JDaniel4s Mom

Introducing A Fun Way to Encourage Summer Reading

May 19, 2015 By Deirdre

The summer is a perfect time of the year to explore different genres or types of books. I have created a summer reading punch card for you to give your children. It lists all different kinds of books. The card doesn’t ask children to read one of each type of book. It asks them to read some of them. I want kids to have the freedom to make a few book Continue Reading

How To Find a Little Free Library Near You

May 18, 2015 By Deirdre

When I first head of Little Free Libraries a few years ago I searched on the Little Free Library site and found a Little Free Library about a hour away from us. What fun I thought to road trip to one. I packed a picnic lunch, JDaniel and his teddy bear in the car and off we went to find it. After learning about a Little Free Library opening Continue Reading

What is science? Simple and Fun Ways to Explore Water

May 16, 2015 By Deirdre

All week long I have been sharing posts on our water science discovery center. There was a post on How to Make Things Sink and How to Make Water Flow. Each of those posts looked at science concepts that many of us explore with kids. You may have seen experiments like them on a number of different blogs. They are exciting and Continue Reading

Easy Science Experiments- How to Make Things Sink

May 13, 2015 By Deirdre

Some of the supplies placed in our outdoor science discovery center were placed there knowing what experiments we would do with them. Some supplies were place in the center with the hope that my son would come up with a way to use them. The bread tags were one of those items I wasn’t sure how we would use them. My son decided that they would Continue Reading

How to Science Kids Guide: How You Can Make Water Flow

May 12, 2015 By Deirdre

Yesterday I shared with you a science discovery center that is set up in my backyard. Today I want to share a science kids activity my son and I came up with using funnels. (We have used this set of funnels over and over again. They are a must have for creative learning in my opinion.) The link below is an affiliate link. The funnels were Continue Reading

How to Create An Exciting Water Science Discovery Center

May 11, 2015 By Deirdre

Much of the summer is spent outside at my house. We play, explore, and learn in our backyard. (Last year I shared with you a series of science experiments we did with water.) This year I have set up a science discovery center for my son on his gardening table. It has all kinds of kitchen tools and toys that can be used to explore water. Today I am Continue Reading

Teacher Appreciation Letter to Mrs. Ulrich

May 8, 2015 By Deirdre

As the school year draws to an end number of amazing bloggers are honoring their favorite teachers with a teacher appreciation letter today. For me, this was a hard task. I have been blessed with extraordinary teachers! From preschool through graduate school the teachers I had was amazing. Ultimately I selected Mrs. Ulrich to write a teacher Continue Reading

How to Use LEGO & Reading Worksheets to Explore Colors

May 8, 2015 By Deirdre

How to Use LEGO and Reading Worksheets To Explore Colors

I have been sharing fun LEGO activities all week. After reading about today's activity, I hope you will check out my LEGO print made party placemat, Counting Bees activity and the Draw and Plan It activity. Today's activity uses reading cloze or fill in the blank reading worksheets. Children read what is on the page and fill in the missing words. Continue Reading

LEGO Ideas- How to Make Unique Birthday Placemats

May 7, 2015 By Deirdre

I love coming up with new LEGO ideas. We have used LEGO to explore addition sentences, do science experiments, and illustrate book characters. I thought it was time for us to use LEGO to do an art project. LEGO make a great tool for printmaking with paint. My son wanted to have LEGO themed birthday party this year. We went to a local Bricks Continue Reading

Super Easy Draw and Plan Coloring Games with Printable

May 6, 2015 By Deirdre

Sometimes it is hard to take the idea you have pictured in your mind and create or build it. We have had that trouble with LEGO ideas. They look great in our minds, but just don’t work out. We don’t have the right colors or the pieces can be displayed on a base plate the way you thought they would. It can be frustrating. This is one of those Continue Reading

Free Printable Math Worksheets for Kids- Counting Bees

May 4, 2015 By Deirdre

$Free Printable Math Worksheets for Kids- Counting Bees$

Yesterday I shared a fun LEGO themed post on building letters with LEGO light sabers. Today I have a fun post on bees. We have crafted bees before, but never added with them. Our fun bees made from black and yellow LEGO are just perfect for an addition activity. I created Counting Bees printable math worksheets that the bees can be used on to Continue Reading