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It's been quite some time since I've updated or made a post. But we are still at it. Life has been busy, The toddler has been keeping me on my toes daily🙂. Anyway, with her comes new creativity and ideas for toddler and preschool activities. One of her favorite activities is playing with playdough. She uses up so much of it daily. Hides them in corners and within toy bins causing them to dry out overnight. It became to expensive to replace them so often, so I got back to the DIY train😀.  This set has been my absolute best ever. Most durable, best consistency and texture. It's so soft and just perfect! It's been a week now and still soft. No drying and cracking. It's so easy to make. It does take about 20 minutes to make because it's a cooked version, but it's well worth it. Recipe: 1 cup flour 1 cup cornstarch 1 cup baking soda 1/4 cup salt 1 TBSP oil (I used coconut) 1-1/2 cup warm water Food coloring/dye Essential oils (optional) Pot (heavy base is best)...

If you're ready to teach US history, Grab this free E-Book from Evan Moor. This US Facts and Fun book is fun and easy to follow. We use it and my son loves it! ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of LifewithMe3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO NOT use any content without written permission.

Join us for a SUPER FUN Read Across America Week or Three 😄. Every year, we celebrate Read Across America by reading our favorite books and learning about the Authors. We do some coloring and quiz, but this year, we are doing it differently. We have decided to not just read and learn about the Author, but also learn to WRITE and DRAW like our Top three. We have chosen Dr. Seuss, Mo Willems and James Dean (my son's top three favorites). We will do three weeks; One week for each Author. We will write our own mini story in the style of each Author and do illustrations like them. We will then put everything together in the form of a book with cover page and all. The first thing we will do is brainstorm what we will write about, come up with a Title. We will create our story, proof read and lay it out on our pages. We will then do our illustrations. Final thing we will do is create our cover. We like to leave our cover for last because it has to be perfect. It will only be perfect if w...

As we continue our lesson on Matter and materials, we continue to do fun science experiments. Today, we made our very own salted butter again. We have done this before but didn't have a video, so today, you get to see the process. We also made our own Bread a few weeks ago, you can check out that post here:   Cooking Class | How to make Bread | Homeschool | Lifewithme3 Materials needed to make BUTTER: Heavy cream glass jar with lid plastic wrap (optional) spatula or spoon for removing butter from jar bowl with lid for storing the butter Pour heavy cream in glass jar. Do not fill. You need air space for shaking. cover jar and shake until you see the fat separated from the liquid. that liquid is now butter milk. you can store it to use in your favorite recipes like cakes and biscuits. cover jar with cream and shake again until it's now looking light and creamy. pour into bowl, add a pinch or two of salt, mix well. There, you have some delicious home made butter. cover and store i...

Today as we continued with our lesson on Matter and Materials and mixing matter, We decided to do a lil experiment. That experiment led us to making bread. He did a great job following the directions and his bread turned out so good! He had so much fun! Recipe below. FULL RECIPE *Makes one loaf* 3 1/4 cups flour (I used all purpose but you can use bread flour) 1 tablespoon instant yeast 2 tablespoon sugar (helps the yeast ferment) 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (you can use melted butter) 1 3/4 cups warm water PROCESS Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, yeast and sugar. Add oil and water, mix until it forms a sticky dough. Knead the dough on a floured surface by folding and stretching it. Do this until dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough in bread pan or baking dish. You can roll the dough in different shape to fit your pan. You can also section it to make smaller size or rolls. Let dough rise until doubled in size. Bake in preh...

I am not sure who will be interested in this week's Art/STEM project, but I'm posting anyway 😄. We are doing a 3D turkey Art this week. 3D Turkey Art on a Background Draw and color a Turkey. Cut it out and set it aside. Think of what color background you want for your turkey (solid color, nature scene,..) and color/paint it. let dry. Glue your turkey onto the dried background painting. Use fake feathers from store or make your own using paper, to glue onto your turkey. Use Googly eyes or buttons for the eyes of your turkey. Mix liquid glue and a bit of food dye to make the wattle, beak, feet,.. OR you can use soap flakes or sand in your paint. Or simply use hot glue (*parent). (optional) Frame your masterpiece and hang it on your wall or use are a table piece 🙂 * Materials: Paint, markers, crayon, pencil, scissors, glue, paper, picture of a turkey for reference, canvas(optional), fake feathers, googly eyes or buttons. * Be creative and have fun! ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted ...

This week's project is simple. "GLUE AND SALT SWIRL ART" Use liquid glue to draw swirly lines. Encourage them to be creative, let them use their imagination. Sprinkle salt over the glue and let dry. shake off excess salt Use watercolor paint or washable markers to paint the salt. MATERIALS: Elmers or an other liquid glue, washable markers or watercolor paint or Cardstock or any thick paper or canvas. "It's not about being perfect, it's about expressing yourself and having fun doing it." *Post photos in the comments under this post* ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of Life with Me3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO not use any content without written permission.

One of his favorite subjects is science. He loves doing experiments. This was one of his favorite experiments! So easy to do and he did it himself. He had so many questions. ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of Life with Me3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO not use any content without written permission.

This week's lesson is a bit different. We are studying Ameircan Potter Maria Martinez Read up on her and her pottery. links added. We read about her in our Grade1 curriculum but didn't get to do the pot, so we are doing again for fun. Learn the meaning of Potter and Pottery. MAKE a Clay Pot and Decorate it. MATERIALS NEEDED: Air dry Clay paint and paint brushes If you do not have air dry clay, You can make your own molding clay by using a salt dough recipe: 2 cups all purpose flour, 1 cup salt, 1 cup water. mix salt and flour then add water and make a dough. FOR DIY AirDry clay, visit this post: Best Homemade Clay | Recipe | Ornaments | DIY crafts | LIfewithme3 links to read on Maria Martinez https://www.mariamartinezpottery.com https://www.mariapottery.com https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/indigenous-americas-apah/north-america-apah/a/puebloan-maria-martinez-black-on-black-ceramic-vessel Our Pots ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of Life with ...

Fire Safety is one of the things we must teach our children. I give a lesson on this very often to my young son, and will continue giving him reminders. I always try to make the lesson very interactive and engaging so it sticks with him. This school year, I found a website that has some really good lessons and activities to help teach the topic. It is fun and engaging and works great for us. There are journaling, coloring pages, and alot more activities and information on fire. great for any grade level. Just click on the fireman or the link to get to the activities. https://www.juniorfiremarshal.com/for-educators ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of Life with Me3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO not use any content without written permission.