Teach Me Mama

It is almost that time of year again...
When your child comes home from school with a foot-long list of requirements for 2025 and you having to sit through the night labeling each and ever item.

Our sticker labels outlast the item you stick it on, is durable and waterproof.
Order now so it is one less thing on your January to-do list (and your budget).
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Order your Stationery Labels now to ensure they're ready before Term 3.
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School parents, homeschool parents with multiples, office employee who keeps having to steal your own pen back from your colleagues.
There's still time to order stationery labels for 2024.

Arrange to collect in Mooikloof, Pretoria East or R65 courier countrywide.

Because this is crunch-time before the shools open, please send your orders via Whatsapp directly to 0828876356 with your child's name, the set you need and the picture/theme you'd like.

Calling all "Not-so-Artsy" moms, dads, grannies, nannies and teachers...

I am excited to launch our brand new Digital Product - A 52 Week Art Lesson Planner for 3-5 year olds!🤩

This planner includes 52 hands-on, sensory filled arts and craft projects for your little ones.

Each page consists of:
📌An art project idea,
📌The litst of items needed,
📌Instructions and
📌A space to paste your completed projects photos.

I've also included a blank lesson sheet for when inspiration strikes.

Get your Art Lesson planner below for only R25!
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Are you planning a trip for the Easter weekend?
These reusable sticker books will keep your little ones entertained during long road trips or flights, while letting them be creative.

Have a look at the available themes and order yours here: https://dirtndancinmama.co.za/product/reusable-sticker-books/

Easter theme now on special!

Learning anatomy is easy when you're a walking text book.
We had fun while learning about the human skeleton.
There were giggles when the markers tickled as I wrote the names of each bone in its place on our bodies.
There were even more giggles when we got some funny looks when we had to make an unplanned trip to the store. 😂

The pronunciation and their associations had me in stitches.
We'll have to do a few more of these scribbly sessions before all those tongue twister names will stick, but this made for a beautiful memory and a good anatomy foundation.

I'll send out a skeleton diagram to work from on our newsletter next week. If you haven't signed up for it yet, here's the link. https://dirt-dancin-mama.ck.page/99c1b6bea4

Kieswetter Klaskamer had a post a while ago about the funny and interesting positions children "sit" in when they learn.
I captured these funny ones of my own 3 monsters yesterday.

I've given up trying to correct sitting positions. If you're comfortable enough in a position to learn, I will turn a blind eye.

Leah's chair broke and she didn't want me to replace it. The empty washing basket is the perfect size for her to fit under her table when storing it, low enough for her to sit on and the "seat" is big enough to fit both our butts when I sit behind her to help with work.

Yes, homeschoolers are weird and we love it!😂

On this Leap Day we'd like to bring you a Pre-Launch Promo with a FREEBIE, valid for TODAY ONLY!🤩🥳

Our brand new Colour & Number Wheel physical product will launch tomorrow, but for TODAY ONLY you get to buy it at a discounted price AND get a monthly set of Liefie Stickers for FREE!

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Blending colours was so much fun!
Instead of simply learning primary and secondary colours off a sheet, we painted and blended it ourselves.

Our Colour Wheels came in handy as we explored our garden afterwards, pointing out the different colours and identifying each as primary or secondary.

Quwin learnt about wavelengths and that the visible colour spectrum we see is simply a range of wavelengthts measured in Nanometers.

GREAT NEWS!!!
We now have a Newsletter that will give the subscribers access to exclusive discounts to educational products on our website, pre-launch deals, Freebies and so much more.

The best part is...it is completely FREE!

You know we're way too busy to spam you, so every email you do receive will be worth opening.

Click the link below to sign up so you don't miss out.
https://dirt-dancin-mama.ck.page/99c1b6bea4

Don't fight it when you can use it!
My children have very limited access to screen time during the week and then a set amount of time over the weekend.
Each to their own, but I've seen the creativity that sprouts from their little brains when boredom hits and there's no option of a screen to pass the time.

That said, we do use screens to support our lessons, enhance our skills and do research on topics of interests. There's just no lying around on YouTube or Netflix for hours on end.

One channel I absolutely LOVE and recommend to anyone who has toddlers or young learners is Numberblocks. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlwvN0w4qFSP1FllALB92w
About a year ago Nathan discovered this channel along with Colourblocks and Alphablocks. It not only unlocked a love for Mathematics for him, but it also taught him how to solve multiplication problems in his head. Quwin at the time hated learning his multiplication tables and after his little brother matched him sum for sum in a Math challenge, he also turned to Numberblocks to improve his skills.

Now it is Leah's turn. While the boys are brushing up on their number knowledge at the start of the year, she's learning about skip counting and the first few times tables.

Are there educational channels or sites that you love using? Please share with us in the comments.

You loved our handmade Colour Wheel, but I couldn't keep up! Here's the printable so you can DIY at home and tailor it to your own child(ren)'s needs.

Get it on special for the next few days so you can have it ready and follow along with us, as we start our lessons on Primary, Secondary and Contrasting colours on 1 February.

https://dirtndancinmama.co.za/product/colour-wheel-printable/