We no longer technically homeschool over the Summer. Ever since joining a local charter school we’ve decided to try and stick to the Monday-Friday, September through June schedule, but that doesn’t mean we don’t learn over the Summer. If you’re looking for some simple ways to encourage learning over the …Read the Rest
Our Poetry Pack was such a huge hit, (especially the concrete poetry templates) that I thought I’d whip up some Mother’s Day themed templates for you. Mother’s Day Poetry Template 1 Mother’s Day Poetry Template 2 There is absolutely NO SHAME in printing these up yourself, and leaving them on the breakfast table with a set of markers. You can …Read the Rest
Happy Monday! We’ve got another awesome freebie for our Subscribers! Our Poetry Notebooking pack is just what you need to guide your children in the process of starting a poetry journal! We cover nine different forms of poetry: Couplet Triplet Quatrain Acrostic Concrete Haiku Limerick Cinquain Diamante For each type of poetry we’ve made these handy guides that provide children …Read the Rest
Yup, just for you! We’ve got ABC’s, 123′s, and everything in between! You can print it all FREE! Wondering how to use the printables? It couldn’t be eaiser! This is the Quilt Pocket Chart we use, however any bulletin board or blank wall space works too! Like our Classroom Quilt Pocket Chart? Here’s where we got …Read the Rest
It’s Spring!! Around here that means butterflies! I’ve just compiled an easy “pinable” list of our most popular butterfly printables. We’ve also added some NEW butterfly notebooking pages so be sure to check those out too. Preschool Butterfly Printables on Preschool Mom Lifecycle Sequencing Cards Lifecycle Classroom Charts Butterfly Wordwall Cards Butterfly Matching Game Butterfly Counting Game Butterfly Coloring Pages/Handwriting …Read the Rest
Character. It is sooooooo hard to teach. Harder then math. Harder then science. Definitely harder then P.E. Character is on my TOP list of reasons why I homeschool. Character is a teach by example sort of subject. (ouch) Can I just say without any reserve that the Character has been lacking around here lately. (yes….I do realize what I’m admitting …Read the Rest
So last week, while browsing around Pinterest, I found this cheepo way to make DIY stained glass coloring pages. And the timing couldn’t have been better. (As my children had just tore out the very last page in their stained glass coloring book) So I thought I’d give it a try to see if we got a comparable result: Not …Read the Rest
This week I picked up a set of Stained Glass Coloring Pages from the bookstore. Everyday last week, after the children finished their schoolwork I let them choose a few stained glass coloring pages. They were a HUGE hit. Addictive even. They have since filled up the classroom window with their creations. This was such a great project for them, …Read the Rest
Even though we don’t recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning in our homeschool classroom, my children have learned it through various extra curricular groups and activities. Awana, American Heritage Girls, Boy Scouts and even church activities all make sure that children know this important patriotic pledge. So I didn’t make this set as a way to memorize the pledge, …Read the Rest
This Giveaway is now CLOSED! We Have a winner!! Comment #228 was: Toni Bezdek!! Congratulations Toni!! Don’t forget, if you didn’t win, you can still take advantage of this great BOGO offer! Original Post Follows: Hey Guys we have an awesome giveaway from Hearts at Home Curriculum! Read below about these Christian Art DVD’s and be sure to check out …Read the Rest
Easter is just around the corner! Here is a “Pinnable” list of our most popular resources! On Christian Preschool Printables we have: Printable Resurrection Eggs Easter Memory Match Easter Wordwall Cards Printable Puzzles He is Risen Crafts The Empty Tomb Craft Easter Bingo Easter Bookmarks Easter Cross File Folder Games Easter Memory Match Easter Game Hosanna Crafts Easter Bible Verse …Read the Rest
St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17th and I’ve added some new resources on our websites to help you teach this Holiday! This set of bible printables features the verse from Matthew 6:20, “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” This is a great verse around St. Patrick’s day for children to learn about things of true value. Included …Read the Rest
Today I wanted to THANK all of our Crafty Classroom subscribers by offering a special freebie! This is a HUGE set of Aquatic Animal notebooking pages. Over 30 different creatures, each with their own facts sheet and coloring page. About this set: This set includes printable notebooking pages and coloring pages for different animals children might learn about at the …Read the Rest
Last week I whipped up these cute little Valentine’s and just had to share them! Color Your Own Printable Valentine1 Color Your Own Printable Valentine2 They are so small and detailed that your older girls will love them too! I’d recommend printing on cardstock, using sharp colored pencils, then cutting them out with funky scissors and then writing Valentine messages …Read the Rest
I’ve been spending some serious time working and reworking our Bible Crafts section to make it easier to find just what you’re looking for! You can now search our bible crafts by Old Testament, New Testament and Holiday themes. I’ve also redesigned quite few of our crafts making them easier to implement with your little ones! You can see the …Read the Rest
Valentine’s day is coming! It’s a fantastic time to share God’s love with your kiddos, and I’ve just compiled all of our resources in an easy to find post! Here is a link to a video of our Jesus Loves Me Lapbook Most of the resources we used are found on our websites below. Valentines Day Printables on Christian Preschool …Read the Rest
So over Christmas break we made a semi-BIG curriculum change. We completely swapped out our science curriculum (previously: Truth in Science) for Apologia Science. Now, don’t get me wrong here, I still love Truth in Science. I am so very fond of the Christ centered worldview presented throughout the program. There was really nothing wrong with the program. We had …Read the Rest
Okay, so I don’t know about you, but finding gifts that children can make can sometimes be troublesome. Especially, when you wait until a week before Christmas to get started. Ahem. Anyway, if you have a child who is interested in making gifts for family members, next week is a great time to put the Christmas break to good use. …Read the Rest
As you plan your Christmas lessons this year, we’ve got some great printables to help you out! New this year we’ve added a set of printable Bible Verse Ornaments, that would make great take home projects for children. And here are some links to our most popular printables: Christmas Coloring Pages Luke 2:11 Bible Verse Printables Psalm 72:11 Bible Verse …Read the Rest
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed! We have a winner!! Comment #188 was: Last month we were contacted by Learning Resources to review one of their newest products How Exciting! We actually use many different Learning Resources products already, so I was pretty excited to have a NEW item in our collection! And I even got to choose which one! …Read the Rest
Oh Golly. You know. I think this is probably one of THE MOST talked about subject in homeschool circles. Or maybe it’s just me…. running around in circles asking the question: HOW do you get your kids to memorize those math facts? What works with one of my kids, doesn’t even sink in with the other. And everytime I DECLARE …Read the Rest
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