One of the complications of owning a business is how you have to manage your money differently! I’ve come up with my own system to manage our money that has worked very well for us and I’m hoping it will help you too. (This post contains an affiliate link. See my disclosure policy here.) How to Manage…
Making Letters Fun with Alphabet Coloring Pages
Every preschool teaches the alphabet. For good reason! The letter names are one of the first things children will be learning when they start kindergarten. Even young kids can learn some of these letter names and sounds. This gets them ahead of the game and they’ll be more prepared for school. Why Simple is Better Preschoolers and kindergartners are different. For…
Valentine’s Day FREEBIE!
It’s hard to believe, but the first month of 2017 is already coming to a close! That means I need to get my butt in gear if I want to look good on the beach this summer ? That also means that Valentine’s Day is coming up! Valentine’s Day is not a huge deal in my…
How to Easily Keep Income Records For Your Preschool
Does anyone actually like to do paperwork? But like it or not, when you own a business, you have to keep records of income. Today I want to help you get a handle on it just a bit by sharing what I use to keep myself on track. I think it might also make my daycare parents love me…
An Easy Brain Break That Will Help Your Students Focus
An Active Brain Break That Will Help Your Students Focus Get Rid of Winter Wiggles Are your kids more wiggly and have a harder time focusing during the winter when they’re cooped up inside? I know mine are! Not to mention the way the holidays and snow affect our school days and everyone forgets the…
How to Make Practical Meal Plans for Your Daycare
Meal planning is one of those things I hate to do. It just seems like it takes up so much of my time and it’s not fun! Can you relate? Well, if you hate meal planning and grocery shopping as much as me, read on. (This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure here.)…
Letter of the Week: I
Our letter last week was I. Normally, we’d be a few letters ahead of this, but we were pretty laid back in December and got off course. BUT, everyone’s happy and healthy and learning in less formal ways, so that’s what counts! Even when we don’t follow our plan book, we’re always talking about…
3 Easy Rules That Will Keep Your Daycare Space Organized
3 Easy Rules That Will Keep Your Daycare Space Organized A nice daycare space can really affect your mood and efficiency. And a messy daycare space can make even simple tasks more frustrating and take more time. So here’s my list of tried and true rules for arranging your daycare area! (This post contains an affiliate…
10 Simple Ways to Make Your Child’s Day
Do you ever feel like parenting is a constant battle of wills? Uh, yeah….me neither. I don’t have all of the parenting answers. But what I do know is that most kids adore time spent with mom or dad, and I, for one, don’t make the conscious effort to spend time with my kids as…
All About My Family Freebie!
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching (where did November go?!), we’re spending some time in PreK discussing families and thankfulness. Here’s some freebies I’d like to share from some of my best selling packs! Click each photo to get the PDF for download. The first page is from my All About Me Interactive Notebook: A Cut and Paste…