I don’t know about you, but I’d rather make an easy cookie cake at home and keep my money in my pocket? They aren’t difficult, nor are they expensive, to make and don’t have to be difficult to decorate. I’ve seen cookie cakes at the grocery store for a while, but am so turned off …
How to Choose an Effective Reading Curriculum Your child is ready to read, but how do you choose an effective reading curriculum. The first thing you need to do is to decide how you’re going to teach them to read. Deciding on an Effective Reading Curriculum If you are very creative and have time on …
One Way to Know Your Child is Ready to Read Often we hear parents bragging about how their 3-year-old was ready to read and began reading full novels at three and a half. Not really, but it feels like that’s what they’re saying when you have an older child that’s not ready to read. And, …
Teaching homeschool science without curriculum isn’t difficult. You just need to pick one specimen you have access to or topic from the world around you and dig in. During the different times of the year, you’ll see lots of different insects and critters come out of the woodwork (especially on a farm). One of the …
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When we first started homeschooling, I either over planned or under planned. Now, ten years into this fantastic adventure, I’ve finally gotten the hang of simple homeschool planning. In the beginning, I kind of just thought we’d work each day and putter along. We did that, but I always felt we needed a little more …
Homeschool planning gets you ready for the school year, but how do you start, if you’ve never done it before?
Homeschool Curriculum Bundles Add Variety and Fill Gaps Homeschool curriculum bundles add variety to your homeschool and fill in education gaps. Whether we’re public school parents or homeschool parents, we all worry about our children getting bored with learning and/or having gaps in their education. Children are all different and they learn differently, so a …
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We all have a bad homeschool day from time to time, but did you know that you can quickly turn that day around? Your Bad Homeschool Day Begins… Let me guess, your day started out something like this… You overslept, the four-year-old completely soaked his bed, your youngest managed to break into your nail polish …
Our Kids’ Clothes Organization We’re working on our kids’ clothes organization for three of our sons. Before too long, we’ll be moving our little guy into the room with two of his older brothers. This means we’ll need to make room for all their clothes in two closets. We’ve also decided we could minimize the …
How to Homeschool and Work Many people wonder how to homeschool and work. Whether it be working from home, fulltime, or part-time, you can work while homeschooling. It is possible and your child will thrive. How to Homeschool and Work from Home Many people think homeschooling and working from home is a piece of cake. …
Black Friday, Cyber Monday Deals 2019 I love to see all the Black Friday deal emails fill my inbox said no one ever. We only want to see what we want to see, right? YES. But unless we open those emails we don’t know if it’s something we want to see. It’s a vicious, vicious …
The Best Sweet Potato Casserole with Canned Yams Yes, THE BEST sweet potato casserole with CANNED YAMS. You read that right! If you don’t have the time to mess with fresh sweet potatoes, but still want your guests to think you did, this is the dish for you. Sweet potato casserole is the dish my …
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17 Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make Want to have fun with your kids this season? Why not get some supplies for Christmas ornaments for kids to make? Need some ideas for Christmas ornaments to make with kids? I’ve got you covered! Check out these 17 fun homemade Christmas ornaments. Most kids get …
Snowman Popsicle Stick Ornament A snowman popsicle stick ornament is the perfect craft if you have some craft sticks just lying around. If you’re like me, you have an abundance of them leftover from various crafts you’ve done with the kids. We’re going to make several ornaments for Christmas this year and I’ve started accumulating a …
8 Photo Christmas Ornament DIY Ideas A photo Christmas ornament is a great addition to your Christmas tree or holiday decor, or you could give photo ornament gifts to aunts, uncles, or grandparents. These photo DIY ideas are a great place to start looking for that perfect gift. Photo ornaments can show us year …
Tips for a Successful Read Aloud Time Having some tips for a successful read aloud time will make it so much more enjoyable for you and your kids. I wish I’d had these when we started, so I hope they help you too. I didn’t read aloud to my kids for long time. …
Homeschool Art Classes with Beyond the Stick Figure I’ve always wanted to add homeschool art classes to our homeschool portfolio. Every year I make an attempt to compile an art curriculum my kids will be interested in and pretty much fail. It’s been a struggle until this year. This year, I’ve found an artistic treasure! …
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Our Favorite Free Homeschool Curriculum Choices I explore free homeschool curriculum choices every year to try to offset some of our homeschooling costs. Here are some we’ve found work well for our large family, as well as some others that could work well for yours. A lot of prospective homeschool parents think they must spend …
Transitioning from Public School to Homeschool Transitioning from public school to homeschool is an adjustment for everyone involved. When we transitioned from public school to homeschool, I think I know I made it harder on all of us. I kept trying to keep up appearances and do as much schoolwork as we could in our …
7 Tips for Successfully Working Life Around Homeschool When I first began homeschooling I thought we needed a textbook for every subject, lots of worksheets, and enough busy work to fill several hours. I thought we either needed to be working life around homeschool or homeschool around life. I soon learned that doesn’t have to …
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