Art History and Cave Painting Activity
Let’s be real. When you think of art what do you think of? Maybe it’s old paintings like the Mona Lisa. Or bright paintings like Picasso. Or statues like David. Maybe it’s simply a coloring book and crayons or some bright, colored Play-Doh. There are so many ways to think of “art”. But, rarely, does […]
Year Long Music Lessons for Young Children
Sixteen years old. Windows down. Music turned up. Singing at the top of my lungs. Maybe it was Backstreet Boys. Maybe it was Simple Plan. All I know is that I was feeling great. Fast forward almost twenty years. Windows up and heat blasting. Music turned up. Singing at the top of my lungs. But […]
Year Long Art Lessons for Young Children
Imagine this. You’ve just walked into a room. Laying on the table is a blank piece of paper and some paint and crayons. How do you feel? Excited? Energized? Or maybe nervous or inadequate? Why Do Art? It is so important for younger children to DO art. They should draw, paint, cut, glue, make things […]
Homeschooling with Core Knowledge
So you found Core Knowledge and it sounds great and all but how in the world do you homeschool with it?! I’m here to help! But first let’s get one thing straight. When I say Core Knowledge, do not let your brain jump to Common Core. Remember the education plan that no one seems to […]
Homeschool Options on a Budget
So, you want to homeschool but you have NO IDEA what to even do? And you don’t want to spend a fortune. If you’re honest, you just want to do some cheap homeschool online but still give your child an amazing education. I get it and I’m not going to go on and on about […]
Dietrich Academy is REALLY Underway
If you have stumbled upon this post, I am betting you have spent some time the last few weeks – err, months – deciding what to do with your child for this school year. Do you send them back to school in whatever capacity your district has chosen? Do you keep them at home and […]
What If You Had an Animal Nose?! Activities
It’s another non-fiction book! And, man, this one is filled with so many awesome facts! And I have so many What If You Had an Animal Nose activities for you! Did you know that warthogs greet each other by bumping their noses together? Or did you know that rhinos are not born with horns but […]
A Whistle for Willie Activities
I’m so glad you’re back for Week 3 of the Reading is a Treasure Summer Reading Challenge! Or maybe you’re not back and you just stumbled onto this post because you like the book Whistle for Willie. Either way…welcome! Let me just say that I have picked out some fun Whistle for Willie activities, but […]
Wonders of the USA Activities
It’s nonfiction book time! And time for some United States learning activities! Most parents – me included – do not tend to pick non-fiction books to read to our children. Honestly, before I became a teacher, I did not realize the variety of non-fiction books that are out there for younger children! I chose this […]
My Lucky Day Activities
This story only has two characters which is bound to remind your child of The Three Little Pigs and The Gingerbread Man. And who doesn’t love a good picture book with talking animals? It seems that anytime there’s a sly fox in a story he is always being tricked – and it’s no different in […]