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Make Learning Easier with DIY Math Manipulatives

September 8, 2017 by OneMommy

Looking for a way to help your child understand double digit addition and subtraction? Make your own homemade math manipulatives for tons of hands-on math activities.

  When it comes to math, having physical objects you can move, or manipulate, often helps kids to better understand the problem.  At home your child can use small cars, erasers, and buttons to help solve addition and subtraction problems.    We love using playdough for subtraction! Your child will have fun creating these homemade base 10 math manipulatives, […]

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: hands on learning, math activity, teaching kids

Encouraging Good Behavior: Reward Store

October 25, 2014 by OneMommy

simple way to encourage good behavior in kids

    When we started homeschooling this year I wanted to have some type of reward system in place.  At first I made a sticker chart where they could earn small rewards each week. Then I came up with something a little more concrete:  our Reward Store.     I’ve found that having something more concrete […]

Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: behavior, parenting, teaching kids

Teaching How to Write and Draw Shapes

March 12, 2013 by OneMommy

teaching how to write

    I’ve mentioned before that my son likes to do things his way.  If I try to tell him how to write a letter the right way, he turns me off.  Tells me I am wrong.  Gets mad.  Let’s just say it isn’t pretty. I’ve drawn a lot of dotted letters for him to […]

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: preschooler, son, teaching kids

Easter Quiet Time Boxes

March 4, 2013 by OneMommy

spring busy bag

    Our Christmas quiet time bags were such a hit (seriously, every time I try to pack them up they get them back out), that I thought I’d make a couple Easter/spring ones to put in our quiet time bag rotation. It was easy to recreate some of the original ideas from the Christmas […]

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Easter, holiday, keeping kids busy, teaching kids

Berenstains’ B Book

January 18, 2013 by OneMommy

activities for Berenstains books

    It’s been a while since I posted about fun we’ve had with a book we’ve read…  Trust me, it’s not that we haven’t been reading, or that we haven’t been having some fun with our books! Things have finally settled down around here, and this week I want to share one of my […]

Filed Under: Kid Books & Activities Tagged With: books, fun with kids, reading, teaching kids

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