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As a working mom, it’s hard not to wonder about the experiences of those who stay home with their children. In the limited time that I have with my kids, it feels like there is always too much to do. The “mommy guilty” especially creeps in when I question whether they are learning enough at home. My mind starts to conjure up aspirational images of sitting down together and learning colors, numbers, writing, math skills . . . But then I return to the real world, where a healthy dinner finished, children bathed, and books read together before bed feels like a momentous accomplishment.
One small change that has somewhat allayed my concerns is using 3 Dinosaurs printable lessons. There are tons of PDF packets in different themes. They include cute pictures and a variety of learning tasks organized by age.
While Goofball works on tracing words, Tornado is coloring and working on “pre-writing.” Even Mr. Smith joined in a colored a monster. And it was absolute adorable when Goofy tried to help Tornado trace the zig-zag lines. I plan on printing out some pre-primer sight word packs to try with Goofball next. I might just print up everything from this website (on the printer at work) to have available while on maternity leave.
They think of it as a fun activity, while I can feel like their daycare education is being supplemented. It’s another activity for us to do together as a family. And it’s awesome that these fun printouts are FREE! You can’t get any more frugal than that 🙂
Thank you Cassie for this wonderful resource!
