It is time for the Back to School Sale! I can’t believe we are at August already. I’m having a sale at my Teachers Pay Teachers. The sale runs for two days! Yes, that is two days only: August 3rd & 4th. Teachers Pay Teachers is having a sitewide sale. That means my store will…
Every month we all get excited about the books we have for the Virtual Book Club. This months author is one we have had in the past. This months is Bill Martin Jr. It was almost two years ago he was a book club author. He has so many fun books my girls just love…
July was a crazy month for me. It had lots of ups and downs. I also had some changes that I’ll be making over the next several months.A lot of these goals help me keep track of what I’m doing for all my goals over the month. Every month several other bloggers get together and…
We are once again getting into the start of learning to read with my youngest. She is totally in love with anything that has a playdough mat with it. She has loved the Dolch Word Family Playdough Mats with tracing. She has been working on her CVC word family words over the last few months….
We had lots of fun looking at books this month. We have been very busy filling in our summer reading charts. We had tons of books that we read this month. There was always a fun new book to find. We have been checking out 20 to 30 books a week right now. It was…
July’s Poppins Book Nook theme is composers. We are lucky enough that the girls grandfather is a composer. I also worked for several years doing classical music data entry. I love listening to all the different types of music. I picked a book that we could learn about a classical composer and listen to music….
Over the last two years, we have loved using the calendar. There are so many ways to use them. This year has a new addition for the calendars. I’m hoping you enjoy the new changes. You will find the old pages and some new ones. This school set matches up very nicely to the School…
With the first look at Pluto this last week we had some fun learning about the planets. I thought it was a great time to do a project and make some of the planets for ourselves. We like doing craft projects with model magic. This was a great addition to our space week. We have…
We have been reviewing a lot of math this summer. One fun way we have done this is with these number bond mats. They make learning math a lot of fun. Today, we have the addition and subtraction mats coming out. The Addition & Subtraction Number Bond Mats printables are a great addition to the…
This is the 17th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a pet theme to the pack. This Romping & Roaring Number 12 Pack is part of the huge set. There are 33 packs total and 11 extras that are really…
If you kids like art they will live this art museum. It is a small art museum in Worcester, MA. There are several great full time art exhibits in the museum. It is easy to get around and perfect for when you want to just a great introduction to different types of art work. Name:…
Word paths are a great addition to literary centers. They are great for looking for the same word from the same word family. It give them a fun way to look at the words and find what word fits next in the same word family ending. My girls love doing the word paths and they…
Blank Calendar sets are great to use with kids! These are nice for people that are looking for non-themed calendars. My girls are at different levels of learning so I make sure to make something to meet their needs. There are 4 types: Blank Calendar pages, Blank Calendar pages Color the Numbers, Blank Calendar Pages…
With the flyby of Pluto coming soon. I thought it would be fun to have Planets Learning Pack! This is all about the planets. I thought it would be fun to do some research and learn about them. We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity….
We have been doing some small activities with space. Today we learned about galaxies. There are many different types of galaxies out there. They come in 5 different types. We had fun learning about them and doing this galaxy painting. The Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting is a great addition to the space activities on the…
Water beads have been so much fun for my girls to explore in. We always have lots of fun playing in them. This summer we did a Space theme water bead sensory bin. This was tons of fun. We had done a space sensory bin before. It has been a few years and I thought…
The next new set of Wall Cards is out. This time we have the Division Wall Cards. These are similar to the Multiplication Wall Cards. We really enjoy having lots of different types of cards to work with when we are learning. These are easy to hang up and use at a reference when learning…
This has been a pack I have wanted to get done for a long time. It has been on the to do list since it was a theme in the Jump Into Summer Learning. I have ancestors who were pioneers. My girls have loved using this pioneer pack. The Pioneer Pack is an excellent addition…
I love that every month we look for new books while we are in the virtual book club for kids. This month we knew all three books by Donald Crews. We had a hard time picking just one book. We have read all three books. I really liked the colors in Freight Train. So that…
This is the 16th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a crayon theme to the pack. This Romping & Roaring Number 11 Pack is part of the huge set. There are 33 packs total and 11 extras that are really…
It is time for the next printable in the CVCC set. This time we have Dot Marker Words for -AST, -EST, -IST, -OST, -UST. We use dot markers for a lot of our learning. There is always a fun and different want to us them with. Plus they can be made to be flexible as…
This is the second of the Dolch Sight Word Playdough Mats with Tracing. This time it is for the Dolch First Grade Sight Words. We have really enjoyed this style of the playdough mats. My girls really enjoy using playdough to learn with. It is fun when you can put two different elements together for…
This is a theme that is fun at our house. We have a lot of different types of classical music. I worked for a company that sold classical music and did data entry for them. I learned a lot about composers and different types of music. My girls listen to lots of classical music and…
I wanted to take today and say Happy 4th of July thank you for all your support. 3 Dinosaurs is really a passion for me. I love making and creating and it is through your support that it happens. I get emails about how can I support 3 Dinosaurs. Well one easy way is to…
The next nursery rhyme pack is out! This time we have Jack and Jill. I have always love this nursery rhyme. It is a classic that almost all kids know. The Jack & Jill pack was made for kids ages 2 to 9. We plan on using The Real Mother Goose with this pack. This…
I always look forward to seeing what books there are for the Virtual Book Club. This months Author is Donald Crews. We had this same author around this time last year. He was a new author to me then but now is a favorite to read. We often check his book out. One of our…
July is going to be an exciting month. I’m looking forward to it and the challenges. I have lots of activities planned and new goals among the old goals. I find that having goals really does help me get more done. I look forward to reading over my goals and seeing which I’ll keep and…
Woodland and forest is a favorite theme at our house. We looked through a lot of the books in the house to decide. We happened to come along to a new book while book shopping. It was Daylight Starlight Wildlife. We featured this as one of our books finds for the month. The book explores…
Each month we look for books. Some we get at the book store or trips we take. We also get lots of books from the library. I love using the library for new books or new authors. We are always looking for fun new books to read. Don’t forget that summer is a great time…
We are at week 5 of the Build Up Summer Learning. This year Royal Baloo and I decided to update one of the older programs. This was means that we are adding Third Grade to last years Summer Program: Build Up Summer Learning! If you used the program last year you can use the next…