You get Lesson Plans! You get Lesson Plans! Hi Friends, I know a lot of you are following on Instagram as we make our way through this extended Spring Break together. Here is where I’m going to post all of my ACKL Lesson Plan Worksheets that are freebies: Assessments Book Nest: Crash Zone & Literacy… Read More My GIANT List of Lesson Plans
I’s been asked to share my December Advent Calendar as a download so here it is! … Read More December Advent Calendar for Kids
There are many reasons you could be coming into this post today. Maybe it is Valentine’s Day or Halloween. Chances are we’re near a holiday and you’re on my blog to learn more about my GIG Pay System. That System being how we handle ALL the crap, I mean CANDY. That flows into our house… Read More GIG Pay | How to Handle all the Kids Candy
After the huge success of our first lesson, I’m a Dirty Dinosaur, I had to snag this book as soon as it came out! I’m a Hungry Dinosaur is another Usborne Book that uses REAL things to illustrate their pictures. Unlike the I’m a Dirty Dinosaur book that uses real mud for those pictures, this… Read More I’m a Hungry Dinosaur | Reading Comprehension Lesson
We are going through this awesome Personal Hygiene Unit in Toddler School right now where we’re learning about all the ways to keep our bodies clean. Last week we learned all about Teeth Brushing and Flossing, and this week we’re talking even more about Germs. When it comes to Teaching Toddlers about Germs, I went to… Read More Teaching Toddlers about Germs with Powdered Donuts
Today was another Kiwi Crate Day in our house! The UPS Man came and dropped the Crate off on our doorstep, which the boys quickly noticed and started shouting, “Our Crate, our Crate!” as they barreled to the door like puppies at chow time. This Crate was all about The Farm, which is perfect and… Read More Why we Love Kiwi Crate & Why You will too | Farm Life
It is finally time to start putting food scraps into our Compost Bin! I’ve done my research, the boys know the Garden Rules and we’re ready to get our hands dirty. Since we’re mainly doing this unit to address the food waste we produce, from smoothies, salads and a whole tree of bananas I introduce… Read More Composting with Toddlers | Filling our Bin
When building a Toddler School Unit I always work in a lesson on letter recognition and even NAME recognition. A tricky thing for all Toddlers is the difference between upper and lower case letters. So, for practice I always include both. You too can make your own Sticker Name Worksheets totally free! I’ve included links… Read More Sticker Names Lap Lessons {Fine Motor Skill Development}
Spring is finally here! How does one get her Toddlers excited about Spring? Or even teach them what Spring is for that matter? With a Rainbow! Rainbows are the answer, my friends! Weather, Rain, Leprechauns, and the beautiful colors deliver a perfect game plan for Toddler Education in the golden paper! When it comes to teaching my… Read More Spring RAINBOW Lessons {Toddler School Mini Unit}
Raise your hand if your Toddler won’t flippin’ eat! Me! Me! ME….. Cash isn’t a picky eater… per-say He’s more of a ‘defiant’ eater which means that he doesn’t really care what you want him to eat, so long as it is on HIS time and at HIS convenience. He’s not exactly a grazer either…… Read More Breakfast Painting {Toddlers in the Kitchen}