News — Summer
This free teacher planner is *jam packed* with helpful planning pages, sanity saving organization sheets and inspiring covers you’ll use all year long.
Snag your set and then hop over and request your invite to our VIP teachers’ club, The Plato Pack, so you can get 24/7 access to THOUSANDS of playful, ready-to-use centers, teaching tools and trainings that will help you have LESS stress and MORE progress this year. Teacher Planner Covers Inside the colorful lesson plan book, you’ll find eleven bright and bold covers. Pick a favorite, click the grey text box to type in your name, and print it out. Easy peasy. Organization Pages The teacher planner also includes tons of sheets to keep you super organized from day one. And...
My children and I were visiting the local farmer’s market this past week and spied juicy raspberries wrapped in quaint aquamarine looking for tiny, grubby hands to happily eat them. We ate most of them on the way home, but saved a few to make these...
GiftGiving Mother PatrioticHolidays Recipes Summer
My children and I were visiting the local farmer’s market this past week and spied juicy raspberries wrapped in quaint aquamarine looking for tiny, grubby hands to happily eat them. We ate most of them on the way home, but saved a few to make these dainty hand pies for a picnic the next day. The dough I created for these pies is based on a general ratio of ingredients that, when followed crudely, makes a sensational pie crust. Ratios are great to use when baking; they are usually easy to remember and allow for maximum creativity. This pie dough...
Kids love getting outside and observing nature in action
Insects KindergartenScience LifeScience Spring Summer
This free bug book printable is a wonderful way to keep track of what they see and learn. Just like our other kids’ science activities, this bug activity is a quick prep, engaging afternoon project. Getting Ready Assembling the free bug book was quick and easy! I printed the pages on regular copy paper (HERE) and grabbed a pencil, crayons, clipboard and stapler. Bug Book Activity To begin the bug book activity, my students cut around the pages, being careful not to cut off the tabs. They colored each tab a different color. We clipped the pages to a clipboard and...
Soft & tender well-seasoned meatballs baked in a rich tomato sauce make this the perfect classic comfort food for family dinners
Beef Fall Favorites Spring Summer thekitchenwhisperer
A multi-generation meatball recipe from my family to yours. When it comes to creating recipes, I much rather prefer to make foods that I grew up on and ones that I can connect with than the lastest insane trend out there. For me, food not only revolves around flavor but also around memories and moments in time. I’m a sentimentalist no doubt. Food, cooking/baking, and creating recipes have to have more than just an awesome taste. They have to have a meaning, purpose, or spark/create a memory. This recipe has been in my family for generations. I did tweak it...
How to Build a Great Fort for Your Child to Play In
CountryLiving FunWithKids Summer Winter
Sometimes we love to just trash out our house and make forts. Back in 2011 (this post was originally published 9/20/11), everybody needed their own fort, then they would go visit each other. Here are some keys to a good fort: 1. a big, light blanket or dark sheet 2. something to weigh your cloth material down and/or 3. something high to hang the material from 4. pillows 5. snacks Since we moved to the country and have a completely different type of house and furniture, the kids now use large binder clips to hang material on an upright ping-pong...