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Using Music To Improve Sensory Issues: What To Know

March 10, 2021 By Julie Leave a Comment

Guest post by Nicole McCray: Music has always had a profound effect on our moods and feelings. Music has also been widely used in particular as a means of communication when words are not enough, or not available. A deeper knowledge of musical learning or music therapy has benefits to those who participate in them […]

Living Picture Books about Authors and Poets

January 8, 2020 By Julie Leave a Comment

Picture books are one of my family’s love languages. The words, the illustrations, the stories that live in our hearts. They’re the backbone of our homeschooling. Over the summer, we combined history and science by studying the lives of famous scientists and inventors. These picture books about scientists and inventors inspired hours of creativity and […]

Living Books about Composers

January 7, 2018 By Julie Leave a Comment

Inside you’ll find: picture books about composers, full of living ideas perfect for a Charlotte Mason picture study. Have you ever met a person that hated all types of music? Yeah, me either. Unfortunately, I know far too many people that don’t appreciate classical music. Maybe because they weren’t exposed to it at a young […]

What’s that Sound? Identifying Musical Instruments

July 10, 2017 By Julie 2 Comments

I’m a band geek and proud of it! Some of my fondest memories were goofing off in the back row with the other low brass players as we sat counting a ridiculous amount of rests. I’ve played French horn, tenor sax, flute and a handful of others, though I really only had any skill at […]

Our Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Choices

July 24, 2016 By Julie 6 Comments

Inside you’ll find: Our favorite kindergarten homeschool curriculum for boys with lots of wiggles and sensory needs. I have been dreaming of this day for 20 years. My oldest is about to start kindergarten and I get to be his teacher! As a girl that was homeschooled from K-12th herself, I have always planned to […]

Exploring Colors with Trains: A Book Activity

June 28, 2016 By Julie Leave a Comment

After reading the book “Freight Train” by Donald Crews, I knew that a fun process art activity was in order. Read all about our hands on color exploration over at my guest post on Pre-K Pages.

Kid-Made Decorative Bowls

June 21, 2016 By Julie 1 Comment

For Father’s Day, I wanted my boys to make something meaningful and lasting to show their dad their love. These kid-made decorative bowls are perfect for even the littlest hands. Excellent for hand strengthening and fine motor skills. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Read my full disclosure policy here.  Thank you to […]

Snowflake Crafts and Activities

January 6, 2016 By Julie 4 Comments

Apparently I’m the only adult alive that LOVES snow. Unfortunately, I live in Texas. To ease my sorrow over the lack of white fluffy stuff, I complied this round up of snowflake crafts, sensory play, learning activities, and even yummy snowflake TREATS! You’ll be sure to find WARM ways to enjoy the snow and winter! […]

Learning about Weather: Process Art

October 12, 2015 By Julie 1 Comment

Our world is made so much more exciting by WEATHER! Children love learning about weather, but have they ever tried to CREATE with weather? Over at Pre-K Pages, we did THREE art projects that reflects different aspects of nature. As with all process art, it’s not about the finished project, but the journey (or process) […]

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