Tots and Me... Growing Up Together: Littles Learning Link Up: July 4, 2017

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Littles Learning Link Up: July 4, 2017

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning 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.

🌟Happy Independence Day🌟

What have we been up to?

We have been enjoying a break. Yes, even me. My paperwork is safely at the school district office, and I don't have to worry about it for another year.

We have been using our review products of course. We have all been learning the Greek letters, just a few at a time to not overwhelm them. I say them, because I do remember most of my Greek letters as I took Greek in high school, but I don't remember any of the language. I am using the R.E.A.D Curriculum Notebook from The Crafty Classroom for Harold, and he is really enjoying it. We received English on a Roll, and I started the lessons with Hannah. We have a fun Memory Deck to play card games with to exercise our brains. Plus we will be getting artsy with the products from ACTIVA. And yesterday, the newest release from Heirloom Audio Productions arrived in our mailbox. We started listening to In the Reign of Terror, which is about the French Revolution.

We will have a summer school session at the end of July and into August, then take another break before starting school in September, like we did last year. I have to schedule this around summer reading programs, camp, and VBS. My plan for the 2 or 3 week summer session is to spend some time doing all the hands-on science observations from the different units that we didn't get to through the school year. And I'm still hoping to fit in a meal from Russia. We will be finishing up ECC with our lessons on Australia.

Let's take a look at that review schedule:

Last week I posted my review for Lightning Literature Grade 3 from Hewitt Homeschooling.
July will bring reviews of the Trust Fund movie from Mapelle Films, Rigid Wrap and CelluClay Quik-Sculpting Kit from ACTIVA Products, the R.E.A.D Curriculum Notebook from The Crafty Classroom, and English on a Roll.
In August I will share my review of Heirloom Audio Productions' In the Reign of Terror, and Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek! from Greek 'n' Stuff.

Some things I would like to share with you:

Here are some fun Patriotic ideas:

Patriotic Ideas Roundup

Littles Learning Link Up Craft Highlight: Fingerprint American Flags

Are you looking for ways to keep your children busy this summer? Check out my Summer of Fun Round Up:

I will soon be posting my Under the Sea Fishy Fun Literature and Craft Round Up. If you have any posts that you would like included in this round up, please leave me a comment or contact me using the contact info on my About Me page. I am looking for any "Favorite Fish/Under the Sea Books" compilation list posts or crafts/activities/snacks that go with a specific Fish/Under the Sea book, or a post that focuses on just one Fish/Under the Sea Book. Just so long as there is a book involved please.

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 13 wonderful posts linked up. I will be picking one randomly selected post to share, plus the top clicked-on post.

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:

Sara from A Mama's Story shared 20 Fantastic Outdoor Activities for Playtime.

And here are this week's top clicked on posts.

The Mojenjo-Daro artifact photo above is licensed by World66 under the

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic license

Gale from Imaginative Homeschool shared Story of the World - Ancient Times: Chap 9 Indus Valley.

Don't forget, if you would like to take part in the next Littles Learning Link Up Round Up: Under the Sea Fishy Fun Literature and Craft Round Up, please contact me via the comment section or by using the contact info on my About Me page.

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.