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Make It Rain Model for Kids Science Learning the Water Cycle

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:09:30 +0000

Teach kids how the water cycle works with a model that can be set up in your kitchen. Kids get to observe and understand more concretely how the water cycle works and what is actually happening during each stage. This model for kids learning the water cycle helps them see it. Model of the Water […]

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Make Your Own Letter Tiles for Spelling Practice

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:17:04 +0000

Letter tiles are a necessary tool for teaching spelling in a hands-on way. We start using letter tiles when my kids are in preschool. They each learned to spell their names with homemade letter tiles. These are two ideas for making your own letter tiles. I originally shared this idea after seeing a similar idea […]

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Make Your Own Fossil: Science Curriculum for Kids

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:59:11 +0000

Making your own fossil is easy with this science kit for kids. We have loved all three experiments that came in our Generation Genius Science kit. If you missed our first experiment reveal, you can view the science kit for kids review. In this fossil experiment, included in the same science subscription box, my son […]

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Let Children Build a Small Bouquet

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Hand a child a pile of flowers and something predictable happens. They don’t sort by species or think about symmetry. They go straight for colour, grabbing whatever catches their eye first, then adjusting by feel rather than by rule. The result rarely looks like anything a florist would sign their name to, and that’s exactly […]

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For Kids Who Need to Move: Hammering Letters and Numbers

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:12:55 +0000

You know the kiddos that just need to move their bodies. They don’t sit still for very long, they like full-body activities like playground time, sports and free play. This activity for learning letters and numbers is a way to harness that kiddo energy and channel it into learning skills. The hammering activity to learn […]

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Frog pond letter sound sorting

Jaimi Erickson — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:38:53 +0000

This hands-on activity is perfect for preschoolers learning to associate letter sounds with images. Simply using printable cartoon graphics, and some posterboard plus contact paper, you can make an activity tray for this letter sound sorting activity that works for multiple letters easily. Letter sound sort with a frog theme. I created this letter sorting […]

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American Flag Hands-On Math

Jaimi Erickson — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:29:17 +0000

We love using unexpected teaching tools for hands-on learning. One of my favorite ideas is using cupcake toppers for math learning. I shared a flower-themed math activity for spring, and this math game is perfect for a Flag Day or 4th of July thematic unit. American Flag Math Supplies: Empty egg carton Flag cupcake toppers […]

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Preschool Curriculum PDF Free Download

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:32:38 +0000

Teaching preschool at home does not have to be expensive or complicated. In fact, our kids benefit from our time with them being simple and connected. I have now taught preschool in private preschools, daycare centers and in my own home. My four children all learned with this preschool curriculum pdf free download. Free Preschool […]

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Homeschool High School Woodworking Curriculum: Plans and Process

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:08:02 +0000

As my teenagers grow into high school students, we take a team approach to their learning. I have always been a believer that kids have a lot to say about how they learn and how they like to learn. When they are young, we lead the way as adults, but as kids get to middle […]

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Free Things to do for Families with Kids in Upstate, South Carolina

Jaimi Erickson — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:33:40 +0000

We fell in love with the Upstate of South Carolina on a visit to see my parents. They moved from the Atlanta area to Greenville, SC and lived only a mile outside of the revitalized downtown. Their condo was a short walk to beautiful Falls Park on the Reedy River. We would walk with the […]

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