Nanny to Mommy: homeschool

Easy Handprint Turkey Craft for Preschoolers + Free Printable Keepsake

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of year to slow down, reflect on what we’re thankful for, and make sweet keepsakes with the kids. If you’re looking for an easy, meaningful craft for your classroom or at home, this Easy Handprint Turkey Craft for Preschoolers is the perfect project!

Easy Handprint Turkey Craft for Preschoolers + Free Printable Keepsake

This adorable Thanksgiving craft comes with a free printable poem that makes it extra special. It’s simple enough for little hands, colorful, and creates a keepsake parents will treasure for years to come.

Free Handprint Turkey Poem Printable

DIY Thankful Turkey for Kids + Free Printable Templates

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to slow down, reflect, and help our kids focus on gratitude. One of our favorite family traditions is our DIY Thankful Turkey for Kids, a fun and meaningful craft that grows with us every year!

Instead of making a new turkey each time, we created and laminated the turkey body, head, and feet so we can reuse them. Each November, we simply make new colorful feathers and write what our children are thankful for that year. By the end of the month, our turkey is full of sweet reminders of how blessed we are.

What Is a Thankful Turkey?

A Thankful Turkey is a playful, creative way to teach kids about gratitude. Each feather represents something your child is thankful for. As the turkey fills up, you get a beautiful, visual reminder of thankfulness, and it’s so fun to see how their answers change from year to year!

This project makes a great classroom Thanksgiving craft, a home activity, or even a family gratitude display for your fridge or wall.

Free Printable Turkey & Feather Templates

To make this easy and reusable, I’ve created a free printable turkey body template and a matching feather template that you can download and use with your kids or students.

A Year of Lesson Planning for Christian Pre-K

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

I teach Pre‑K 3 at an advanced Christian school, and I truly love working with this age group. We have a curriculum we follow, but I also like to add supplemental activities to make learning more hands‑on and meaningful for the children. In our class, we focus on introducing letters and their sounds, as well as numbers 1-20.

A Year of Lesson Planning for Christian Pre-K

By the time children join us, we hope they’re already comfortable identifying basic shapes and colors. Ideally, they’ll recognize most of their letters by the time we do our quarterly evaluations (yes, we have to do evaluations for 3-year-olds), although this is never a requirement for acceptance. The one thing we do require is that all students be fully potty‑trained and no longer using pull‑ups or diapers during the day.

I’m always happy to answer questions and help families understand what to expect as their little ones join our class!

Best Crazy Hair Day Ideas on Pinterest

Monday, March 31, 2025

Crazy Hair Day is one of the most exciting spirit days at school! It’s a chance for kids to express their creativity, show off their personality, and have some fun with wild and wacky hairstyles. If your child has Crazy Hair Day coming up and you’re looking for inspiration, you’ve come to the right place.

In this post, we’ll cover:

Simple and easy Crazy Hair Day ideas

DIY hairstyles with step-by-step instructions

Themed Crazy Hair Day styles

Supplies you’ll need to pull off these looks

Whether you’re a busy parent looking for quick fixes or you love going all out with elaborate designs, these ideas will help your child rock Crazy Hair Day in style!

Simple and Easy Crazy Hair Day Ideas

If you’re short on time but still want to participate, these ideas are easy to pull off with minimal effort.

DIY Alphabet Book for Preschoolers – A Fun & Easy End-of-Year Gift

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Looking for a hands-on way to teach letter recognition while creating a keepsake parents will love? This DIY alphabet book is the perfect preschool letter activity for toddlers and young learners!

Last year, I worked with two-year-olds and made a simple letter book using mostly stickers and paint. Now that I’m teaching three-year-olds, we focus on a new letter each week. To make it easy and organized, I print each letter on cardstock, and the kids decorate them with stickers, paint, and plenty of glue (trust me, you’ll want to stock up!).

Easy DIY Letter Book for Preschoolers – A Fun Keepsake for Parents!

At the end of the year, I punch holes in each page and bind them together to create a personalized alphabet book—a special end-of-year preschool gift for parents!

How to Make Your Own Alphabet Book:

✅ Print each letter on cardstock (free printable below!)
✅ Let kids decorate with stickers, paint, and glue
✅ Punch holes in each page
✅ Bind the pages together at the end of the year

This letter book project makes learning fun while giving little ones a sense of accomplishment. Plus, it’s a sweet preschool memory book parents will treasure!

