Have you ever witnessed your preschooler’s eyes light up with excitement when they stumble upon something they’re truly curious about? Their natural sense of wonder is a powerful tool waiting to be harnessed in their educational journey. But how can we, as homeschool families, turn that curiosity into meaningful learning experiences? The answer lies in […]

Morning basket planning can be exhausting especially during the winter. With so many subjects and activities to find, looking for resources for your family’s next morning basket theme is not always at the top of the priority list. As a homeschool mama, with twin preschoolers and a kindergartner, planning morning basket time is something I […]

With a family of 3 kiddos 5 and under, homeschool learning stations in Preschool and Kindergarten have become a must. My homeschooled Kindergartner and my twin Preschoolers love station time and I love the organization that lets me spend the week helping each one individually throughout the day. Below are just 6 tips and tricks […]

Morning Basket themes for Preschool and Kindergarten are a blast for our family. Whether it is choosing a topic that my kiddos know nothing about or using a student led interest approach when planning morning basket lessons, themed lessons, and unit studies bring so much joy to our family. Below are some of our favorite […]

How do you homeschool a preschooler? 6 Ways Our Family Has Learned to Successfully Homeschool Preschoolers Homeschooling my preschoolers and Kindergartner often feels like a mixture of herding cats and giving a speech in the middle of a hurricane all at once. As a former public school teacher turned homeschool mama, I asked myself how […]

Planning your homeschool routine can be overwhelming and often changes throughout the year. With lots of littles, this is often not only the case but typically the norm. So, how do you plan a morning basket routine with toddlers, preschoolers, and Kindergartners? For our family, we found homeschool stability in our morning basket routine. By […]

Have you ever wondered, what is the purpose of Morning Basket for preschoolers and toddlers?  As a mother of twin toddlers and a preschooler, our homeschool Morning Basket routine contains some of our most important content and skills. But, in the beginning, our Morning Basket time was a hot mess. Only after a lot of research, […]

If you have been around the homeschooling block, even just for a bit, you have more than likely heard the phrase “Morning Basket”. As a new to homeschooling mama, one of my first questions was “What is a morning basket?”. I’ve learned a lot in the last year about different approaches to homeschooling and the […]

Once you determine who will be “driving” the creation of your Driving Question, writing it can seem like a daunting task. As teachers, we are natural perfectionists. We want to meet the requirement of any request and follow the steps laid out before us. Our students’ well-being is always at the front of our minds, so […]

The phrase “Failing Forward” from John C. Maxwell’s book, by the same title, has taken the education community by storm. But what does it mean to “Fail Forward?” How can we as Project Based Learning teachers utilize this idea to help support our students? Below are a few ideas and thoughts from my years as […]

Are you a huge PD nerd? Me too. As  Project Based Learning facilitators, growing our toolboxes through PD sometimes is as natural as breathing.  Other times, it can feel overwhelming to decipher the “just okay” resources from the “pedagogy-altering” ones. Whether you are new to PBL or a veteran, here are a few resources that […]

It’s that time of year again! Time to gather resources and sign-up for professional developments. I’m a huge PD nerd! It’s my summer addiction. As an active learner, I collect resources all year long that I eagerly await the summer to dive into. Here are a few resources on my list for this 2021 summer.   […]