Top Nine of 2018

Hey, remember me? I write here....well I used to? Ha! Sorry Christmas arrived and so I quickly departed from this space, but I'm on my way back.  Here are my top photos from a very full 2018.  I pray that you had a great end of 2018 and are gearing up for a full 2019!

Love from us to y'all!

Polar Express Hot Cocoa Activity {Free Printable}

Life is captivating me so much right now.  I had all of these great plans for December around here but I have not been able to really sit down and write them all out. Life is just calling so loudly to me.  But I really wanted to get this last printable for the year out to you.  I made this activity to go alongside The Polar Express and all of the hot cocoa of the season.
I am a big fan of having one activity that can be used to teach multiple objectives. It’s a big perk, if that activity will grow with my child & I can use it at multiple stages of cognitive development. And if it is seasonally exciting, well then I. Am. Sold. This is one of those activities, and I have it for you today FREE!  Let me share with you all of the ways we use this in our home.
First get the FREE download, print, & laminate (or put into a page protector). We like to use white pom poms for marshmallows, actual mini marshmallows, & chocolate chips!

Roll. Use foam dice to roll a number in the top 2 boxes. If your child is not counting above 6 yet, you can use a single dice.
Add. Ask your child to count up the dots, or to add them together for a sum. If you’re past addition, try subtraction. Comparisons also work great here (write greater than or less than on the sheet, or “write the number of the dice with more dots”).
Write. Your child could write the sum as a digit or a word, both numbers presented on each dice, or trace the digit or word. We use dry erase markers since they erase well on the laminated material.
Count. Using manipulatives, get your child to count out the number that was presented on the dice.
Fun. Enjoy!!!!
If you think that your little one would enjoy learning with this, get your copy here for FREE!

Christmas Cookie Sprinkles {FREE Printable}

I have not posted on a Tuesday in a long time, but I didn't get around to writing about this over the weekend & I wanted to get this out as soon as I got a chance.  Sooo that means a Tuesday post for you ;-)  Tis the season for Christmas cookies, and this activity is such a fun way to practice various objectives without a single calorie!

  

I am a big fan of having one activity that can be used to teach multiple objectives. It’s a big perk, if that activity will grow with my child & I can use it at multiple stages of cognitive development. And if it is seasonally exciting, well then I. Am. Sold. This is one of those activities, and I have it for you today FREE!  Let me share with you all of the ways we use this in our home.

First get the FREE download, print, & laminate (or put into a page protector). We like to use Christmas colored pipe cleaners that are cut into “sprinkles” but you could also cut up pieces of straws for the same effect.

Roll. Use foam dice to roll a number in the top 2 boxes. If your child is not counting above 6 yet, you can use a single dice.
Add. Ask your child to count up the dots, or to add them together for a sum. If you’re past addition, try subtraction. Comparisons also work great here (write greater than or less than on the sheet, or “write the number of the dice with more dots”).
Write. Your child could write the sum as a digit or a word, both numbers presented on each dice, or trace the digit or word. We use dry erase markers since they erase well on the laminated material.
Count. Using manipulatives, get your child to count out the number that was presented on the dice.
Fun. Enjoy!!!!

If you think that your little one would enjoy learning with this, get your copy here for FREE!

Christmas Lights {Free Printable!}

Monday I share that I was starting to kick off the Christmas season with a bunch of FREE printables for seasonal & educational fun! Today I have another one for you!  Since we already decorated a Christmas tree, I thought it would be fun to add some Christmas lights to the tree. 
I am a big fan of having one activity that can be used to teach multiple objectives. It’s a big perk, if that activity will grow with my child & I can use it at multiple stages of cognitive development. And if it is seasonally exciting, well then I. Am. Sold. This is one of those activities, and I have it for you today FREE!  Let me share with you all of the ways we use this in our home.
First get the FREE download, print, & laminate (or put into a page protector). We like to use Christmas light erasers, but you should use buttons, pom poms, beads, or fingerprint stamps.

Roll. Use foam dice to roll a number in the top 2 boxes. If your child is not counting above 6 yet, you can use a single dice.
Add. Ask your child to count up the dots, or to add them together for a sum. If you’re past addition, try subtraction. Comparisons also work great here (write greater than or less than on the sheet, or “write the number of the dice with more dots”).
Write. Your child could write the sum as a digit or a word, both numbers presented on each dice, or trace the digit or word. We use dry erase markers since they erase well on the laminated material.
Count. Using manipulatives, get your child to count out the number that was presented on the dice.
Fun. Enjoy!!!!
If you think that your little one would enjoy learning with this, get your copy here for FREE!