👉 [Download Your Free Printable Alphabet Letters Below!]

5 Tips to Help a Child Through a Difficult School Period

Friday, February 28, 2025

Every child faces challenges at school from time to time. It could be struggling with a subject, feeling overwhelmed by homework, or dealing with social issues. As parents, it’s hard to watch your child go through a rough patch. But with the right support, they can overcome these hurdles and thrive again. Sometimes, even small actions can make a big difference.

5 Tips to Help a Child Through a Difficult School Period

One common struggle many kids face is math, so private math tutoring can be a great way to help children who are falling behind or losing confidence. But there’s more to supporting a child than just academic help. Let’s explore five practical tips to help your child navigate a difficult school period with confidence and resilience.

MEL Science: The Future of Learning Science at Home

Saturday, February 1, 2025

As a parent, you want the best educational tools to inspire and engage your kids in learning. If you're looking for an exciting way to teach science, MEL Science might just be the perfect solution for your family. With over 100 hands-on science kits and 50+ immersive digital experiences, MEL Science turns learning into an adventure, making STEM education fun, interactive, and easy to integrate into your homeschool curriculum.

MEL Science: The Future of Learning Science at Home

Finding a Good & Reliable Tutor: 6 Key Points to Consider

Friday, May 31, 2024

In today's competitive educational landscape, finding a good and reliable tutor can make a significant difference in a student's academic success. Whether you're seeking help for yourself or your child, the process of selecting the right tutor involves careful consideration. This blog post will guide you through six key points to consider when searching for a tutor who can effectively meet your educational needs.

Finding a Good & Reliable Tutor: 6 Key Points to Consider

Best Ways for Kids to Review 5th Grade Math

Friday, August 11, 2023

You can help your kids review 5th grade math by deploying effective methods that encourage both the learning and retention of math concepts. Both teachers and parents can combine their efforts to ensure that kids understand the newly introduced math concepts of decimals and fractions, unit conversions, and graphing among others.

The point is to make review easy and fun for the kids, especially during the summer or holidays when they can easily forget what they learned at school. If you have 5th grade kids and really want to encourage them to review math effectively, here are the best ways to do so.

Homeschooling: Benefits and Tips for Success

Sunday, July 2, 2023

During COVID, when schools were on lockdown, there was a surge in the number of people getting homeschooled. With 9 million Americans receiving homeschooling by the end of 2020, people started to wonder whether or not homeschooling is better than traditional learning. However, recent research has revealed that 80% of people believe homeschooling is better than public schooling, with 66.7% of homeschooled children graduating college and scoring 15%-30% more than their public school peers on standardized tests. These stats emphasize the relevance and effectiveness of homeschooling on children's minds.

Homeschooling: Benefits and Tips for Success

Imagine how much your children could benefit if you used homeschooling for their primary education. Beginning from the age of 5-10, you could nurture your children's minds better than public school educators. If you had the power to build a bright future for your child through elementary homeschooling, would you? Suppose you're still skeptical of positive prospects. In that case, the following article will clear up any misconceptions and prepare you for the world of homeschooling.

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Productive Home Schooling Environment

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Keeping your children motivated and productive can be challenging for any parent, let alone those who have taken up the challenge of homeschooling. While juggling work-from-home responsibilities and other commitments, finding an ideal environment to facilitate productive homeschooling requires creativity. It is essential to note that there is more to creating a perfect homeschool environment than providing books and supplies.

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Productive Home Schooling Environment

Here are some practical tips for creating a productive homeschooling environment:

4 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Homeschooling

Monday, May 1, 2023

Thinking of joining the homeschooling club? Then congratulations — you’re about to embark on a fun, exciting, and rewarding adventure. As you’ll know, there’ll be some work you have to do in order to improve your chances of finding success, one of which is ensuring that your home is suitable for homeschooling. This is an easy thing to overlook, but it makes everything easier since it helps to put a divide between home and educational lives within the house. In this blog, we’ll look at some handy ways to prepare your house.

6 Tips for Designing a Cozy Space for Homeschooling

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Many parents consider homeschooling to be a great option for educating their children because of its many benefits. Homeschooling allows parents to take a more hands-on approach compared to traditional schooling since they’ll be able to directly supervise their kids’ learning. Being able to do it at home on a schedule that they set themselves also allows the family a lot of flexibility and access to other learning opportunities outside of a classroom setting. Since most parents take on the role of teacher, homeschooling also means spending more time with their kids, which can build stronger family relationships.

