Author: Eva
Books to get your kids swimming
Inside: We rounded up the best books about swimming and swimming lessons. These books will get your kids swimming in no time. If you are like most parents, summer is the time of the year when you plan a trip to the beach and enroll your kids in swimming lessons. Depending on your children’s…
Food Science for Kids: 3-ingredients, 1-minute Chocolate Cake
Do you sometimes wish you could have a delicious, freshly made, healthy, homemade chocolate cake the moment you want it? What if you could have the cake and teach kids some science at the same time? It’s possible with our 3-ingredients, 1-minute chocolate cake! Mix 2 tablespoons of hot cocoa with an…
The Alchemy of Learning: Five Secret Ingredients and Five Things to Stop Doing Today to Unleash True Learning
Nothing has been taught unless it has been learned. Real learning is a transformative process. It’s a magic combination of motivation, inspiration, understanding, and assimilating. I link it to alchemy, the medieval forerunner of chemistry based on the idea of transformation, change so dramatic that the final product is something entirely different from the…
No prep science: a bag of pencils
Do you have a set of pencils and a food storage bag? Yes? Then you are all set for this no prep science activity that is a great introduction to molecules. No matter how many times we do this project with my kids, they find it entertaining. What kid doesn’t enjoy filling a…
Star Wars Game to Practice Doubles and Near Doubles
Inside: this Star Wars game makes practicing doubles and near doubles so much fun your kids will beg you to print out more game pages When I tell my homeschooling friends that I follow Common Core State Standards, they gasp in horror. Isn’t the main reason to homeschool to get away from that despicable…
Weather Cards for kids (free watercolor printable)
Inside: Watercolor printable weather cards for home or school. Can be used for discussing the weather, a memory game, a match game, or as a transitional activity before heading outside. Do mornings feel rushed and disconnected in your house? Do your kids resist it when you tell them to stop playing and put the shoes…
