Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
In many preschool programs (including my own) the structure is that the preschoolers learn one letter per week. This will be our 6th year in a row to have a letter of the week in our home! Before beginning letter lessons at your house, do you know the common pitfalls of teaching preschoolers their letters? Let's start with a simple quiz. Can you spot 3 things that are wrong with this … [Read more...]
You can find all of my Mass resources for Catholic kids here. Find all of my peg doll resources here! I am beginning a new series called "Teach Catholic Kids About The Mass." Today, I wanted to share something with you that we actually did years ago. It's a craft with a tiny altar, tiny altar pieces, and big fun for Catholic kids! The great thing about this Mass set for kids is that … [Read more...]
Today, I'm reviewing some of the books from the Ignatius Press / Magnificat line for children. Overall, I'll say that I'm impressed. It always puts a smile on my face to see quality stuff put out for Catholic kids. :-) I opened the Tell Me About The Catholic Faith book and was instantly thrilled with the adorable and colorful illustrations throughout the … [Read more...]
*Disclaimer- My activities are all Montessori inspired, but this post is not for the Montessori purist. This post is meant to inspire those who can't make Montessori their life, but want to implement some hands-on learning with their kiddos. :-) I recently posted about my favorite curriculum and activities for preschoolers. Today I wanted to follow up with how to set up Montessori … [Read more...]
Today is a special day, my friends. Today, my husband and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage! For anyone who is interested, you can see a few of my wedding pictures here. We were only 19 when we got married. We were just about to begin our Sophomore year of college. Our decision seemed rash to the world, but we didn't care, because we were head over heals in love with each other. In … [Read more...]
Well, it's that time of year again- time for back to school (or rather, not back to school for us homeschoolers). This year I have a 3rd grader, 1st grader, pre-K, and a 2 year old. I enjoy homeschooling all the kids, but I especially love the preschool years! I have taught preschool at home and at co-ops for the past 6 years straight. After all these years, I'm very comfortable with choosing our … [Read more...]
The most important thing to me in raising my children is that I instill a life-long faith of God in them. After a lot of thought and observation of other Catholic families, I came up with a theory about weaving the Catholic faith into the lives of my children. This concept of mine from years ago actually turned into a full liturgical ebook, Weaving The Faith! This is the perfect resource for … [Read more...]
A "Book Of Centuries" is the fancy Charlotte Mason way of saying "Timeline In A Book". The main idea of a book of centuries is that for each 2 page spread you open your book to, you are glancing at 1 century. You keep the book for your entire education, and add only the things that you personally learn about in History. Keeping your own personal book of centuries helps you relate things … [Read more...]
I often have people ask me what I do with all of my children's arts and crafts activities when they're all finished. It's very common for kids to want to keep it all, but that's not always realistic. I don't like piles of things around my house. So what should you do? How much should you keep? We do not keep everything. And my kids know that we don't. Here are some options that work for … [Read more...]
I like to be able to track my kid's reading, and keep records to go into their school portfolios of what we've read. I also like to reward good reading habits. I've found that in our family, keeping reading charts is a way to kill both of these birds with one stone. I have created several different reading charts to use with my kids. Having some different options seems to keep things fresh. … [Read more...]