6 Tips for Designing a Cozy Space for Homeschooling

While homeschooling isn’t confined to learning at home, having a dedicated space for it is important. It’s essential for kids to have a comfortable place that allows them to concentrate on their lessons without being distracted by clutter, noise, or warm weather. While having a separate room is ideal, it isn’t a requirement. Focusing on making the space you have cozy and conducive for learning can be as easy as following these six design tips:

The Impact of Reading on Children's Intellect and Development

Monday, March 13, 2023

Reading is an important element of language development in children. It nurtures and expands the child's verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Reading encourages children to better understand their environment and world by offering new experiences. It develops their language skills fun and engagingly and fosters a lifelong love of learning. Here are other ways reading impacts a child's language development.

four children of different races reading a book together

8 Teaching Tips Successful Educators Follow

Educators shape lives in more ways than imaginable. In a student's formative years, they spend more time in school around teachers and fellow pupils than at home. Spending so much time at school means that teachers have a huge responsibility to perform their job to the best of their capabilities to cultivate bright and hardworking students.

woman speaking to auditorium full of people

This write-up contains tips for all aspiring, new, and old teachers to excel in their field.

How The Internet Can Help You With Your Children's Education

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

If you are able to make smart use of it, the internet can be a really lovely environment. There is literally nothing that you cannot discover there, and this is absolutely true in terms of educational opportunities as well. Education is something that everyone needs but obtaining it in the actual world may be difficult for a number of different reasons. There are many different methods in which you may attempt to learn something new online and assist your children in enhancing their educational experience; we will make an effort to showcase some of these options in the following paragraphs.

boggle games dice spellng out the word teach with books piled in background

How to Teach Homeschool Computer Science, Programming, and Coding for Kids

Monday, January 9, 2023

Computer science is one of those subjects like physics and communications where some people just don't get it. We all have our personal mental blindness to some things. There are people who struggle to visualize shapes and sizes, and some people who can type on a keyboard but simply cannot play the piano. You need to keep this in mind when teaching computer science. There are some kids who will linger on the basics and fundamental content for far longer, and that is okay. It is like learning to ride a bike. Some kids pick it up quickly and some kids take a very long time to learn.

Child Homeschooling with Mom Learning Computer Science

11 Tips How to Help Your Kid Succeed in Online Learning

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Learning in the world today has been revolutionized in various technological ways. Kids are no longer required to be physically present to learn. This is because technology has enabled kids to access various learning resources and materials virtually on the internet. They can achieve this by using a laptop or computer. The key step in integrating learning is one of the best advantages of the development of modern-day technology. It is one of its greatest advantages today.

In the article below, we will discuss how you can offer parent help regarding online studies. We will also give pointers on how you can use virtual learning tips on your kids. If you are a parent, ensure that your kids get the best in virtual online learning. We will also be giving pointers on how to succeed in online classes. The information listed will be very vital and key to every kid who wants to learn online. Therefore, as a parent, it is important to monitor and track your child's online learning process.

3 Fun Ways to Provide Socialization Opportunities for Homeschooled Kids

Friday, October 21, 2022

Homeschooling has long been an option available to parents and kids, but it’s not always talked about. Once the pandemic hit and schools across the country were shuttered, suddenly there was renewed interest in this form of schooling and parents who had never considered it before were making the switch.

If you’re still relatively new to the world of homeschooling, there’s no doubt you’ve got questions and you’ve already encountered some challenges. Here we’ll take a look at some of the best and most enjoyable ways to keep kids socializing even though they are being homeschooled.

Why There is a Lack of Motivation in Homeschooling

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Homeschooling is an adventure you started and you need to keep going. More and more parents make this decision for their children, as they believe this is a better chance of developing skills and expanding knowledge than going to a traditional school.

Even though homeschooling comes with more flexibility, it also poses some challenges for parents who need to learn how to manage demanding moments. Lack of motivation and involvement are some of the most common things that happen during homeschooling. Identifying and addressing these issues is essential as they ensure the success of your children. So, why is there a lack of motivation in homeschooling and how can you find solutions to ignite it?

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