Presidents Day is a fun holiday with themes about the presidents and for George Washington and Abraham Lincolns birthdays. We talked about George Washington and the times he lived in. What is more, fun than to make a cotton ball wig to be apart of the era? You can make this fun cotton ball wig…
There are many subjects to learn in history and I thought it would be fun to have a new easy reader for the 4th of July and the American Revolutionary War. This new easy reader book is about the people in the American Revolutionary War. I love it when you can start learning early about…
The Titanic is part of history and ships. It is also one of the stories from the Magic Tree House Books. We had a blast making icebergs and thought it would be fun to learn a little history with the Titanic. You can work on writing facts and poems with themes from the Titanic. We…
I love doing picture books with my girls even when they are older. It is a great chance for us to practice reading aloud skills. Plus there are so many stories that you can learn about in the books. You have historical, fiction, non-fiction and more! These are all great areas to explore. You can…
I love that there are always new picture books to be found. We have always been on the search for new things. We love having different books to read and learn about. You never know what book you might find is a new favorite. We look for books at bookstores, libraries or anywhere we go….
Picture books can teach us so much about the world around us. They are great for giving kids a view they might not normally have. Each month we look for books that we like or look interesting. It is fun to see what my girls pick out for their favorites or just something different to…
We love picture books and still read them. Why do we? Because you can still learn from a picture book for years beyond preschool and kindergarten. This months collection of books is from our library. We always visit the library at least once a week. Sometimes twice a week. I encourage my girls to read…
May was a crazy month for us. It was a first we did not check out books but just read books at the library. I enjoyed it but was so different not to be able to read and reread the books! I picked some of our favorite books from the month. We are always looking…
Every month we look at the library and bookstores for new books to read. It has always been a fun adventure. You find new authors and new books from favorite authors. You never know what you might find you have never read before. When we visit the library we will often ask about what new…
Every month we always pick out our favorite books to share with you. Why do I always do this? Because you never know what fun book you might find to read. Plus not all picture books are for preschoolers. Picture books are good for reading a long time. Every month we look at the picture…
Every month is a new challenge to find new books! We are always reading pictures books. Yes, EVEN my 10-year-old reads pictures books. Reading of any kind is important. Plus not all pictures books are at the same easy reading level. All books have different degrees in reading level. It is fun to have a…
Each month my girls and I always look for fun new book finds! We are never let down with all the fun books we find. We look in bookstores, museums, and libraries. It is fun to go through and see what new books we can find. This month is a collection from the library and…
We have been studying Egypt and what more fun way to do that than a sensory bin! You never know what fun you can have with a bin. Each of the girls got a chance to play with the bin one on one and all together. This bin was out for a week for them…
Free Christopher Columbus Mini Pack in time for Columbus Day! These Christopher Columbus printables are to be used with children from 2 to 7. Graphics: Columbus and Columbus Line Art purchased from Scrapping Doodles Christopher Columbus Mini Pack contains over 30 pages: 3 Part Cards, Beginning Sounds, Matching Cards, Read Write the Room, Which One…
Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie Hegamin and Cozbi Cabrera is a book about slavery and mom who made a quilt for the daughter. The mother was sending her to freedom. This book lead to lots of questions from my girls. We the historical information provided in the back. It gave the…
Name: Minute Man National Historic Park Location: Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts Website: http://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm Length of stay: 3 hours Minute Man National Historic Park is a on part of the battle road between Lexington and Concord. You can see clothes from the era and learn about the history that happened there. We started our trip in…
History can be fun by adding a sensory bin play to it. You can talk about different parts of history while kids explore the different figures and items in the bin. The American Revolution Sensory Bin is super easy to set up sensory bin for kids. You can learn about different parts of history and…
After a recent trip to the Minute Man National Historic Park we read the book Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ted Rand. We looked at the lanterns we saw at the park. We talked about one or two lanterns and what was important about it. We also talked about how the poem…