
Future Presidents?
Happy President’s Day! In honor of this “holiday”, I thought I would share with you a modified version of a project I used to do in my classroom. I usually had a parent-helper trace the outlines of each child’s profile…