This is a post from Crystal Heft of Crystal Starr Are you expecting a baby again soon and hoping to stock your freezer with ready to heat meals? Or maybe you are just super busy and know there are days you just won’t have time to cook? Here is a great prepare-ahead-of-time meal that canContinue Reading
Tips for Helping Your Child Succeed in Creative Writing
Americans are writing more now than ever, thanks to the abundance of blogging, texting and the internet highway. Writers are influencing our world and the way we think. Martin Luther was spot on when he said, “If you want to change the world, pick up your pen!” Harriet Beecher Stowe proved this with her compellingContinue Reading
Bringing Home Baby to a Large Family
This is a post from Nicole Crone of Children are a Blessing Currently, I am expecting baby #7! Lord willing, when we bring this new little girl home in September, she will be welcomed into a large (and loud) family. I have discovered that there are certain challenges that are specific to bringing a newContinue Reading
Bible Copywork Resources
I like incorporating copywork into our homeschool whenever possible, especially into our science, history, literature, and Bible studies. The benefits of copywork are many – Penmanship practice Helps reinforce concepts you are learning Improves spelling Increases your child’s vocabulary Teaches thoroughness and precision A good memorization technique Reinforcement and teaching of grammar skillsContinue Reading
10 Preschool Curriculum Options for Homeschoolers
This school year I will have 2 preschoolers. I’ve had 2 preschoolers at the same time before, but this time they will be the same age. My twin boys will be 3 1/2 this fall (where did the time go?) and I will be doing some preschooling with them. During the past 7 yearsContinue Reading
Brookdale House Write From History Curriculum Giveaway
Each Monday, Homeschool Survival, myself, and several other homeschool blogs will be bringing you a brand new giveaway! Check out this week’s giveaway below. This weeks sponsor: Brookdale House- Write from History series In the Charlotte Mason style – children will learn to write by studying some of the “greats” – collections from famousContinue Reading
Recipe for a Terrific School Year
This is a post from Jennifer Lavallee of A Heart for the Home It’s that time again! Summer is slowing down, vacations are ending and we all start seeing the “Back to School” flyers and commercials. Whether you home school or your children attend a public or private school, there are a few thingsContinue Reading
60 of the Best Busy Bags
As I am preparing for our upcoming school year, one of the things on my to-do list is to put together some new busy bags to add to our collection for my 3-year-old twin boys and 20-month-old little guy. With 7 kids in our family, it’s a necessity to have something to occupy the littlestContinue Reading
Weight Loss The Healthy Way
This is a post from Jennifer Leibert of The Adventures with the Leiberts This post includes affiliate links. Thanks for your support of this site! Please see my disclosure for more information. Oh how I dislike the thought of trying to loss weight. After having 9 pregnancies with 4 of those pregnancies ending too soon,Continue Reading
V is for Vacation – The ABCs of Homeschooling {guest post – Ashley}
source Homeschooling….it’s a lot of work, exhausting, and at times overwhelming work. There are times many of us question if it is worth it even though we know deep down that it is. It is these times that we may need to consider a Vacation! Yes a vacation; do you make time for thoseContinue Reading
