I mentioned last week that I finally got my artist & composer schedule set for the year and I actually purchased the books as well. Since they are really just cultural enrichment, I scheduled them all year. Here is the artist schedule for the year: August – Michelangelo September – Rousseau (Dreaming with Rousseau) October […] Read more…
Homeschool Curriculum 2010-2011
So in typical, ooh shiny thing fashion, I was reading a book where the author was talking about training your children in the ways of god and was talking about books about character training. This was the last thing I read before going to bed last night. So of course, the first thing I do […] Read more…
Check Out My Stumble Account!
I’ve been moving all my starred Google Reader posts to Stumble Upon so I can share all the yummy recipes I find with my friends. Interesting in finding some yummy new recipes? Check out my Stumble Feed: http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/HappyLHomemaker/ I also have miscellaneous Catholic articles and homeschool & preschool activities saved there as well. Enjoy! Read more…
Review – Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places (e-book)
I am one of those mom’s who can never think of something for my little one to do. It seems like I’ve ALWAYS lived between the covers of a book and so finding things for my daughter to DO is always tough. I’ve found a great resource in Angie @ Many Little Blessings’s new e-book […] Read more…
HSBA Swap
I got another lovely swap package from the HSBA Swap. My swap partner this month was Leanne, who, I’m afraid I’ve offended with my big opinionated mouth :(. She sent me a great package full of lovely goodies. She is either a killer bargain finder or spent way over the limit! a topical book of […] Read more…
Homeschool Post Swap Received
I was part of The Homeschool Post’s Sept/Oct swap and I got my package from the lovely Amanda late last week. It was WONDERFUL! She sent everything pictured above: For me – a notebook and planner in Hot Chocolate from CarolinaPad (I have been wanting these!), a pumpkin candle (mmmm…pumpkin), turquoise yarn (I LOVE the […] Read more…
Preschool Calendar / Weather Station
Supplies needed: a 20″ x 30″ piece of foam board ($2.88 at WalMart) 4 (20 pc.) adhesive velcro dots ($2.67 each at WalMart) 12-13 pcs of cardstock or other paper envelopes (for pieces) marker that shows up on board to draw calendar grid clear packing tape pencil & eraser scissors printer yardstick First, I made […] Read more…
Keeping Preschoolers Busy Without Sending Them Away
Photo by tiffanywashko. As someone who wasn’t around many small children and who until I got married decided i wasn’t having ANY. EVER. Well, I really don’t know what to do with them. I don’t know what they are capable of or what they would enjoy and frankly, I’ve never been a ‘play-er.’ I’ve always […] Read more…
Toddler Curriculum
If you had read my Quick Takes post last Friday, you would know that I found this great site with educational curriculum from age 3 mos and up. Since I seriously started looking at the site and printing a bunch of stuff off, I’ve been going through what I DID bring with me and what […] Read more…
Thankfulness Tree
This was originally posted at another blog of mine (www.motheringtc.com) that I have deleted. I have combined all my blogs into this one for the sake of simplicity in my already busy life. Jen – 6/13/09. We (well, I) decided to start a Thankfulness Tree for our family. I was going to create a poster […] Read more…