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Teach Quantity to Preschoolers with Circles & Small Toys

Started with Counting

Counting is an important early math skill for children. Like most parents, I started exposing my twins to numbers 1-10 basically from birth.

My first goals were:

Learn to recite 1-10 in the right orderLearn to identify the written numbers correctly–first in chronological order, then in random order.Learn to arrange 1-10 on flashcards in the correct order.Leveled Up to Quantity

Now that they’ve mastered this, I think it’s time to introduce quantity.

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10-2-2021: “Amanda Interviews…A Board Game Designer!”

Board game designer and Game Hutch founder Joshua Hutchinson

Join me for the next episode of “Amanda Interviews…!,” the casual Instagram Live interview series connecting your student with professionals in career, creative, and athletic outlets.

We’re talking with Joshua Hutchinson, creative talent behind The Game Hutch board games.

Josh is about to launch his flagship title, Galaxy Junkers, a family-friendly competitive board game that is part resource race, part bumper cars in space.

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9-13-2021: “Amanda Interviews…A Comic Book Creator!”

Announcing: A surprise bonus episode!

Join us for a bonus episode of “Amanda Interviews…!” where we talk with comic book and graphic novel creator, Jeff Earls.

Jeff is here to teach your students about visual storytelling, art, and the graphic novel creation process. His latest project “Nemo: the Lad” is a sci-fi/steampunk graphic novel retelling of some classic Jules Verne material.

“Nemo: the Lad” is up on Kickstarter now, but the campaign closes on Sunday, Sept. 19th (8 days at t...

Daily Routine Cards for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Those Who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail.

As a mom of preschool twins, I need a little routine in my day.

Not a rigid schedule. Nor an inflexible commitment I can’t change as my day morphs.

But a little structure. A suggested flow of events a fresher, saner, calmer me created first thing in the morning over breakfast before things started to go crazy (as they are prone to do with two-year old twins).

A Routine That Flexes With You

So I created super simple daily routine cards. They w...

Behind the Scenes: Book Cover Design Process

Recently, I shared an exciting sneak peak at the cover for Case of the Robbed Recipe.

While we wait for the final version, I thought this would be a great chance to teach your child a little bit about what happens behind-the-scenes when creating a book cover.

Introducing the Book Design Brief

A book design brief is a document that contains all the author’s requirements and ideas for their book cover. The cover artist consults this brief as they create a visual interpretation of what th...

Sneak Peak of New Collar Cases Book Cover!

Hi all!

Popping in for a mini-update:

I just received the rough draft of the new cover for Case of the Robbed Recipe. And I’m a little bit obsessed! The final version will be in color, but you can find the line art version here!

Huge shoutout to Sarah Johnson for all her fine work!

And don’t forget: Grab a student and join me tomorrow evening (8/30/2021) at 6:30 pm EST for my first “Amanda Interviews…!” career series on Instagram Live. We’re talking with Trista Shaye: podcaster, aut...

8-30-2021: “Amanda Interviews…A Voiceover Artist!”

Author and voice over artist Trista Shaye

Join me for a new Instagram Live series!

“Amanda Interviews…!” is all about connecting homeschool families and students with people in interesting professions and/or creative outlets.

My first guest is experienced audiobook narrator, podcast drama actress, children’s author, fantasy author, and serial hobbyist…Trista Shaye!

If that name sounds familiar, it should!

In addition to narrating over 100 audiobooks–including her own ani...

8-20-2021: Katie J. Trent’s Instagram Live chat about faith and family

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Katie J. Trent, author of the new devotional for homeschool moms Dishing Up Devotions, is appearing on Instagram Live tomorrow (Friday, August 20th, 2021) at 10:30 am PST/1:30 pm EST.

Join me as I serve as conversation moderator while we discuss one of Katie’s areas of expertise: family faith-building!

Katie is an excellent resource for finding practical, low-stress ways to help shepherd you...

Toy Line-Up

This is my version of an activity originally inspired by BusyToddler.com. Susie has some wonderful activities over there for little learners. Check it out!

SuppliesPainters tape (or other variety that’s easy to remove from carpet/floors)Any small toys! Little PeopleSmall trucksColored pompomsLego blocksLiterally anythingInstructions

Susie’s version of this game is about teaching kids simple spatial skills: Apply tape to the floor in a variety of patterns (straight line, zig-zag, re...