Sarah's Silks has been one of our "must haves" for years. I've been seeing them everywhere from Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and even my fellow homeschooling mom friends have been using them for years too. Thus, I was totally excited when Sarah sent me an entire collection of her Enchanted Playsilks for the boys to use and play! When it finally arrived, the boys immediately used them for hours of play and have been one of their most used "toys" since then.
Dogs Breed Letter and Number Cards
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Do you like dogs? My kids do! They're just so irresistible! With all the dogs we are seeing around the estate, I decided to make DOGS BREED LETTERS AND NUMBER CARDS to all dog lovers out there. These are the cutest! I hope your kids and students will enjoy the cards as much as we do!
Easter Eggs Letter and Number Cards
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Our Easter Egg Letter and Number Cards set is now up in our shop, ready for you to enjoy and use in your thematic activities this Lent and Easter season!
Bible Stories Sequencing Activity Cards
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Spring Fine Motor Skills and STEM Activities
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Animal Characteristics (Vertebrates) Learning Pack
Friday, April 5, 2019
Introducing our Animal Characteristics (Vertebrate) Pack with tons of activity sets that will suite your young students' needs. This learning material is more than just sorting or matching activities. What we have in this learning pack are realistic illustrations of each characteristics for better retention of concepts and tons of hands-on learning opportunities for young students to work on. This Montessori Vertebrate Characteristics learning pack was basically designed for children ages 5 years and older.
With this learning material, your students will be able to learn the characteristics of amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish, and birds through visual representation and hands-on activities. There are 8 characteristics provided for each animal for you to explore.
March Springtime Shelf Activities
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Featuring our activities and learning materials for March. Rotation of activities would usually take about 3-4 weeks now because Vito would mostly be spending time outdoors since the weather is starting to get warmer. Feel free to implement these learning activities in your home schooling and in your classrooms. Details and links to materials used are also provided and if you have further questions just leave it in the comment section below.
Life Cycle of a Frog Learning Activities
Friday, March 29, 2019
Nothing beats hands-on learning, but because we have no access to tadpoles and frogs, we just rely on books, educational toys and create meaningful materials to achieve the "hands-on experience". With the success of our Water Cycle activities, I made a similar learning pack for our frog life cycle. The learning pack is perfect for kids ages 4 to 7 years old, something that will grow with your child through the years. It contains different activities for different stages of learning for the child. All you needed to do is print the one that suits your needs.
Parts of a Frog Learning Materials for Kids
Friday, March 22, 2019
We are learning about frogs and we started our unit by learning about the body parts because Vito wanted to know if they are similar to his (to humans). Again, our Parts of a Frog Learning (ZOOLOGY BUNDLE Pack) came in handy in exploring the body parts of a frog and the activity sheets I included in the pack were really helpful in extending the learning activity for enhancing the retention of concepts.
If you are a homeschooler or a teacher looking for learning materials about frogs, then continue reading this post to learn more about this learning material and the activities that we worked on. The cards are simple and clear and are easy for young learners to use. The activity sheets are provided as I have observed through the years that these materials for tracing, coloring, and making booklets are effective in engaging young learners.
Spring Preschool and Kindergarten Learning Materials
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Spring starts tomorrow, and I am excited to share our SPRING PRESCHOOL MATH AND LITERACY PACK. These are designed for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and kids ages 3 to 6. The pack contains 30 activities, including movements for improving fine motor skills, colour matching, learning numbers, letters, phonics, and much more!
Check out the previews below for details to give you an idea of what you will get in this learning material.
Montessori Inspired Blue Series - Learning about Consonant Blends
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
With Vito reading CVC words and sight words, we are now moving to the Blue Series. The Blue Series is a Montessori approach in learning consonant blends and digraphs. I made an entire set of blue series materials for Vito to use in the course of his learning. We will work on these materials and move on to the next set as he progresses. In this post, I will give you an overview of the materials and how we are going to use them.
It is important to note that the blue series (blends and digraphs) comes after the pink series. Once the child is familiar with letter sounds and can basically read CVC words (pink series) then he/she can move on to the blue series.
Introducing Life Cycles to Younger Kids
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
In our home, springtime brings a renewed focus on the topic of life cycles. As a parent, I am often asked how to introduce the concept of metamorphosis, larva, pupa and more to young children who may not be able to visualize these processes. It is a fascinating subject that is easy to understand. I begin by telling engaging stories that help children understand that just like humans, baby animals come from their mothers and fathers. Some animals start their life as eggs and then undergo a gradual transformation that ultimately leads to adulthood.
To help explain these concepts more effectively, we use a variety of learning materials that bring these life cycles to life for children. As we follow the "Montessori" philosophy in our homeschool, we prefer to use hands-on learning experiences that allow children to explore and learn in a natural way. Whether it's using specialized learning materials or observing real-life examples in nature, we strive to make learning about life cycles as engaging and interactive as possible.
