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Firefly, he’s 7.
The Queen Bee, she’s 5.
Love Bug, he’s 3.
Category Archives: keeping toddlers busy so you can actually educate your older children
Homeschooling With a Toddler, Part 2
I just realized something. Homeschooling with a toddler around is getting easier. Shhhh! Don’t tell him I said that. I just had to share that, for all the lamenting I did last year about how hard it was. And it … Continue reading
Update on Our Workbox System
I’m getting a lot of visitors to my blog on my workbox page lately so I thought I’d post an update on how this system has worked for us thus far. We use a file folder system in a portable … Continue reading
The Homeschool Terrorist
Our resident Homeschool Terrorist*, otherwise known as the adorable 2 year old, Love Bug, has amped things up a few notches. Not only does he rarely nap, but at the mere site of me and his siblings attempting to read … Continue reading
All in a Day’s Work
While Firefly and The Queen Bee worked on painting props out on the deck for our pretend restaurant from the FIAR book, Night of the Moonjellies… Love Bug did some potty training, homeschool style. See, he’s actually looking at the … Continue reading
Keeping Toddlers Busy While Homeschooling
Author’s note: The post that follows is the one that people come to most on my blog after typing “how to keep a toddler busy while homeschooling”, or something very similar, into a search engine. For a list of all … Continue reading
Easter Egg Toddler Activity
Egg carton, fillable plastic eggs, small toys. I’m using plastic insects and animals; some are new to him and some are old friends. Opening and closing the eggs provides a fine motor skill activity. I also have a plastic bag … Continue reading
Our Workbox System
I’ve decided to try workboxes again. We haven’t been homeschooling long, still in our first year, but I keep thinking there has to be a better way to get organized. I feel like I’m all over the place, looking for … Continue reading
Things I’ve Done (this week) To Keep My Toddler Busy So I Could Do Schoolwork With My Other Kids
Did school all day on President’s Day because my husband was off work and he watched our toddler all day. Most. Productive. Day. Ever. Made a sensory tub out of rice and dry beans so he wouldn’t get into our … Continue reading
More Kitchen Science: What’s Inside a Drop of Blood?
What we made: A model of a microscopic drop of blood. How we did it: We mixed karo syrup (plasma), red cinnamon candies (red blood cells), dry lima beans (white blood cells), and lentils (platelets). How we kept the toddler … Continue reading
Our Learning Room
Of course, the kids can and do learn all over the house, and beyond, but this is our main Learning Room. The maps and calendar are hung up higher than child-friendly height, but since we have a toddler, it’s necessary. … Continue reading
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