I am very excited to be studying South America for the next two weeks! I am originally from South America, Venezuela to be exact. I can’t wait to talk to my kids about the country their mommy was born in, our customs, our food, our music, our flag, among other things. They are familiar with [Read On]
Weather Fronts Body Movements
March 25, 2013 by 5 Comments
I guess my brain never stops working, even when I am asleep. On Saturday night I had a dream that the kids and I were reviewing the weather fronts and we were using colorful ribbons to represent the weather fronts. I kid you not… when I woke up I thought to myself: That is a [Read On]
Commutative Law for Addition and Multiplication
March 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Commutative Law for Addition and Multiplication could be a little too abstract for young children. As I was trying to make it more concrete and visual for my kids, I came up with a few ideas to help them understand it. First, we pulled out some play food and plates and [Read On]
Weather Fronts Cards
March 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We have been studying the weather and the four types of weather fronts. I created these cards to go with this study unit. I wanted my kids to understand what the four types of weather fronts look like so I included a picture on each card. I also wanted them to learn the symbols that [Read On]
Canadian Waters
March 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
For Geography, this week we are studying Canadian Waters. I made two maps to help the kids locate each body of water and learn the names. The first one shows all the locations and names. The second one, has empty boxes for them to label them correctly. My kids like cutting and pasting, so I [Read On]
Five Circles of Latitude Worksheet
March 13, 2013 by 6 Comments
I have created a worksheet to help my kids learn the five circles of latitude. I have included options for both younger students and older ones. The younger students always enjoy cutting and pasting, so that’s what I did. For the older students, they usually like writing the names on their own, so I included [Read On]
Earth’s Atmosphere
March 4, 2013 by 5 Comments
This week we have been studying the atmosphere. I created a little project for my kids to help them visualize the Earth’s atmosphere. We read the information about each layer and then stacked the circles to build the atmosphere. This project really helped them remember what we were studying. I hope this helps your kids [Read On]