Are you looking for fun and free learning resources to use this summer with your kids? Education.com offers a wide range of worksheets, games, workbook, activities, lesson plans, songs, and even guided lessons for many ages. I’m thrilled to feature their Blindfold Sorting activity in a guest post today. I tried it with two of…
Category: Math
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Star Wars Math: seven-day math challenge
“I don’t like math anymore,” announced my 8-year old son taking another plate out of the dishwasher and carrying it to the pantry. “Where does this come from?” I spun around in surprise, “You said you liked math!” It was such an unexpected revelation I forgot that I was measuring ingredients into a bread…
Five reasons for choosing CTCMath (Online Math Curriculum Review)
If you are still looking for a perfect online math curriculum, this review of CTCMath is for you. I received a complimentary one-year Homeschool Membership for review purposes and I’m happy to share our experience. CTCMath CTC Math is an online subscription math program, created by Patrick Murray, a math teacher and a…
The Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO® (Book Review)
Lately, we’ve been spending most of our evenings surrounded by piles of LEGO® bricks scrolling through The Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO®. We’ve been sent a free copy of this book for review purposes and my oldest son is determined to get through all 100+ activities before winter. Too ambitious? You don’t know my…
Symmetry and Patterns with LEGO bricks (with Free Printables)
Inside: use our printable mats and LEGO® bricks to practice patterns and symmetry. Oh, the things you can do with LEGO® bricks! You can practice number sense and addition, sorting and measuring, alphabet and sight words, and even science. “A mathematician, just like an artist or a poet, produces designs.” G. Hardy Learning…
Giraffe Science, Math and Measurement
The International Giraffe Day is coming up. It’s on June 21. It’s only appropriate that on the longest day of the year (or the longest night depending on your hemisphere) we celebrate the tallest animal in the world. On this day many schools, organizations, and of course, zoos around the world hold events that provide…
Teach Symmetry with Backyard Nature Collage
Inside: Want to improve the balance and the coordination between both sides of the brain? Put aside plastic toys and create a collage with natural materials. Are you tired of plastic, flashy, noisy things that pass for toys these days? Then it’s time to encourage your children to start playing with natural materials like…
Irish Luck - St. Patrick's Day Counting Game
St. Patrick’s Day gives us an excuse for a month-long celebration. We decorate our house in green, design Leprechaun traps, paint rainbows, make green pancakes and host a small St. Patrick’s Day party. And no, we are not Irish. We just use any excuse to make March, typically known in Chicago as Nope-no-Spring-in-sight month, more…
Toilet Paper Roll Bowling, Stacking and Math Practice
Turn your toilet paper rolls into bowling pins with a bit of wrapping paper and glitter. Add numbers 1-10 to your pins and it becomes a fun math practice. Toddlers can practice rolling the ball toward the target and calling out the number of pins they knocked down. Preschoolers can start the game by…
