Winter Animal Life Cycle Studies

Happy Winter Solstice!! What have you been doing so far in celebrating the arrival of winter?  In our home, I read books about the shortest day of the year to the kids and how other places in the world welcome this new season.  You can check our winter books collection here to see what we have been reading so far.

Montessori Baby Toys from 3-6 Months

Max turned 6 months some weeks ago and I'm sharing the baby toys that he has been playing for the past 3 months.

Winter Preschool and Kindergarten Printable Pack

Winter is my least favorite season and I dread this season to come.  With days stuck at home, parents need to prepare some engaging and fun activities for kids to keep them entertained in case they ask for "something to do".  In line with that, I am so excited to introduce you to our Winter Preschool and Kindergarten Mega Unit!  I made this pack two years ago and I'm going to feature it in this blog post!  Just like the rest of my MEGA UNITS (bestsellers!), this contains 30 activities covering math and literacy for young children.  Take a peek on some of the activities included in this learning material.

Advent Books for Christmas Countdown 2020 Edition

Happy first day of December! I know by now that you've heard about the Advent Books.  This scheme is similar to Advent Calendar, but instead, you prepare 25 Christmas books to read each day till Christmas.  Some people wrap the books up and open a random book each day, others simply put a bow on the books and schedule ahead which book to read (I like this one better!)

Kindergarten Math Center for December

I would like to introduce our MONTHLY CURRICULUM of MATH ACTIVITIES for KINDERGARTEN! This is perfect for those who want a one-stop shop kind of learning resource for mathematics suitable for busy parents and homeschooling.  This learning material is designed to make learning MATH FUN, hands-on, and engaging for Kindergarten students! It contains more than 15 printable activities with a variety of centers.  

Rock Cycle Lesson Plan for Kids

We worked on our rocks unit study a few weeks ago and I recorded some of our learning activities in this post. This subject area is usually for upper elementary but I created a curriculum that suits best for younger kids. If you have students/kids who show interest in rocks and rock cycle, below is a lesson plan on how to conduct a child-friendly and hands-on rock unit study. 

The Best History Books for Early Childhood

If you are looking for child-friendly books in introducing history to little children, I highly recommend this Usborne Beginner's History book set. I bought this entire box set recently and it contains 10 books and it is absolutely worth it! 

Parts of a Leaf Study for Kids

Autumn is the time for our leaf study and while doing so Vito keeps calling the leaf's midrib as "stem".  Instead of correcting, I decided to give him a proper lesson on the parts of a leaf.  This is for him to know what each part is called and be able to understand how these parts function. 

FREE Leaf Silhouettes Learning Materials

I love seeing our printables getting used and being shared on Instagram! For the past years, our Free Insect Silhouettes have been really really popular and getting used by tons of teachers and homeschoolers. Because it became so popular and a favorite, I decided to publish our Leaf Silhouettes as freebies to all my subscribers.

FREE Printable October Calendar

Salvaged a 2011 calendar printable format and here's the end product. I used this classic method with my eldest son because he enjoyed filling up the pockets with number cards. 

Would you like a copy?

FREE Place Value Apple Board Game

I recently shared this to my followers on Instagram.  This is one of Vito's favorite activity last year when we were reviewing our "teens".  He requested to play this again so I just have to update our game to place value (3 digits) since he has mastered the teens number.

FREE Letter A Curriculum Sampler

I'm giving away a SAMPLER, LETTER A Curriculum Learning Pack, from our ALPHABET CURRICULUM LEARNING MATERIAL.

My Body and I Preschool Mini Unit

Learning about you and your body has never been this fun! With 10 engaging printable activities, filled with beautiful illustrations, I'm presenting our newest mini-unit MY BODY AND I PRESCHOOL MINI UNIT.  Below is a sneak peek of what's included in the learning pack and how you can use it at home and in school.

Hello from Max

Hi everyone! I just need to introduce the newest member of our family. This is Max, born last May and he is the reason why I haven't been active for a while.  So please excuse my absence and the lack of new content.  

Thank you and keep safe!

