The Morning Board is the first event of the day after breakfast in our homeschool and it is a big hit with both my kindergartner and prescho...
During my years as a homeschool mom, I’ve found that I’m not alone in always looking for a more efficient way to walk through our days, plan ahead, and keep moving without getting bogged down and distracted. One of the most effective ways I’ve found to stay on track with younger students is the addi
This circle time calendar board is perfect for creating a calendar and focus board center in your home or classroom. PRactice calendar skills
Embarrassing confession: I get giddy about stationary supplies. I *love* to laminate things. I like shopping for binder clips. I think that creating fun ways to learn is actually, um....fun! Basically, I'm a nerdy homeschool mom. Lately, my kids and I start our day at our morningboard. A morningboard is a place to examine the date and weather and anything else you want to make sure your kids touch on each morning. Our new morningboard has 4 parts: 1) The date. I printed all of the months and days of the week and numbers on some blank word strips from the dollar store. Each morning we find the correct date and pin it to the board. The kids can refer to this any time during the day when dating letters or artwork or if they just forget how many more days until Paws and Tales is on the radio. 2) Next, we pray. I've clipped pictures of the children we sponsor through Compassion and our church's missionaries in binder clips and hung the clips from push pins. We pray for one sponsored child and one missionary every morning for a week. At the end of the week we will write them letters! Then we will move their photo to the back of the stack and hang the stack back up so that we can pray for the next sponsored child and missionary. 3) The time. I'm discovering that the best way to get kids to really get time is to just come back to it over and over again. So we actually use this part of the board more than once a day. Several times a day I fill in the digital time and ask my kids to arrange it on the clock face, or vice versa. The clock is from this printable. We also have a countdown to my daughter's birthday going, and after her birthday we will start counting down to something else. I've laminated these things so that I can write on them with a dry erase pen and wipe it off. 4) The weather. My kids love running to the window in the morning to check the thermometer we have attached to the outside glass. We record the daily temperatures with a dry erase marker. We also observe the conditions outside and record them. The weather cards are on magnets which stick to thumbtacks pressed into each blank space. I laminated them too. Just because. See, I told you I'm a nerd. Both weather charts are printables from Homeschool Creations. All the extra pieces for the date hang from binder clips at the bottom of the board. The extra weather pieces and the dry erase marker are in a clear pencil case. The whole thing hangs on the back of our pantry door along with our calendar. ...which also hangs from binder clips on command hooks , Did I mention that I have a thing for stationary supplies? Thanks so much for visiting The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking!
Three years ago if you would’ve told me I’d be here talking homeschool rooms - I would’ve had no clue what you were even talking about. Turns out there is a whole community of homeschool rooms and moms and I absolutely love it!
One of the homeschool challenges I faced was figuring out how I was gonna teach my 3rd grader while also giving quality attention to our playful and active four-year-old. I found that including him during some portions of the lessons made things much easier. But how do I include a 4-year-old in 3rd-grade lessons? The answer for me was to invite him whenever we read and did history and science class. I realized that he seemed most interested in those lessons, and if he wasn't, he was free to go p
A few people have asked me what our homeschool classroom looks like and I figured I’d go ahead and share some photos (while it’s somewhat cleaned up). I’m sure things will change …
How we turned our living room and dining room into our homeschool room
Kids love to ask questions. Maybe you’ve barely poured your cup of coffee in the morning before getting peppered with questions like this: What day is it? What month is it? What’s it going to be like outside today? It’s adorable most days, and other days, well, it can be a bit much. I’ve started […]
A couple of months ago I shared with you some FREE calendar board pritnables. In that post I promised to share with you how I put the board together. Well, today I'm sharing how I
Create your own school calendar that fits your needs! This printable pack includes all of the pieces to make create the perfect calendar routine for preschool and elementary age children. This pack includes: - Month Calendar Template: All month names in large and medium size print, the numbers 1-31 to build a calendar for each month, and the days of the week in 3 different fonts to fit your taste! - Seasons: Teach all four seasons by building it into your calendar routine! - Days of the Week: All seven days are included, both with a blue background (you can show the change of day by moving a clothespin on the side of the words) and a white background to cut and attach the days to a bulletin board. - Letter of the Day/Week: There are two templates for this so that you can choose to have a new letter per day or a new one per week. - Full Alphabet: You can choose upper and lowercase alphabet cards or uppercase with an icon representing the letter! - Number of the Day/Week: There are two templates for this so that you can choose to have a new number per day or a new one per week. The numbers 1-31 are included in this pack as part of the calendar template, and the numbers 1-20 are included as a second number pack. - Shape of the Day/Week: There are two templates for this so that you can choose to have a new shape per day or a new one per week. This pack includes 8 shapes. - Weather Station: Teach the various kinds of weather in your area with 12 different weather cards! **Not included: "DIY Schedule for Kids - Muted Rainbow" (pictured in the top right of the bulletin board in my photo). This item is sold separately in my Etsy shop. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY - NO PHYSICAL ITEM WILL BE MAILED. Once you place your order and your payment clears, your download will be emailed to you! / / / Printing Suggestions / / / Your file will come as an 8.5x11. You can print at home on your personal printer or take it to your local printing store (Staples, Walmart, or Office Depot). I recommend using white card stock for the best printing quality and to create sturdy prints. Consider laminating these so that they'll last extra long, and you can even attach velcro on the back to easily switch out illustration cards! When printing, be sure to click "Scale to Fit Page" or "Print Entire Image" instead of having the image fill the entire page. Some printers add a white border to the whole page, and you'd hate for your prints to be cutoff on the sides. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *There are no refunds or exchanges for this item. *NOT FOR RESALE. Please do not resell these digital files. They are for personal use only. Be sure to tag me @thelittlethings_insta when you share your printables on Instagram! I'd love to see how you use these! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions! Enjoy decorating your space with these designs! ~ THE LITTLE THINGS
Three hands-on activities to develop your child's number sense, and build a solid foundation in math that goes beyond counting.
