Teaching Young Children About Elections As the Presidential elections approached, a few years ago (while I was teaching), I wanted to teach my first graders about the election process, but explaining the electoral college to 6 and 7 years olds … Continue reading
Lego Organization System Stickers (Updated) Okay, I am little bit stoked about my new Lego organization system stickers. The old ones were falling off and it was time for a change. So in all my free time (ha), I designed … Continue reading
Counting Cups I love the simplicity of this idea. I have seen a few different versions “out there,” but this is my take on counting with cups. Materials: small paper cups permanent marker Preparation: Using a marker, write the numbers 0-10 on … Continue reading
Celebrating Wombats in Children’s Books October 22 is Wombat Day in Australia and since moving here, I have become quite smitten with the little rascals. They are such cute, chunky, lazy little things. I probably like them because they remind … Continue reading
FREE GRAPH TEMPLATE I was feeling creative tonight and felt like sharing so I created this “Groovy Graph” for anyone who wants it! I love the simplicity, the bright colors and the groovy font. I am a sucker for fonts… … Continue reading
Halloween Candy: Short Vowel Graph As I have said before, I am one to pick out my Halloween candy pretty early and usually have to buy more before the big day arrives. That may not be good for the waistline, … Continue reading
Put Down the Camera, Hang Up the Phone and Turn Off the Computer Want to read more stories from Real Life Wednesday? Visit Picklebums and see what others are sharing. I read a really touching post yesterday called, Look at Me with … Continue reading
Here are a few of my favorite Halloween ideas for little ones. Enjoy! Halloween Colors Painting This is so simple. Give your child some orange, yellow and black paints, some paper and a paintbrush and let them create! The pictures … Continue reading
This spider post began two ways really. First with a book and second with a video. And well, if you throw in Halloween, I guess that makes a third way…. The Book: My youngest loves the (song and) book … Continue reading
FREE HALLOWEEN WORD SEARCH Interested in a freebie for Halloween? You have come to the right place! Simply click the image below to download the word search. If this is your first time visiting Boy Mama Teacher Mama, welcome! … Continue reading
Halloween is not a big deal in Australia. You see a celebration here or there, but it is not what it is back home in the States. Last year was our first Halloween away from home and it is probably … Continue reading
Pumpkin, Pumpkin: Stick and Rhyme This is my absolute favorite Halloween rhyme. I did it every year when I taught preschool and have also done it every year with my eldest. This year, I was finally able to do it … Continue reading