Oceania/Australia in a Nutshell - New Edition

After 5 years, I am finally publishing an updated version of our OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA IN A NUTSHELL.  This is a COMPLETE and COMPREHENSIVE learning material of everything you needed to know about OCEANIA continent countries.  You will find that this pack has a variety of reading materials suited for kids of all ages, and includes tons of extension activities.  This is perfect for Montessori school and homeschool settings and would work well in your continent studies or geography units.

Learning About the Philippines

Philippines is celebrating its Independence Day this week and in line with it, I'm publishing our Philippine Country Study Learning Pack.  We worked on this last year before we went home for a vacation but I didn't get to post this in the blog.  Just like in any of our country study packs, this set contains tons of reading and writing materials and extension activities for children eager to learn and explore the Philippines.  In this learning material, the child will learn about the geography, flag, symbols, and icons of the Philippines, famous foods, and its culture and traditions.

Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books

Ever since my eldest was a toddler, we love reading alphabet books of plants and animals and we used to borrow them at our local library. Mavi loves associating any objects to the alphabet sound so he truly enjoys reading these books with me. Unfortunately, most of them are out of print.

Weather Preschool Math and Literacy Mini Unit

So excited to share our Weather Preschool Math and Literacy Mini Unit!  This pack is full of hands-on activities about the weather while learning how to read and count at the same time!

Sharks Preschool Mini Unit

Our Penguin Preschool Mini Unit became a favorite since I published it early this year. With its popularity, I decided to create SHARKS PRESCHOOL MINI UNIT to provide fun hands-on learning activities to preschoolers who are absolutely in love and obsessed with these creatures!

Kindergarten Math: Shapes Activity Centers

I finally compiled my son's favorite SHAPE activities (centers) for the past months into one HUGE product!  Introducing the KINDERGARTEN MATH SHAPES ACTIVITY CENTERS, the first in a series of our KINDERGARTEN MATH collection.

Below, you will find the list of activities included in this fun and engaging printable set, plus a preview of the materials on how we put them into action! (You can view more on our Instagram account).

FREE Long Vowel Word Family Lists!!!

If you haven't seen this yet, I already added the LONG VOWEL WORD FAMILY LIST in our SUBSCRIBER'S PAGE.  We are using this more frequently than the Short Vowel Family List as Vito needs more practice in "sounding" long vowels.

Farm Safari Toob Printable Learning Materials

Here's a comprehensive activity pack to go along with your Safari Toob Farm set.  This FARM TOOB LEARNING PACK learning material contains tons of extension activities that include science, language, math, and fine motor skills.  And of course, this learning material uses HIGH-QUALITY REAL IMAGES of the animals!

Easter Preschool and Kindergarten Mini Unit

New addition to our best-selling centres' activities... the EASTER PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN MINI UNIT!!! Like its predecessors, it got loads of printable activities that your kids will definitely love! This mini-unit has a combined thematic theme: easter chick, bunny and religious activities.

FREE Short Vowel Word Family Lists!!

It's finally available! Friends, I'm sharing our SHORT WORD FAMILY LISTS which we used in reading, spelling and copy work activities at home.  These are so easy to prepare and can be used anytime, anywhere.

FREE Language Resources

I've been making reading material booklets for Vito last weekend for us to use in this time of school shutdown.  School will be back by April but this is still uncertain due to the continuous spread of the Coronavirus.  And though we may have tons of books to read at home (both fiction and non fiction) it is still best to provide books that are specific for phonics practice as this is what Vito needs.

FREE St. Patrick's Day Fine Motor Skills Printables

So excited to introduce a series of holiday-themed fine motor skills printable activities starting with St. Patrick's Day.  These are perfect for homeschool and classroom set-up and afterschool activities for kids. Enjoy!

Ireland Country Study

Do you need a comprehensive learning resource about Ireland suited for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten and lower elementary? I have one for you! Our Ireland Country Study learning pack contains many learning materials and extension activities that you and your students will love. Below is a list of printables and activities included in the box and how to use them.

Ocean Theme Toob Printable Learning Materials

Here's a comprehensive activity pack to accompany your Safari Toob Ocean set. This OCEAN TOOB LEARNING PACK learning material contains many extension activities, including science, language, math, and fine motor skills. And, of course, this learning material uses HIGH-QUALITY REAL IMAGES of the animals!

