My kids love to color. One of the most common questions any of them ask is "Mom, can you print a picture out for me?" They especially like to color holiday pictures, and this turkey coloring page is perfect for Thanksgiving! Kids can color the turkey any way they like, and then they can practice writing the word in capital letters by tracing the word "turkey" on the ...
Homeschool Helps
Thanksgiving Find it! Free Printable Game
Let's face it. Kids can get pretty frustrated waiting for the turkey to be carved and grace to be said. Add to that frustration the fact that young children are often a bit uncomfortable at large family gatherings where every stranger they see knows everything about them and seems to want a hug, and it's easy to see why toddlers sometimes throw tantrums at Thanksgiving dinner. Older kids do, ...
Thanksgiving Books for Your Homeschool
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and one of the easiest ways to incorporate the holiday into your homeschool schedule is through reading. Here are some ideas for your book basket this month: The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh is a book we've read before and will be reading again as part of our My Father's World Curriculum this year. My 2nd Grader has started ...
Talking with Toddlers
Ahh....communicating with kids. Little ones. It can be a challenge, can't it? I realized just this morning that I really don't have "toddlers" any more. I feel kind of like a person peering around the edge of a corner to a whole new world, tentatively stepping forward, knowing there is NO going back. It's scary and amazing. I'm *this* close to having a ...