Category: The Home School Zone

The past few weeks have been a struggle with getting Honeybun set up for Kindergarten.  After she received her 5 year immunizations, I walked over to the Elementary school to officially register her.  Well, turns out …

I’m a big user of If/Then consequences such as the classic “IF you eat all your dinner THEN you can have dessert”.  I’ve gotten myself in trouble recently, though, with this type of behavior management.  …

Any know-it-all mommy will tell you:  Never engage your children in a power struggle. Any mommy who actually has children will tell you:  It happens. For those of you who may not know, a power …

My girls are champion arguers. Honeybun’s always been good at trying to prove her point and insists on having the last word (see “Is This a Joke?” and “Preschool Sassing”) and now Sugarplum has come into the same …

Yesterday marked the end of an era in our family’s life:  Honeybun graduated preschool.  She is now home for the summer and preparing for the next (terrifying) step which is kindergarten. As is in the style …

Honeybun will be done with VPK in a few weeks and to celebrate the school is having a graduation ceremony.  We are all really excited for the event as I remember my pre-school graduation and how …

Friday is show and tell day at Honeybun’s school.  Last night at bedtime she told me “Mommy, my teacher says for show and tell tomorrow we’re supposed to bring a pet.  Like a polar bear or …

A few months back I decided to teach Honeybun (and therefore Sugarplum) the game of Slap Jacks as a way to work on her number relationships   I couldn’t exactly remember the official rules to Slap Jack …

Honeybun starts Kindergarten in August and while this transition is scary enough for any parent, what had me up for 2 hours the other night was the uniform policy.  Honeybun will be attending our neighborhood public school …

I entered into the world of pre-school teacher fresh out of college as a complete novice.  I had been teaching ballet to  3 and 4 year olds since I was 16 and did some service …