DIY Elf Yarn Ornaments
These precious yarn ornaments are one of the most loved crafts from my childhood that I can remember! We used to make them in school. I had almost forgotten about them until my own kids reached the school age. Then -of course- I had to teach them to make these as...
Make your own Donut Hanukkah Menorah
Make your own Donut Hanukkah Menorah -our Tradition We have made it a tradition to help our children making their own Hanukkah Menorah every year. We go online (Pinterest!) and look for ideas to get inspiration. Sometimes we make it simple, sometimes a little more...
Make your own pom-pom Solar System Diorama
This month my first grader received the science assignment of making a solar system diorama. Guess if he was excited! How to make a pom-pom Solar System For previous assignments we have used foam balls, but this time we were thinking of a different way of making the...
Observations of a Montessori classroom
To assist a Child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely. ~Maria Montessori~ This is what the Montessori classroom is based upon. And Maria Montessori, the founder of The Montessori learning method, understood this early on....
How to raise multilingual children
How my kids became trilingual I often get the question how I teach my children Swedish. My answer is: I don’t TEACH them Swedish. I talk Swedish with them and “live the language”, just like every other parent do with their children....
Why raising multilingual children?
Will one more language be too much for my child? ..you might ask. And I dare to say: No, there is no such thing as too many languages for a child. *Note: This is a general thumb of rule. There might be some exceptions, for example in case of autism or hearing...
11 ways to practice sight words -the FUN way!
Why sight words? I never heard of sight words when I grew up. While we had plenty spelling tests, I guess the emphasis was on the letter sounds. While phonics can help spelling out and read new and unfamiliar words, memorizing words adds fluency. In addition many...
DIY Montessori 100 board
I have always been admiring the Montessori classroom materials and wanted to buy them for our homeschooling. Especially the math ones… They’re expensive though! But don’t despair…you can make your own Montessori materials (at least some). Today...
My 10 favorite places to explore with kids in San Diego
Summer is here and we are all looking for fun (and hopefully not too expensive) activities to do with our kids, right? I would like to share some of my favorite places to explore with kids in San Diego. I am talking about smaller places that took some time for me to...~Hi, I’m Emma~
Do you struggle to keep your kids motivated during homeschool days?
My goal is to make learning fun and to nurture children’s natural love of learning. Read more about our journey and how I can help you HERE.
Let’s keep that spark of curiosity burning within our children!