Learning about the History of Telephones for Kids

One of our favorite subjects is history! I suddenly had an urge to tackle the historical timeline of the everyday objects we use daily, like money, phones, computers, etc.  This came to my mind when my eldest and I talked about the evolution of computers from gigantic machines to tablets.  Though this is more of an elementary work, I designed this resource for preschoolers, kindergartens, and early childhood learners.

In this post, I will feature the history of telephones we recently worked on (Vito asked to work on this set first).  All the printable resources featured in this post are available in our History of Telephones - Timeline and Ordering Activities.

Introducing Dental Health to Kids

My 6-year-old child is enthusiastic about learning more about their teeth and dental health after we went for a routine checkup with our dentist yesterday. As a result, I prepared some fun and educational activities for them at home, and we had a wonderful time discussing dental health together.

Here are some activities and ideas you can try with your children or students to create a dental-themed unit. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment or send me an email.

Spring Animal Life Cycles

I am so excited to introduce these new sets of life cycle materials to you!  These sets got even BIGGER (with more printables)! But no worries to those who have purchased previously, older sets will be updated soon at no extra cost.

In this post, I am going to feature the life cycle of a (mallard) duck as we are already using it at home. I'm also listing down other spring animal (animals born in spring) life cycle sets that are also available in the shop.

Geoboard Draw and Color Game

Geoboard Draw and Color series is our brand new fine motor skills printable and it's a fun twist to the traditional Geoboards activities. In this printable, the child will try to draw the figure/pattern on the blank "Geoboard" using the dots as guide and then color. This material enhances visual motor kills, visual perception, handwriting practice, and concentration.

FREE Valentine's Day-Themed Math Resources

Fun Valentine's Day-themed math activities for you and your kids to enjoy this month of February! You can get these printable materials for FREE if you SIGN UP for our newsletter.

Landmark Photocards Sorting Activity

Travel the world with these landmark photocards sorting activity! This learning material will bring you to 16 different countries in the world and will highlight 6 photocard landmarks of each country. Play pretend to be a tourist or simply sort the cards. This is an open ended learning material.  There are a lot of ways you can use this in your classroom or homeschool.

Learning About Fruits Inside and Out

Here's a fun and engaging activity you can try with your kids or students whether in a classroom or homeschool setup: fruits inside and out! Yes you heard it right, this learning activity is not just about identifying fruits but it is also about exploring it's taste and how the fruit looks like from the inside.

Oceania Australia Animals Math Packet

This math learning resource set is a perfect companion to our OCEANIA ANIMALS 3 PART CARDS AND OCEANIA ANIMALS LITERACY PACKET. This pack contains 12 different sets of math printable activities designed for preschool through kindergarten. You can introduce each set in any order depending on the child's capacity to learn and interest. This is a high quality material made with attention to detail and contains beautiful illustrations.

Valentine's Day Preschool Math and Literacy Mini Unit

This is one of the cutest mini units I've ever made! I am so inspired by all my followers and readers enjoying our mini units that it drives me to make more and more to go along with seasonal, holiday, and thematic activities! Friends, I'm introducing our Valentine's DAY Prometheoral MINI UNIT, packed with more than 10 math and literacy activities, including some fine motor activities for your little ones! Enjoy our preview!

Penguins Preschool Math and Literacy Mini Unit

I'm finally publishing our PENGUIN PRESCHOOL MINI UNIT! Kids love penguins (I think most kids are), and they enjoy working on some hands-on activities and centers.  There are 10 fun and engaging math and literacy activities in this set so come take a look!

FREE Winter Themed Printable Materials

Holidays are over and it's time to shift our shelves from Christmas-themed to anything "wintery".  I am excited to share this month's printable learning materials.  Be sure to subscribe and sign up for our newsletter to be able to get access to these files.  And if you are a subscriber already, be sure to check your email (if not on the inbox, check the SPAM as well) for the access code.

Coding Lessons for Kids RGB Light Programming

This is our second coding lesson using Micro:bit and DFRobot Maqueen. In case you missed the first lesson you can check it out here, Coding Lessons for Kids Using BBC Microbit Robot Car.

In this lesson we explore another device, programmable colored LED lights, integrated in the robot car. We will also introduce the concept of "FUNCTIONS" in programming and how to do it via the MakeCode program editor.