Author Archives: kristenmmeyers

It’s been a minute since I’ve shared a blog post! We’ve had a busy spring and summer, and I’m now welcoming a new season with a fresh routine and structure to my day. I’ve chosen to homeschool my oldest (age 6, first grade) again this year. This comes with mixed emotions, but ultimately I’m gratefulContinue reading “Fostering a Growth Mindset”

Green is my oldest child’s favorite color, so while I’m already looking ahead towards Easter he’s been in high anticipation to celebrate a day full of green things. I remembered I should put some thought into it….last night! Some of my favorite things to do with holidays is to make the food special. Breakfast isContinue reading “St. Patrick’s Day Fun!”

I find I’m much more motivated to do arts and craft projects when a holiday is just around the corner. Anyone else? These fizzing hearts from The Pinterested Parent were a big hit with all my ages. I laid out watercolor paper hearts on a foil lined cookie tray. I think any thick paper wouldContinue reading “Fizzing Hearts and Valentine Animals”

Valentines Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with kids! There are so many fun ideas to create and try. We love making and sending valentines to our family and friends. This year we made crayon resist watercolor valentines – an idea I found from The Artful Parent. Supplies Needed (These links areContinue reading “Easy Valentines!”

One of my favorite units when I was teaching kindergarten was to investigate Arctic animals during the winter months. After Christmas we checked out several books from the library; my 3 and 5 year olds now know where the Arctic is located, animals found in the Arctic, and how animals stay warm living in suchContinue reading “Arctic Animals – Understanding Blubber!”

A new year – finally! While the world may not have changed much between December 31st and January 1st, for many of us our mindset has. There is something about a new year that brings about renewal, hope, and a fresh motivation to conquer our goals. Many people have health goals in January – myselfContinue reading “Goals: How I Stay Focused”

We’ve been studying leaves over the past couple of weeks! In the Portland area we have an area called Hoyt Arboretum that hosts trails filled with marked trees and an abundance of fallen leaves in autumn. We had so much fun discovering and touching leaves that we have been learning about! Leaf Man This postContinue reading “Leaf Man!”

One of the greatest joys for me this year has been to watch my oldest (age 5) start to take off as a reader. It seemingly happened overnight, and I was left scrambling trying to find my books I had carefully packed away and feeling like I was trying to constantly catch up to him.Continue reading “Early Chapter Books”

This week has been fun! We’ve thrown in a lot of pumpkin activities into our days. One of the things I’m grateful for right now is the flexibility to do some seasonal, hands-on activities. These are definitely taking me back to harvest party days and primary grade teaching! Pumpkin Measurement We took our jack-o-lanterns andContinue reading “Pumpkin Activities – Post 3”

This morning we had some friends join us for our pumpkin learning – we all had so much fun! If you didn’t get a chance to look at my first pumpkin activities post, you find find that here. This post contains affiliate links; I earn from qualifying purchases. Pumpkin Weight Comparison We weighed a miniContinue reading “Pumpkin Activities – Post 2”