Tots and Me... Growing Up Together: Littles Learning Link Up: June 28, 2016

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Littles Learning Link Up: June 28, 2016

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (toward the beginning of the month)
A guest post featuring crafts, activities, tips, snack ideas or other early childhood topics. (toward the end of the month)
Posts where I share what I have been up to with my preschoolers and/or early elementary children (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme. Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up.

I hope you will continue to share your wonderful posts, and I hope you will find something new to try with your child(ren).

It would be great for everyone to stop by and visit the other linked-up posts as well. Check them out, leave some comments, pin those that interest you. Let's make this a real party and socialize with each other.

What have we been up to?

Honestly, nothing much. June 17th was our last day of school until summer school next month. We have been having relaxing days where the children play inside and outside. They have a pack of card games that was in a basket that was won on Community Days. So, they have been having fun playing such games as Slap Jack and Old Maid. We have been reading books, though not as much as I would like. We are still working on some review products of course. And the girls are gearing up to go to camp. It is all they can think about, though it is still a few weeks away.

Let's take a look at that review schedule:

I posted the review for The Glass Castle a few weeks ago, and the one for Forbrain posted a couple of weeks ago. The review for LearnBop posted last week. This week I will be posting the review for Veritas Press. And then in July, I will be posting reviews for Laurelwood Books, ArtAchieve, ABeCeDarian, and Heirloom Audio Production's newest release Beric the Briton. We are also going to be working on math with CTCMath; that review will post in August.

Yes, we are keeping busy this summer, even though we are not having what we call "school days" where we have Bible time, and Story Time and Calendar time.

A few somethings I would like to share with you:

It is officially summer and July is right around the corner, so I would like to invite you to check out a few of my round ups.

A couple of years ago I posted this Patriotic Ideas Round Up:

If you are looking for fun ideas to keep your kids busy this summer, you might want to peruse my Summer of Fun Round Up.

Of course, summer is a time to think about the beach, so I also have a round up for ideas for having fun at the beach, or having beach fun at home. It's the Beach Fun Round Up.

And finally, don't miss this month's Guest Post: Early Elementary Lighthouse Unit Study.

I am lining up my guest posts for the new year. If you would be interested writing a guest post for Littles Learning Link Up one of these months, please leave a comment or contact me via my contact info on my About Me page. I will need to have your email address so I can contact you. I am looking for posts that have to do with young children: crafts, activities, foods/snacks, tips, or other ideas. I am open to suggestions.

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 11 wonderful posts linked up!

I will be picking one randomly selected post to share, plus the top clicked-on posts

Please don't forget to stop by other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's Randomly Selected Post is:

There's No Place Like Home shared Homeschooling Methods: An Overview of the Relaxed Approach.

Now for this week's top clicked-on posts:

Amanda from Sicily's Heart and Home shared 4th of July Books and Activities.

Jen from Chestnut Grove Academy shared Lighthouses Week 1.

Join the Party!

I would love to have you join in this week! What sort of activities do you do with your young children? Do you have some favorite activities you would like to share? I invite you to link up below. I will be pinning posts on one of my relevant boards, and I would love to feature some of the activities each week from what is linked up.

Please know I may share a picture from your post and link back to it, along with sharing how we used your idea in our school time. By linking up you are giving me permission to use a picture from your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. Additionally, if you choose to try out any of the ideas with your child, please make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Linky will be open through Monday night, to give me time to check out all the posts and get the Features organized. Please take the time to visit some of the other wonderful posts linked up.