Lil’ Bit really enjoys doing school and we had been working through MCP Math at the rate of several sheets a day. Until we hit a brick wall. She’s been having trouble with learning numbers from 10 to 20 by sight. Tired of skipping Math due to this issue, I was happy […] Read more…
A Day in the Life…2013 (Ages 5 & 2)
Since we have finally gotten our stuff together as far as getting into a routine, I thought it would be interesting to share how our homeschool day looks for a 5 year old and a 2 year old. It will also be fun to see how what works, changes from year to year. 6-7 a.m. […] Read more…
Free Printable Teen & Twenty Spring & Valentine-Themed Go-Fish Game
Earlier this year my daughter was REALLY struggling with being able to identify anything 10 or over. Those pesky 10’s, 11’s and 12’s make no sense in English :). In order to help her learn to identify them, I made these free printable spring/valentine themed go-fish cards to help children identify numbers from 9 […] Read more…
Magnificent Michigan {Me…Elsewhere!}
I recently wrote an article about studying the state of Michigan for Glimpse of Our Life‘s state study series. I don’t always like everything about Michigan (as I write this, it is 9 degrees with a -12 wind chill. ‘Nuff said.), but I’ve called it home for 32 years and I’ve gotten to explore […] Read more…
ARTistic Pursuits – Early Elementary Book 1 {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
While I am by NO means an artist, I did take art in 9th grade and really enjoyed it. I found that if I spent a TON of time, I could copy a picture fairly well and I liked to do it. We also studied artists and I loved that I was able […] Read more…
Flowering Baby Curriculum – Age 2-3 years {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
I am being SO blessed by being part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew this year. Last month, Flowering Baby send me an electronic download copy of their Birth to Age 5 curriculum. I was pretty excited about receiving it because I’ve had tot school and preschool curriculum before but they never really fit our family. […] Read more…
Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
I have to start out by saying that this review did not go precisely how I thought it might. I was super excited when I saw Apologia Educational Ministries in the list for review. You see, I had purchased several other science-like curriculum and I didn’t like any of them. Either they were too […] Read more…
How to Homeschool Through Extended Illness {Blog Cruise}
One of the benefits of homeschooling is the flexibility it allows. A few months ago, I was completely under the weather with morning sickness. While “official” school, how *I* picture it, didn’t happen for about two months, there are still plenty of ways to squeeze in “school.” Great Books First, have a great collection […] Read more…
More Elementary Science Resources – Sylvan Dell Publishing Review {Fall 2012 Review}
Several weeks ago, I shared a little about my new favorite elementary science book series from Sylvan-Dell Publishing. In addition to the three books I shared, I received the other three books released Fall 2012. Animal Helpers: Wildlife Rehabilitators was another one of the books we were sent to review. I think this is their […] Read more…
Schoolhouse Teachers.com {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
So last week, I had mentioned that I am now on the Homeschool Review Crew. For our first “dry run” review, we got access to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s subscription website: http://www.SchoolhouseTeachers.com. I have to admit, when they first gave us access, I doubted its usefulness to our family. My almost 5 year daughter is […] Read more…