Mini Turkey Unit
We are knee deep in our North America Unit over here. It turned out to be longer than I originally planned. There are way too many fun things to do. We ended up adding a mini unit to study turkeys as a part of it …
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Pumpkin Fun + Phonological Awareness
We have had such a fun fall season. The month of October we did quite a bit with our pumpkin theme. We actually started it the same day we did pumpkins at Forest School so that was a fun coincidence. At home we did a …
Ocean Unit
This was supposed to be a mini unit…. how can you do a mini unit on oceans when there is so many fun things to explore and learn!?! Each unit this summer I have planned more and more for both girls instead of just my …
Six Weeks Detailed Lesson Planning # 2 | 2021 School Year
It’s already time to do my next six weeks of planning! I have found that I prefer looking at just six weeks at a time. It makes it easier somehow to follow the child. I know what comes further out than 6 weeks in the …
Reflections on planning & organization after 6 weeks
Six weeks ago I shifted a bit in my approach to our homeschool preschool planning and prepping. Perhaps the shift started sooner (with my digital tracking tool + bullet journal) but six weeks ago is when I started *attempting* to prep for the next six …
Montessori Bug Unit
Parts of the Bugs! We used our Montessori puzzles to explore the parts of the ladybug, ant, dragonfly, and butterfly. The parts of the butterfly work overlapped with the Butterfly Unit. Both the three part cards and the puzzle were in the butterfly unit and …
Mini Camping Unit
This was such a fun little unit. We decided to take the girls camping in the backyard this year! We have never been camping as a family (this was my first time ever too!) and Little Miss has been asking for a while so we …
Sunflower Unit
I was in the beginning phases of planning a sunflower mini unit when I saw Green Urban Creative’s Summer Bundle. I had the urge to shift my summer plans…. but I decided to stick with the plans I already had and utilize the summer art …
Butterfly Unit Montessori Style
This is our second year doing a butterfly unit. It has been such a popular work on our shelf for two years. I think we will build on this again in the future! Last year’s butterfly unit was quite fun. I had a butterfly mobile …
Fourth of July Mini Unit
This was a last minute decision to jump into. I hadn’t originally planned to do a unit around this topic but I saw the cutest freebie from Green Urban Creative (you can still subscribe and grab it for next year from the freebie portfolio!) so …