Christmas Activity Pack {Free Printable!}

Y'all went crazy for the Autumn Activity Pack that I shared back in September. Our family had so much fun with the autumn set & I had so many requests to make a Christmas one ...... so I did :-)  However, I made this one much BIGGER.  I have compiled more ideas for activities & games that you can play as your kiddo is they're learning.  My philosophy is to teach as much as I can with as little prep as possible, and that is exactly what I tried to do with this pack.  Literally there are  20+ activities that you can get out of this, and I'm giving it to for FREE!!!!  You can use this single printable, to teach so many subjects at various stages of cognitive development.  Let's check it out:
I am a big fan of having one activity that can be used to teach multiple objectives. It’s a big perk, if that activity will grow with my child & I can use it at multiple stages of cognitive development. And if it is seasonally exciting, well then I. Am. Sold. This is one of those activities, and I have it for you today FREE!  There are SO many ways that you can use this as a learning tool with your kiddos.  There is minimal prep for 20+ unique activities!
First get the FREE download, print, laminate, & cut. You can use this activity for learning the alphabet, matching uppercase and lowercase letter, sorting, counting .... and so so so so much more.  Let me give you some ideas!
•Alphabet. Ask your child to recognize the letters & put them in alphabetical order.
•Magnetic Pick-Up. Attach a paper clip to each image, & using a magnetic wand pick up specific letters (all vowels or consonants, spelling sight words, or call out a phonetic sound & ask your child to find the letters that make that sound).
•Matching. Practice pairing uppercase & lowercase letters.
•Memory. Flip the cards over, and play memory by matching the uppercase & lowercase letters or by matching the seasonal images.
•Handwriting. Using a dry erase marker, practice letter and number recognition & tracing each letter or digit.
•Spelling. Using the large wreath, ask your child to collect letters to spell words (sight words, CVC words, their name). If your child is not ready for spelling, using a dry erase marker, write out a word in the large wreath and ask your child to recreate what you wrote with the letters.
•Sort. Group all of the similar images (or by color), and then talk about the different aspects of the season. Compare the amount of images sorted (more versus less). Place the numbers in piles of even & odd numbers
•Count. Put the numbers in chronological order (1-20). Use marshmallows, chocolate chips, or cotton balls to count by 10’s up to 100.
•Add. Count all of the sorted images, and use them for basic addition and subtraction (“if you have 2 ornaments & you add 2 gifts, how many do you have?”). Use the numbers to create mathematical equations.
•Graph. Make a bar graph for the amount of differing images. Compare which bars are the largest.
There are so many ways that you can use this pack of activities for fun & engaging learning.  We are enjoying how festive & fun this activity is, and I am enjoying the minimal prep to cover so many topics!  If you think your child would enjoy learning with this activity set, click here for the FREE download!

Tree Trimming{Free Printable!}

I cannot tell y’all how excited I am about all of the fun & engaging printables I have coming your way over the next couple of weeks!  No lie, I am sitting here smiling about all of the fun that I’m anticipating! I spent the summer making some really fun activities that I can’t wait to use with my kids, and I hope that you are able to use them for some fun learning this Christmas season with your kiddos too.  To kick off the season, let’s trim the tree!
I am a big fan of having one activity that can be used to teach multiple objectives. It’s a big perk, if that activity will grow with my child & I can use it at multiple stages of cognitive development. And if it is seasonally exciting, well then I. Am. Sold. This is one of those activities, and I have it for you today FREE!  Let me share with you all of the ways we use this in our home.
First get the FREE download, print, & laminate (or put into a page protector). We like to use Christmas light erasers, but you should use buttons, pom poms, beads, snowflakes, cotton balls, mittens, jingle bells, etc.

Roll. Use foam dice to roll a number in the top 2 boxes. If your child is not counting above 6 yet, you can use a single dice.
Add. Ask your child to count up the dots, or to add them together for a sum. If you’re past addition, try subtraction. Comparisons also work great here (write greater than or less than on the sheet, or “write the number of the dice with more dots”).
Write. Your child could write the sum as a digit or a word, both numbers presented on each dice, or trace the digit or word. We use dry erase markers since they erase well on the laminated material.
Count. Using manipulatives, get your child to count out the number that was presented on the dice.
Fun. Enjoy!!!!
If you think your little one would enjoy learning with this, get your copy here for free!

Turkey Out {2018}

Well friends, the gorging culinary week that we look forward to all year has officially arrived.  We're planning to spend our weekend with our Houston family that we love so dearly, and we're definitely looking forward to it.  The table is set, and the menu is planned (and some is already cooking on the stove!).  So I'm out for the rest of the week, but wishing you all a very festive and delicious Thanksgiving with a table full of your loved ones.  See you on the Christmas side!

Honestly Hawley {October 2018}

On Monday I quickly recapped September, and today I'm going to recap October.  After these recaps, I will be all set to dive into some new content, and some new *freebies* coming your way ;-)  With the anticipation of Halloween, when both kids understood the concept of Trick-or-treating, and a visit from Aunt Nana, the pumpkin patch, & the ranch, we had a really fun and celebratory month.

Here are the honest, unedited, unscripted
scenes of our October life :-)
2016: June ~ July ~ August ~ September ~ October ~ November ~ December
2017: January ~ February ~ March ~ April ~ June ~ July ~ August ~ September~ October ~ November ~ December

2018: January ~ February ~ March ~ April ~ May ~ June ~ July ~ August ~ September