Six days down, and two to go! Rudy and Mark are so funny…their little brains have been pumped full of Thanksgiving facts for over a week now. I’ll spy on them playing together in their room and see them hiding their Bibles from the mean old king (Day One), or playing Indians and Pilgrims. Haha! […] Read more…
Thanksgiving week is here! My plan for this week is to finish up our Thanksgiving curriculum on Wednesday. That leaves Thursday and Friday for celebrating Thanksgiving and taking a break. 🙂 Today, day six of our curriculum, is centered around all of the things that the Indians taught the Pilgrims to do. Without the help […] Read more…
Day five! We are really moving along! After asking Rudy what his favorite Thanksgiving activity has been so far, he told me that he weally weally liked pouring all of the seeds into the jar. 🙂 (Day four’s activity) However, knowing my Rudy’s love for all things construction, I have a feeling that after completing […] Read more…
Day four…we’re halfway done with our Thanksgiving lessons! The consistency of reading the same story to them every day and pushing the same themes of thankfulness and trust are starting to pay off. Rudy can comfortably recite to me a condensed four-year-old version of the story of the first Thanksgiving! And they are so […] Read more…
Day Three! The kiddos are really getting into the swing of things with our Thanksgiving curriculum. By now, they know what to expect each day. As I brought the boys into our little school room, I did a quick review of what we have learned so far. Just a few questions: Who are the […] Read more…
Today is Day Two of our Thanksgiving Curriculum! We began the day by talking about what we do on Thanksgiving Day. We talked about food and all their family members that they hope to see. I then transitioned us into reading the story of the first Thanksgiving. We read all about the Pilgrims and […] Read more…
At the absolutely last minute (last night at 9pm), I decided to postpone our typical homeschool curriculum and come up with a Two-Week-Long Thanksgiving Lesson Plan. I went to bed very, very late last night…but after several hours of brainstorming and preparation, I am excited to share with you my vision for the next two […] Read more…
It’s funny where you can get inspiration for a learning game to play with your toddler. Of course we all assume that homeschooling conventions and books, seasoned homeschool moms and even pediatricians would be a great place to get ideas for toddler games. But this particular game came from none of those credible sources…I was […] Read more…
This game was actually created based on a reoccurring event in our car. As we drive down a particular road almost every day, we pass a large hospital. In front of the hospital in a long row is a series of American flags flying on flagpoles. There are a bunch of them…I’ve never counted them […] Read more…
For a toddler, maybe especially for boys, there is something just so intriguing and so beckoning about a dark, mysterious hole. They are absolutely wired to stick their pudgy little hand in and find out what’s inside! For a mommy, this idea usually conjures up images of our little ones putting their tasty fingers into […] Read more…