Creating the Grand Canyon: a STEAM Lesson for Young Learners

We are having a global adventure right from the warmth of our own home thanks to our Experience Early Learning box! This week we are exploring God's beautiful Natural Wonders all over the world. We love Nature Study, and our week of studying Natural Wonders from our Global Passport box is absolutely perfect! We took our Grand Canyon STEAM lesson indoors because of the chilly temps and we had so...

Arctic Fox Fun

In our Ice Castles box from Experience Early Learning, we have learned all about animals we find in the coldest climates including Penguins, Polar Bears, Snow Leopards, and the beautiful Arctic Fox. We discussed why the arctic fox has white fur (camouflage) and what it would be trying to hide from (polar bears), and also what it eats, small animals and berries, making it an omnivore. While we...

Pattern Block Plants

We are traveling to the Rainforest this month with our Experience Early Learning (EEL) curriculum. Each week we will be studying a different layer of the Rainforest and this week is all about what we can find on the Rainforest Floor. This week we have studied Jaguars, Roots, Lily Pads, and Mushrooms. We still have Leafcutter Ants to study as well. As an Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger,...

Five DIY Pirate Play Ideas

This post contains affiliate links at no cost to you :) Ahoy matey! This month we are studying all about Island Treasure with our Experience Early Learning box! Our first week was all about Setting Sail and getting ready for adventure! Setting sail + Adventure = Pirates! Pirate play is so imaginative- full of adventure, destinations, and uncertainty! Add in some learning elements and you have...

Exploring Nature: Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis by Mary Ann Hoberman That praying mantis over there is really not engaged in prayer. That praying mantis that you see Is really preying (with an e). It preys upon the garter snake. It preys upon the bumblebee. It preys upon the cabbage worm, The wasp, the fly, the moth, the flea. (And sometimes, if  its need is great, It even preys upon its mate.) With prey and preying...

Pattern Block Bugs

This post contains affiliate links. I loved pattern blocks as a kid. I remember creating giant mandela patterns on the classroom floor on those rainy recess days. Our Experience Early Learning (EEL) box sent us pattern blocks this month and we now have quite a collection! By having a good variety, all of us could play together, design together, and get inspired by each other's work, and EVEN...

Building Birds with Kids

This post may contain affiliate links. We saw our first bluebird EVER last week! It was absolutely stunning and was only outside our window a few seconds before it was gone. We have Blue Jays that have built nests around our home. In fact, we had one outside our window for over a minute a month or so ago and really had time to observe and take in its' beauty, but bluebirds are a rare treat. This...

Measuring with Feathers

As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own . Non-standard measurement is when you measure items with objects rather than a measurement tool like a ruler. It's a fantastic way to get children...

Nursery Rhyme Math

As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own. I never learned the rhyme "Hot Cross Buns." Maybe because I never learned how to play an instrument... I don't know. So when it was in our Experience Early...

Homeschooling when Sickness Strikes

As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own. We had the flu this week. Homeschooling with sickness is tough, but here are a few lessons I learned this week that really helped us survive. Get Grace. Give...