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Printable calendar wall set for your homeschool (or traditional school) classroom! Helps teach days of the week, counting money, place value, temperature, reading dates, address and phone number memorization, seasons, and the habit of daily prayer! This set is perfect for your circle time / calendar time / morning meeting! I made this after hours of searching for what I wanted for our classroom and not being able to find quite what I was looking for. We have been using this set for 4 years; my girls are starting 2nd & 4th grade, and we still use it everyday! I have a sample calendar wall setup in the listing photos, and as shown, I personally use these printables with the addition of a few items from a calendar and clock set that I purchased at a teacher store. To best utilize this set, I recommend printing all the items on cardstock, cutting them out, and then laminating them for durability! To finish, arrange and mount each item on a tri-fold display board and use some velcro squares for the "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow," "Make the Date in Coins," "Days in School," and "Weather this Week!" I also used velcro squares on clipboards to store all of our weather clipart, plastic coins, and days in school numbers (see more details below)! HOW IT WORKS .......................... 1. Purchase this listing. 2. Files will be available for instant download as soon as your payment is confirmed! 3. Print your files at home, cut, laminate and mount on a display board (and clipboards)! INCLUDED ITEMS ............................ 1. Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - print, cut, laminate and add velcro! 2. Make the Date in Coins - print, cut, laminate and add velcro; use plastic coins with velcro to complete (you will need one quarter, two dimes, one nickel, and four pennies)! I keep our coins (with velcro) on a clipboard for easy storage! This is GREAT for teaching kids to count money! 3. Days in School - print, cut, laminate and add velcro! I keep all of the numbers (with velcro) on a clipboard for storage! This is GREAT for teaching counting and place value! 4. Weather this Week - print, cut, laminate and add velcro! I keep all of the weather clipart (with velcro) on a clipboard for storage! 5. Temperatures this Week - print, cut, laminate and add velcro! We use dry erase markers to fill in the °F & °C each day! Great for teaching an understanding of temperature and different scales! 6. Days, Months, Dates & Years - print, cut, laminate and hole punch! Then use sticky back hooks and metal rings to hang! Great for teaching kids to read the date! 7. My Phone Number & My Address - fill in your own address, print, cut and laminate! Recite daily to help kids memorize your family's important contact info! 8. Our Memory Verses Heading - print, cut and laminate. Use as a heading above your family's weekly memory verse and recite three times each morning! 9. Monthly Weather Graph - print copies for each month of the year and hang on a clipboard! This is my personal favorite! Record the temperature and weather every day and then average the temps at the end of each month! At the end of the year it is SO fun to see the temperature and weather trends throughout the school year! This really helps kids to understand the weather associated with each season! 10. Monthly Prayer Requests - print copies for each month of the year and hang on a clipboard! Share any new prayer requests with each other and then spend a few minutes praying together before school each day. This is such a blessing and helps create a habit of daily prayer for family, friends and the world! You will receive one 8.5” x 11” PDF file with EACH item, and one 8.5" x 11" editable Microsoft Word file of the "My Phone Number & My Address" (if you would like to enter your info digitally) for you to print at home! DETAILS ............. These are digital PDF and Microsoft Word files only; no items will be shipped. Please keep in mind that, due to monitor and printer differences, the colors may vary slightly. All designs are the property of GraceByFaith and are strictly for personal use only. You do not have permission to redistribute these files or documents for commercial use. Sharing these files with a third party is prohibited. All sales of files are final and no refunds will be given once they have been sent. Thank you for your kindness and co-operation and for stopping by my shop!
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"Every day, every hour, the parents are either passively or actively forming those habits in their children upon which, more than upon anything else, future character and conduct depend."-Charlotte MasonWelcome to my favorite little corner of our homeschool room! I am in love with every tiny detail of this spot. Shout out to Hobby Lobby for always having the cutest cork boards and wall decor! I always display the Letter of the Week and our Art of the Week here. It's also where I display our da
This homeschool board game for history is a great way to teach kids about dates and events in world history.
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Over 25 history board games to choose from for your homeschool or classroom, or as the perfect gift for the history lover in your life!
Remote learning this school term has meant that our days have started to blend into one another. As one of my friends said to me, “I put the bins out on Tuesday thinking it was Wednesday. The…
