The Crafty Classroom

Distracted?

Administrator — Sat, 26 May 2012 04:12:31 +0000

I need to be honest here for a minute. Lately, I’ve been quite distracted. And even more honestly; I’m really not getting very much work done At All. Maybe because it’s Spring. Or maybe because I recently moved my desk in front of a window. But, really I think it’s because I bought some of ...Read the Rest

Heritage History

Administrator — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:28:21 +0000

Last year I wrote a post entitled 10 Things I bet ya didn’t know about me. I posted 10 because it’s a nice round number, and it seemed like a good place to stop. But if I had to write a #11, this would be it: #11. I love to read. As a child I ...Read the Rest

Wildflowers

Administrator — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:05:46 +0000

Don’t you love when you’re out for a mid-morning stroll, and you happen upon a field of these: You didn’t plant. You didn’t water. Hidden back beyond the roads, where almost no one can see. A forest springing with life. And then you look close at the real beauty, the unique dressing of each flower… ...Read the Rest

Behind the Scenes Busy…

Administrator — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:54:37 +0000

Just so you don’t think I’ve completely fallen off the face of the Earth, I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been up to! I’ve been working like crazy (read: KER-A-ZIE) on a new look for Preschool Post. Preschool Post is a website that I work on with Lynn Felts (of GroovyStorytimes). We post ...Read the Rest

Spring Fever

Administrator — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:26:07 +0000

I know I haven’t posted in a while. It’s really not my fault. You see we’ve been really very sick. For the last month or so we’ve all been dealing with a very bad case of Spring Fever. (I hear its going around) We’ve tried to avoid it. Closing the curtains. Blocking out the sweet ...Read the Rest

Scripture Art: Trees

Administrator — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:45:52 +0000

This week we finished up our third scripture art project! I thought I would take a second to share a bit behind the scenes. These projects usually take two 30minute lessons. The first day for the artwork, and the second day for the scripture. Even though I’m kinda flying by the seat of my pants, ...Read the Rest

Dandelion Paint

Administrator — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:29:49 +0000

It’s April. The sun is shining (today) and it’s officialy Spring. And as I stare out my window all I can see are little pops of yellow all over my yard. Even after mowing. You see, I’ve recently realized that Spring dandelions are much smarter then Summer dandelions. Summer dandelions stretch long and tall chasing ...Read the Rest

A Barbie Alternative

Administrator — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:46:04 +0000

Okay. Just to get it all out there. I grew up playing barbies. Not like some people grow up playing barbies (where they have a closetfull of barbies, and a trunk full of clothing, and every baby playhouse, convertible, and ken doll imaginable) Not like that. I grew up with maybe 2 or three different ...Read the Rest

Learn to Read with Reading Eggs

Administrator — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:23:36 +0000

Reading Eggs is an online reading program for children ages 3-13. When you join Reading Eggs you get access to two different levels of their program, Learning to Read, and Reading to Learn: Since I have fluent readers over here, we’re reviewing the Read to Learn portion called “Reading Eggspress” (Other crew members are reviewing ...Read the Rest

Dinosaur Report Printables

Administrator — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:56:02 +0000

Over the next few weeks my two older children will be preparing a research report on Dinosaurs! Each kiddo will be choosing a dinosaur to research, preparing a written report, presenting an oral speech, and creating a visual presentation. I wish I could take credit for this fun idea, but actually this is an assignment ...Read the Rest