It is important to encourage a child’s sense of awe – and maybe rediscover it ourselves. The magic and wonder can be a great early draw into a love of gardening and science. I’ve found a collection of bloggers who know that and have some of the best ways to teach kids about seeds and the amazing ways they grow.
Train Math Lesson Plan
This lesson plan is part of the “I’ve Been Workin’ On the Railroad” Train Unit Study and is designed to work with Kindergarten through 2nd grade on basic math skills. It is an easy math concepts lesson plan for Kindergarten, first, and possibly second graders, using trains to visualize addition and subtraction. Time and Grade: […]
Elementary Unit Study on Trains
“I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” is a classic song for children that can be used to teach an entire locomotive unit study in science, math, reading, art, music & more. Here are some ideas for using a familiar children’s song, “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” to teach several elementary grade subjects. Most of […]
Homemade Playdough: For Home, School, and Homeschool
Playdough is good for many grades. The littles just like to squeeze and poke it. As they grow older, the children can learn shapes, and colors, and counting, and ABC’s. Once my daughter started to read, I used playdough as a comprehension tool. She was reading Robinson Crusoe, in second grade. As she read about […]
