Developing a Play Based Curriculum

It is in my nature to be a teacher, so when I chose to keep my daughter at home for kindergarten (otherwise, homeschooling) the teacher in me began planning the curriculum. Truthfully, it has been a goal of mine to create a play based curriculum but until I had a motivator, I never could find [...]

Math Play

Math is not one of my strong skills. In fact, I try to avoid it, if possible so when it came time to think about a Math curriculum (we are homeschooling our oldest) I became nervous. I am a big fan of mass marketed curriculum kits but I have found some web sites, and a [...]

Sidewalk Paint and Art

I purchased some sidewalk paint from one of the many dollar type stores that we have in the area.
 I pulled it out today and the girls played, colored and painted for 30-40 minutes. I really liked the feel of the paints, it was similiar to finger paints and the colors were vivid.
Quality art materials are [...]