Turing Tumble Review

Turing Tumble Review

If you have a child who loves to understand how and why things work, this product is a perfect fit! Read to learn more about what it is and what they’ll learn!

Homemade Rope-Climbing Toy

Homemade Rope-Climbing Toy

Pull the string down, and watch the toy go up! Fun and simple mechanical toy you can build with materials you probably already have in your basement.

Play This, Skip That: Free Math Apps

Play This, Skip That: Free Math Apps

As a math and technology teacher, I love using digital resources to help kids engage with math topics.  Unfortunately, there is a veritable sea of math apps available, and most of them are absolute swill. Learn from my mistakes and check

Why I Quit

Why I Quit

I’m throwing in the towel. Here’s why.

FREE Interactive 100-Chart

So many ways to use a 100-chart for math! This interactive digital version is intuitive and fun to use!

FREE Digital Manipulatives from Math Learning Center

Some of my favorite FREE digital resources for math work. Don’t waste your time or money with paid, lower-quality competitors.

Linear Equations “Cheat Sheet”

Linear Equations “Cheat Sheet”

See all the major concepts involved in graphing linear equations in one clear, color-coded summary.

Stolen Moments: Nature Studies in Five Minutes or Less

Stolen Moments: Nature Studies in Five Minutes or Less

Did you know Charlotte Mason said little kids should be outside for six hours a day in fair weather?  That sounds awesome to me, Charlotte. Unfortunately, our schedule is a bit tight for that right now.  Since making the daylight

Oil and Water Science Activity: “Iceberg” Bottle

Oil and Water Science Activity: “Iceberg” Bottle

My son had so much fun with our oil and water science activity that he recently came up to me with the bottle of baby oil in his hand and asked if we could do another project with it.  Always

Preschool Science: Magic Milk

Preschool Science: Magic Milk

All of our preschool science projects lately have to have a color-mixing element.  My three-year-old is fascinated by this process and will plunge with delight into any project that involves food coloring.  Here is one of my favorite science/art crossover