One of the hardest parts of our transition into back to school this year has been Zac feeling left behind. Now that he's a little older, he's aware that brother is no longer home with us all day and he even knows what school is- and he wants to go, too! Unfortunately for Zac, he's still a bit too … [Read more...]
Make Learning a Game with Osmo from Best Buy!
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. We've been having a lot of fun over summer vacation- but it's important to us that we do a lot of learning, too. Since it's not always easy to get a six year … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Reading Fun for Beginning Readers
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Rosetta Stone. I received a product and a promotional item to thank me for participating. Shane is five years old and in kindergarten, so we spend a lot of time working on reading. He knows a lot of sight words and is … [Read more...]
Avoid Summer Learning Loss with ZooBean!
Now that school is out for the summer, we’ve begun ramping up our learning at home. Since Shane was just two, I have loved teaching him things though different methods- sensory play, imaginative play, reading, and worksheets, among others. There are so many great resources out there with ideas for … [Read more...]
Share Your Math Teaching Tip for a Chance to Win $100!
Shane starts preschool this year, but we’ve been learning at home his whole life. Whether we’re exploring a sensory box, doing worksheets, or counting everything in sight, we find creative ways every day to learn. If you have kids, you probably have a tip or two for teaching them math creatively … [Read more...]
Rock Out with LeapFrog’s Touch Magic Toys! {Review}
These days, touch screens are everywhere. Our phones, our tablets, our cameras- even some of our appliances use touch screens. Shane even has a few touch screen toys, including his LeapPad2. But LeapFrog has taken the touch feature even further by offering young children a way to use touch … [Read more...]
Review & Giveaway: Teach My Toddler!
Shane's a pretty smart kid. He can identity all of his capital letters, knows all of the colors of the rainbow, &knows all his shapes. But numbers? Let's just say he gets his math skills from me. Shane knows the basic premise of counting, but no matter how much we try, he doesn't get the … [Read more...]
Review & Giveaway: Frecklebox!
So lately I've been working really hard on getting Shane to recognize his name by sight, as well as the letters in his name. He knows that his name is Shane & if I say "Who is Shane?" he'll reply, "ME!" & point to himself, but seeing his name hasn't quite clicked yet. But, I know it will … [Read more...]