Ahh, Fall feels like it is finally officially here, in these parts anyway! Isn't this photo lovely? I conjures up all sorts of warm fuzzies doesn't it? :D
With Mother Earth in her full Autumnal glory it's time to start scurrying around and preparing for Winter! For those of us who face months of cold temperatures and weekly snow falls, making sure our houses are at their peak efficiency, energy wise, isn't just an environmentally friendly thing to do, it will also ease the load on your wallet before those utility bills start showing up in the mail box.
Now, I'm not one for re-inventing the wheel when it isn't necessary and I like to give credit where credit is due, so for our fabulous readers I found this perfect list on The Daily Green that has almost 20 simple ways to get your home ready for the upcoming winter season!
Remember, simple solutions for a significant impact! Being eco friendly doesn't mean having to blow your budget, you can be an Eco Diva and save money too! :D
Click here to learn '19 Easy Home Winterization Projects' Courtesy of The Daily Green.com
Be sure to come back and let us know what you have done to prep for winter!
I have also been shopping this week (which always makes my hubby a little nervous :Þ)... I have found some amazing math tools to help our kids with what can seem to be an overwhelming subject (when it doesn't have to be because really it all boils down to just patterns, but I am a bit of a math geek so maybe I am wrong here!).
We are in our first year of homeschooling and with that comes a lot of trial and error on what tools/curricula works, what my children's learning styles are and how to take that knowledge and mesh it together in the best way possible for them.
Maria really seems to be taking the time to find her niche with math and what she has fallen in love with is a set of some amazing Montessori numbers and counters to help her visualize it better. (I have to thank my friend T for pointing me in this direction! Thanks T!) Now I know the Montessori parents out there are nodding their heads because they know all this already, but this was a huge light bulb moment for me (and subsequently is taking our homeschooling journey down the Montessori path the more I learn about it and see how much my kids love it).
It's tangible, they can touch it, feel it, move it around and make sense of it in a way that works for them. Matthew actually picks these up and plays with them for fun and without even realizing it starts making little math lessons for himself just through play. I love it! :D
So what is it I am talking about?
{drum roll please.......}
Golden Bead Material!
Ha, I know you are probably thinking "Ummm, what the heck are Golden Bead Materials and how on earth to they relate to math?" :D
They are wonderful beads, blocks and nice big wooden numbers from 1-9000 that the kids can touch and play with and really see how the numbers work and add up. I bought this whole set because I have 3 kids and I know that if I had only one set of them it would end up in a huge fight (and then there goes the math lesson!), but you don't have to buy this exact set that I've pictured. Maria loves math now because of these great little Montessori items and that alone was worth the cost!
Click here to go to Montessori Equipment and see for yourself all the awesome things they have to make education more fun for the kids! I ordered from MontessoriEquipment.ca on a Sunday night and my order was at my door by 8am Wednesday morning. That is my kind of online shopping! :D
(Note for our American friends there is MontessoriEquipment.com and for our Canadian friends there is MontessoriEquipment.ca not that it matters really but it makes the exchange rate and shipping part easier especially with the upcoming busy postal season.)
And that my friends is this weeks 'Friday's Finds'! Now you'll all be sitting smart in your energy efficient homes! ;o)
Have a wonderful weekend!
With love and light,
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