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Books We Love: Count to 100

I’m all about books that encourage concepts we are working on anyways.  I’m also a huge fan of books that work for all of the kids.  Today, our Usborne Books & More order arrived and some of the...

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Books We Love: Not Your Everyday Illustrated Thesaurus

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this book. I know when I write, I try to find different, more descriptive words to say something, but in all honesty, I've probably never looked in a...

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How We Use the Usborne Not Your Everyday Illustrated Thesaurus for Homeschool

I'm such a sucker for books and I feel like I fall in love with most of the books we have. I knew I wanted the Usborne Not Your Everyday Illustrated Thesaurus for homeschool, but once it arrived, I...

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FREE Printable Habitat Word Wall Words

I’m so excited to start our first official homeschool year.  I’ve been having so much fun getting everything ready.  I love our main curriculum – Moving Beyond the Page.  I’m excited about the themed...

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Tiggly Words Review + How We Homeschool

Since this is our first year homeschooling, I wanted to plan ahead of time and make it manageable and fun for us.  What exactly that would entail, I wasn’t quite sure, but I had a plan and so far, it’s...

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Usborne Complete List of Weather Books for Homeschool

Disclosure:  I am a consultant for Usborne.  Our family receives a percentage from all sales without costing  you any extra.  We appreciate any purchases through our website.   We are onto our second...

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Complete Homeschool Weather Unit

Our complete weather unit with activities for toddlers and up. Find math, science, geography, art and more. Continue reading → The post Complete Homeschool Weather Unit appeared first on Our Piece of...

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The Ultimate Sensory Bin List

Sensory bins provide endless hours of fun and just as many learning opportunities. Check out our ultimate list of sensory bin materials and let the fun begin. Continue reading → The post The Ultimate...

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Books on the Solar System

When my four year old decided he wanted to learn about the planets, I couldn’t wait!  I put in my order for some more Usborne Books that I knew I wanted and started planning.  *I am an Usborne Books...

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Using Sticker Books to Supplement Homeschool

In books like the Superheroes sticker book, they work on fine motor skills and hand - eye coordination, strengthening the child's ability to Continue reading → The post Using Sticker Books to...

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What We Are Using for Kindergarten Homeschool

EDIT:  I started writing this the summer before our first homeschool year officially began.  Hitting publish apparently was too much because I forgot to do it until I realized that I wanted to add what...

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Best Books for Your Aspiring Writer

Do you have an aspiring writer or story teller? I do and I love having fun with them as I encourage it. Check out this list of the best books for your aspiring writer. Continue reading → The post Best...

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Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Revisited

Awhile ago, I shared what we are using for kindergarten homeschool curriculum.   If we say we started in September, that puts us 7 months into our first year of homeschool.  There are so many days I...

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Cooking With Kids: How a Kids Cookbook Turned My Daughter Into a Chef

Find out how a kids cookbook turned my daughter into a chef and I never even had to try. Continue reading → The post Cooking With Kids: How a Kids Cookbook Turned My Daughter Into a Chef appeared first...

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Nature Scavenger Hunt + More Nature Activities

It’s spring you guys!!!!  That means we get to spend all day outside without the bugs, it’s wonderful.  In all seriousness, we’ve had so much fun because the weather has been {mostly} pretty nice.  The...

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Passport to China + Review

While I'm not able to travel the world with the kids right now, we can travel the world in other ways. Join us as we explore China in new and exciting ways. Continue reading → The post Passport to...

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Passport to China: Best Children’s Books

You can learn a lot about a place before you travel there. These books about China will bring the culture to life for your kids. Continue reading → The post Passport to China: Best Children’s Books...

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Homeschool Kindergarten with Usborne

Kindergarten should be fun. Using Usborne books as our curriculum for kindergarten leads to so much fun and flexibility and the ability to tailor it to meet our kids' needs and interests. Discover how...

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Books We Love: 1001 Things to Spot in the Sea

1001 Things to Spot in the Sea is one book in a series of 16 titles.  I love how fun the pages are and my kids are learning so much about different sea animals, different things in the sea habitat, and...

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Early Math Books for Babies and Toddlers

I love math, I always have.  Now that I have three little ones, I love how easy and how much fun teaching math is to little kids.  When you have babies or toddlers, math is all about introducing...

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