Today I am busy doing my final homeschool planning. I created a homeschool field trip form to log our outings during the school year. I have a pdf version as well as a doc version for those who want to fill it in on their computer rather than write on the form. I also created [...]
Filed under: Homeschool, organization | 3 Comments »
This week I am creating reading lists for each child as well as writing our master schedule. The reading lists are below. If you click on the link you should be able to view and download the lists.
Each reading list is comprised of books that I would like my child to read for the school [...]
Filed under: Books, Homeschool, Kids | 6 Comments »
Cutting can be a difficult skill for children to master. I have one child who still does not like to cut things and he is way past the preschool age. To help children learn to cut, start with something other than paper. Let them cut play dough or bread dough to practice holding the scissors. [...]
Filed under: Crafts, Homeschool, Kids | 3 Comments »
Happy to be at Home is asking for homeschooling posts during the month of August. My participation in this has been less than stellar, but I am not sure why. I love homeschooling, planning, books, paper, pencils, highlighters… I am a school nerd. As a kid, I would come home from school, gather the neighbors [...]
Filed under: Homeschool, My life | 7 Comments »
I want to preface this post by saying that I am not a big advocate of heavy academics during the early years. I believe that our children learn best from doing and growing in a natural, loving environment, without a lot of academic pressure. That being said, there are some milestones that your preschooler should [...]
Filed under: Homeschool, Kids | 4 Comments »
We are living in an election year. This is a great time to study elections and American government with your children. It took me a long time to realize I needed to change my plans and make the most of an opportunity for my kids to learn. For two years we lived in an area [...]
Filed under: Books, Homeschool, Kids | 6 Comments »
My preschoolers are bundles of energy. They usually expend more energy by 10 am than I do in an entire day. Energy is good, if it is correctly channeled. Here are some fun activities that will give your child’s wiggles some worth.
Playing catch with a twist - *Warning, offensive language ahead* I let my children [...]
Filed under: Homeschool, Kids | 3 Comments »
I have been so busy Conquering the Clutter, I haven’t had time to blog about it. Last week I cleaned out my school cubbies, so the next step was the school bins. These bins hold books, papers, and other resources for homeschooling that we are not currently using. Every once in a while I decide [...]
Filed under: Books, Homemaking, Homeschool | 7 Comments »
I thought I posted this the other day, but I think it was lost in the site crash.
I came across this site that gives away one homeschool freebie a day. Here is how it works.
Every weekday, Monday through Friday, we’ll post a new homeschooling “freebie†to this site. What kind of “freebies� Stuff like: Unit [...]
Filed under: Frugal living, Homeschool, freebies | No Comments »
I have finally started the Conquer the Clutter Challenge, I am only two weeks late but am hoping the girls won’t notice.
Since the move, the Tupperware cabinet has been a nightmare.
I cannot find anything that I need to store food, so there is really no point in even having a cabinet. My daughters were sweet [...]
Filed under: Homemaking, Homeschool, Kids, organization | 6 Comments »
