When fellow homeschooling mother, Gloria, approached me about reviewing her children’s ebooks, I was more than happy to help out these young entrepreneurs. Plus, I thought the books looked really neat and that my kids would enjoy the activities in them. Julia, Gloria’s daughter, has written 3 eBooks {you’ll have the chance to win oneContinue Reading
America the Beautiful from Notgrass Company {a review}
I discovered Notgrass History at the very beginning of our homeschooling journey. That was over 6 years ago and my oldest child was in Kindergarten. I stumbled upon Notgrass History as I was searching for an American History curriculum for my son, as I had decided that I wanted to begin his history studies withContinue Reading
Make a Family Time Jar
Today I am over at Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling contributing a post on making a family time jar. Life can be so busy these days, making it so easy to let the most important thing on this earth take a back seat – our family. Work, chores, school, sports, meetings, lessons – our days fillContinue Reading
Disciplining By Choice: Acknowledging Your Child’s Free Will – MOM 2 MOM Mondays {guest post – Penny}
When I was growing up, I remember feeling like I had no choice but to do what my mother said when she used that certain authoritarian tone and shot laser beams through my skull with her stare. She was making me do what she wanted. My life was over. I might as well give in. IContinue Reading
S’mores, S’mores, and more S’mores
Happy National S’mores Day! I LOVE S’mores! But unfortunately, my husband my family isn’t much into camping. Thankfully there are many alternatives to the classic S’more treat, so you don’t need to pack up the tent and head to the nearest KOA to enjoy it. To help celebrate the most famous camping treatContinue Reading
Printable Alphabet Memory Game
This is your classic game of memory – ABC style. Just print out all the letter cards, laminate, and cut apart to make your own ABC Memory game. Then, simply lay out all the cards face-down in several rows and have the players take turns finding the uppercase letters and the lowercase letters that goContinue Reading
H is for Hybrid Family – The ABCs of Homeschooling {guest post – Meg}
We’re hybrid-schoolers. This means some of our children are educated at home, and some in a school setting. To be honest, we are “accidental” homeschoolers. My husband and I never planned on homeschooling. It wasn’t something we were opposed to, it just wasn’t what seemed right for our family. However, now homeschooling is what’sContinue Reading
Printable Letter Scavenger Hunt Sheets
Send your kids on a Letter Hunt with these letter check off sheets. As they find each letter, they just check it off. You can have them hunt around the house; in a magazine, newspaper, book; at the grocery store or doctor’s office; or as you are driving in the car. You could also haveContinue Reading
Seek & Shoot ABC Basketball
Have fun learning the alphabet by shooting hoops!Print out the letter basketballs (available in color or b/w). Spread them out on the floor around a basket of some kind. Then call out a letter and have your child find that letter. Once they find the letter, have them crumple it up andContinue Reading
Alphabet Bingo Printable
What kid doesn’t like a good game of Bingo? We love playing Bingo in our homeschool; it’s such a great learning tool because it can be adapted to so many different subjects and levels. Today I’m sharing a printable Bingo game we use to help learn the letters of the alphabet. Continue Reading