St. Patrick's Day Letter and Number Cards
Monday, February 25, 2019
St. Patrick's Day Preschool Mini Unit
Thursday, February 21, 2019
I'm so excited to share our St. Patrick's Day Mini Unit!!! I am delighted to hear that you are enjoying all of our Mini Unit series and Full Preschool Centers! We have been developing these activities for years, ever since my eldest child was in preschool. However, I did not share the printables in the shop back then. Now, I am thrilled to be able to share them with you so that you can enjoy the benefits of these resources too.
I am pleased to present our St. Patrick's Day Mini Unit, packed with enjoyable and stimulating activities for preschoolers, pre-k, and kindergarten children. This package includes various activities to help your child practice fine motor skills, alphabet tracing, hands-on math, and more! If you want more St. Patrick's Day-themed materials, please visit our website by clicking here.
I am pleased to present our St. Patrick's Day Mini Unit, packed with enjoyable and stimulating activities for preschoolers, pre-k, and kindergarten children. This package includes various activities to help your child practice fine motor skills, alphabet tracing, hands-on math, and more! If you want more St. Patrick's Day-themed materials, please visit our website by clicking here.
Learning About Sharks for Kids
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Vito has been really interested in sharks lately. We had some Shark Unit Study (Montessori Inspired Shark Study for Kids) years ago together with my eldest, but Vito was so young then that all he could ever do was do some simple matching activity with our Safari Toob Sharks. Now that he's a bit older, I prepared some simple activities for him to learn more about sharks, what's their difference with whales, and how similar are they to humans.
St. Patrick's Day Numbers 1-10 Counting Activities for Kids
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Today I'm sharing our collection of St. Patrick's Day math activities that you can try with your kids in school or in a homeschool setting. Aside from learning how to recognize numbers, how to count, and 1:1 correspondence, your child will get to enhance their fine motor skills with these fun and engaging math printable materials!
Asia Continent Study for Kids
Monday, February 11, 2019
We love to travel and going to places, thus geography is very important in our homeschool and I make sure that we do continent and country studies yearly. Now, this is not the first time I introduced Vito to Asia. We've worked with a lot of continent activities before and because he is much older now and able to understand and grasp concepts, I reintroduced Asia once again. Below are some of the works we had for the past 2 weeks we spent on learning about Asia. It took us 2 weeks to finish because he got sick within the time frame so we paused in between.
Here are some of the activities that we included in this year's Asia Study:
Valentine's Day Letter and Number Cards
Friday, February 8, 2019
What I like about homeschooling is being able to make themed materials for my kids that will go along with certain seasons or holidays. Because Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I made these beautiful and cute teddy and heart letter and number cards perfect for home and school settings. We use these types of learning cards in so many ways, and I have listed a few of those activities below for your reference. Enjoy!
Valentines Day Spin and Build Building Blocks
Thursday, February 7, 2019
We love our building blocks printables! They're so engaging that even my eldest is playing along with us. I mean, who doesn't like these LEGO blocks or bricks? We have collected a bunch of LEGOs and other LEGO compatible blocks through the years and they have come into full use once again. And Vito is totally into it.
Beginning Letter Sound Picture Mats
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Winter Building Blocks Spin and Build
Friday, February 1, 2019
With the success of our Pattern Blocks Spin and Build, I didn't hesitate making another series of Spin and Build and this time it's using LEGO building blocks! Everyone loves LEGO and this is just a perfect extension work and play for creating 2D pictures using LEGO compatible blocks and mats or plates.
Montessori Golden Beads Bank Game
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Vito currently loves using our Golden Beads material. We are done with presentation of materials and have worked the layout (Montessori Decimal System with Golden Beads) as well (we will do this again) and now he enjoys playing the Bank Game.
Montessori Practical Life: Indoor Plant Care in Winter
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
The Grimm's Puzzle Square
Thursday, January 24, 2019
You've been seeing this a lot in our Instagram, and I finally get to talk about it. This is the Grimm's Puzzle Square. It is not as popular as the Rainbow Stacker and Pyramid, but totally a favorite and one of the most used Grimm's toys at home.
Chinese New Year Mini Preschool Unit
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Are you celebrating Chinese New Year? We are learning about this Chinese national holiday for familiarity and for the boys to understand that some Filipino traditions were adapted from Chinese culture.
Vito and I worked on a brief Chinese New Year Unit last week. The resources we used were from the Chinese New Year Mini Preschool Learning Pack I created for him years ago.
Vito and I worked on a brief Chinese New Year Unit last week. The resources we used were from the Chinese New Year Mini Preschool Learning Pack I created for him years ago.
Our Montessori-Inspired Shelf for Winter
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
I’m back after a few weeks of hiatus! I’ve been focusing more in our homeschool that I didn’t have time to write a post about our activities for the past 2 weeks. Anyway, here’s the shelf that I've setup weeks ago and the main theme for this setup is “winter”. This year, we’ll be doing small study units for science and culture but we will work our way thoroughly (taking our time) in reading, writing, and math.
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