Not long after we got married, my husband and I decided that we wanted to homeschool our future children. My firstborn was barely walking when I plowed through all 700 pages of The Well Trained Mind…bookish nerd? Totally. Needless to say, I’ve been enthusiastic about my children’s theoretical, long way off, home education for aContinue Reading
8 Great Free Resources for Teachers and Homeschoolers
I am always on the hunt for great online resources for our kids. I am especially drawn towards free resources. Who doesn’t like free? We use ABC Mouse and Reading Eggs for paid resources. Our girls absolutely love them both. I also utilize Teachers Pay Teachers, Mailbox and Education.Com. I also love online resources thatContinue Reading
How I Use Circle Time To Boost My Child’s Confidence
In my homeschool we do circle time each morning. It’s a fun way for us to gather together and start our day. We often start with morning prayer, the pledge of allegiance, then we look at the calendar, our weather station and sing a song. I like to tell themed jokes based on our unit studies.Continue Reading
How to Ease Back Into Homeschooling
After spending countless hours researching homeschool curriculum and planning for the upcoming homeschool year it is easy to want to jump right in with a full schedule. Yet, is this the best way to begin a new homeschool year? It is hard to want to hold yourself back from opening all of those new homeschoolContinue Reading
25 Slow Cooker Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Less
I love the convenience of the crock pot. I love it even more when I only have to throw a few ingredients in it and by dinner time we have a delicious dinner all ready to go. I just had our 8th baby and right now during this season of life I’m all about makingContinue Reading
Dos and Don’ts Your First Year Homeschooling
When my husband and I were in premarital counseling, he expressed an odd expectation. He asked that someday, when our kids were old enough, I consider trying to homeschool. He had been homeschooled, but other than that I was unfamiliar with the practice. In fact, I thought it sounded strange. But sure, I thought, whyContinue Reading
7 Tips for When You Feel Like A Bad Mom
As moms, we want to do our best to be good moms who meet the needs of our kids, and love them as we should. Even with my best intentions as a mom, there have been many times when I just felt like I was a BAD MOM, and I was failing in my efforts.Continue Reading
30+ Edible Learning Activities, Projects, & Experiments
Adding food or treats to a school project is a surefire way to get kids excited and interested. It is also a great way to make a learning experience even more memorable. I’ve seen lots of ideas and posts for ‘edible’ learning activities around the web, but not all of them are truly edible. Yes,Continue Reading
5 Quick and Simple Tips for an Incredible Homeschool
Have you ever finished a school year and been disappointed by it? What needed to get done got done, but it wasn’t an awesome year. You didn’t have an incredible homeschool. This year can be different! Just use these tips to create the incredible homeschool of your dreams. 5 Quick and Simple Tips for anContinue Reading
Encouragement for the Third Trimester
One of the hardest parts of pregnancy might very well be the waiting at the end. Waiting and wondering when your little one will arrive. You go to bed each night wondering if perhaps tomorrow will be your baby’s birthday. The uncertainty of when baby will arrive can really take a toll on a full-termContinue Reading
