by jessicaperkins | Jun 16, 2015 | anger, communication, learning, mindfulness, NVC, real life story, talk, teaching, truth
Today I went to a Aldi with all three littles in tow. As I was coming out of the store to put our groceries into our rental car (we are in FL right now), it starts to rain. I get to the car, put Lincoln in so he’s not all over the place while I unload each...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 8, 2011 | bug, bugs, counting, hands on learning, home school, homeschool, ladybug, learning, manipulatives, math, mathematics, numbers, numerals, Spring, teaching, theme, tot school, totschool
I made these for one of our bug themed learning centers. Buga has a really good sense for numbers for a three year old and this reinforces one-to-one ratios, counting, and numeral recognition.
by jessicaperkins | Jan 30, 2011 | activity, early childhood, educational, home, homeschool, learn, learning, pack, School, teaching, tot
Buga and I have been enjoying “school time” every day. She looks forward to it SO much. She enjoys it. She thrives on it. She asks for it. I love that she is so excited to sit down and work on critical skills. I like that it is one-on-one time for just her...
by jessicaperkins | Sep 22, 2010 | able2able, blogger, guest, learning, mama may i shop, mamamayishop.com, teaching
I am so honored to have been asked to be a guest-blogger on the able2able website – a site that celebrates every child as an individual. Check out their mission and my guest blog!!! :)able2ableThere’s an urban legend floating around that, scientifically...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 10, 2009 | cereal, fruit loops, fun, game, lacing, teaching, yummy
A great little project to encourage fine motor coordination – Fruit Loop “Garland”. I chose Fruit Loops because they have larger holes than Cheerios. It proved to be a good choice, because of the varied color choice. It made a great conversation...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 5, 2009 | art, flashcards, mamamayishop.com, numbers, teaching, toddler room
BeforeThe room is starting to really take shape now, and the I am able to work on the fun part: finishing touches. About the Magnet Wall was a large portion of white, blank space. I knew I had to do SOMETHING with it, but wasn’t quite sure what it should become....
