Book Recommendations, Homeschool Preschool

Books About Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the focus on gratitude and reflection. Spending time with family and all of the delicious food is, of course, a huge bonus.

When reading about Thanksgiving with my children I was sure to include a variety of books. I wanted to make sure that the spirit of the holiday was reflected in what we read. I also wanted to make sure that an age appropriate history of the holiday was given as well to give some context for the celebration.

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Book Recommendations, Homeschool Preschool

Books About Maple Syrup

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maple syrup books

I love maple syrup. I love the flavor and dainty richness. I love the history and traditions. I love the smell of the sap boiling as you enter the sugar house. I love seeing the steam rising from the roof letting everyone know that maple syrup season has begun. I love trying a warm sample fresh from the evaporator. I love every maple based product and enjoy coming up with new things to pair my maple syrup with. With so much to love about maple syrup it made it an easy choice to teach my children about.

The books we read covered a wide range of maple syrup and sugaring related topics, ranging from its production to the history to how people enjoy it. Below are the books recommended for this topic, along with a quick review of each to help you decide if it would work for your children. Continue reading “Books About Maple Syrup” →

Book Recommendations, Homeschool Preschool

Books About Snow

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Living in the Northeast it seems almost mandatory that we would do a unit on snow. With snow abundant this time of year it seems the perfect time for us to learn more about it through reading stories and doing snow related activities.

The books we read covered a very wide range of snow related topics, from how animals live in the snow to fun stories about playing in the snow to how snowflakes are formed. Below are the books recommended for this topic, along with a quick review of each to help you decide if it would work for your children. Continue reading “Books About Snow” →

Activites, Crafts, Homeschool Preschool

Activities for your Emotions Unit

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Emotion Charades:

Have children take turns acting out an emotion and have the other children guess what the emotion is. You could allow the children to choose the emotion themselves based on what you have learned, you could whisper the emotion they are to act out to them, or have them draw an emotion face out of a basket. Continue reading “Activities for your Emotions Unit” →

Book Recommendations, Homeschool Preschool

Books About Feelings

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My girls loved our unit on feelings. I felt that this was a very important theme for us to cover before kindergarten. Not only does it help children understand some of their own feelings/emotions but it helps them to relate those same feelings to others and develop empathy.

The books we read covered a very wide range of feelings/emotions and they enjoyed seeing many different types of feelings conveyed by the characters. Below are twenty books recommended for this topic, along with a quick review of each to help you decide if it would work for your children. Continue reading “Books About Feelings” →

DIY Projects, Homeschool Preschool

Welcome!

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Hello Everyone,

We decided to start this website as a way to share what we’ve learned so far while raising our two girls. In particular we’d like to share our insights and the information we’ve collected on homeschooling preschoolers and the DIY projects we’ve completed around our house. As the girls grow and we learn more we’d love to continue to share with you.

As a stay at home mother to a child with severe food allergies, when it came time for her to start preschool we decided that I would homeschool her to ensure her safety. We all had such a great experience that I am homeschooling our youngest (non-food allergy) daughter for preschool as well.

My husband and I both love doing DIY projects. I particularly love craft projects and my husband enjoys woodworking. We are looking forward to sharing with you the different projects we’ve completed and those that we are working on.

We hope you enjoy your time on our website. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We look forward to sharing our journey with you!