One challenge in homeschooling can be providing an interactive way of teaching in some areas that perhaps a school with more resources can provide. Yet there are some ways to replicate this with some activities to complement your homeschool curriculum and routine. Here are a few ways to incorporate activities that will trigger your child’s […]
Homeschool Problems I Have Overcome
Every homeschool has it’s share of homeschool problems or mistakes. It seems like the first child in the family to be homeschooled has to be the “guinea pig” and go through it with the parent. Hopefully, we learn from it together and can do better the next day and the next and the next. Note: […]
Free Spatial Reasoning Printable Download Mini Activity Book
Enjoy this free kids printable five page mini adventure book from Myra Makes Myra Makes is a creative education company based in Boulder, Colorado. Their mission is to empower kids with a love of learning and inspire them to embark on their own creative adventures. Their approach to education is kid-centered– they believe that by […]
A Day In The Life of a Mom of Seven Kids
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a stay at home mom with seven children all living with you? Now add that you are a blogger, an Etsy Shop owner and auction buyer, organizer and resale person (buying abandoned storage units like on the TV show, Storage Wars) with a hobby […]
Math Facts: A Successful Math Education Begins with the Basics
Many adults today have strong recollections of their childhood math education. If you’ve ever had a conversation with a friend, colleague, or neighbor about what their math experience was like as a child, you may begin to develop a picture of many adults who remember struggling through years of muddy math concepts or who still […]
Keeping Your Child’s Homeschool Curriculum Fresh
One of the most important factors in designing the homeschooling year ahead is deciding on the curriculum you’re going to teach. However, if you focus on what you’re going to teach and not how you teach it, it’s easy for lessons to become stale. Let’s look at how you can make your lessons a lot […]
Creating A Homeschooling Area
When you homeschool your children, it’s so important that you are creating a homeschooling area for them where they can learn best. As a homeschooling mom of 8 that has lived in seven different houses, I have had some practice with this and I will share what I have learned. This post contains affiliate link. […]
Appreciating History: Teaching Your Students Beyond the Usual Way
History is one of those academic subjects that students don’t usually appreciate. This is a contributed post and my referral affiliate links are below. If you click through and take action, I will be compensated. My full disclosure is here. Thank you! Let’s face it – we’ve fallen asleep at least once during history lessons […]