Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links — thanks for your support! We have been doing circle time quasi-consistently for almost two years and it’s a fabulous way to transition from play & work to school time. Right now, my kids are 7, 4 & 20 months and these are the resources we have been using […] Read more…
As I mentioned with my preschooler, I totally changed back to a book-centered approach to learning. The curriculum approach was putting me in box checking mode & switching to books (that I read aloud) has been much more enjoyable and less stressful for all of us. We also switched from an every subject, every day […] Read more…
So we have changed up our homeschooling for Itty Bitty after attending a Mom’s Night Out at the Child’s Preservation Library. My original plan (before I started homeschooling) was to just use great books. I totally lost sight of that and now I have come full circle back to that. It’s working much better for […] Read more…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I’m so excited to share some Michigan flavored fun as part of Adena’s linky — Learning Through the USA. While I’m not a fan of the weather, I love all Michigan has to offer. I’ve lived on Lake Huron or Lake Michigan my […] Read more…
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links; thank you for your support! Recently, I caught wind of a possible opportunity to review The American Catholic Almanac from a homeschooling point of view. Since it was sitting in my Amazon shopping […] Read more…
Last year I was able to review the ebook Circle Time from Preschoolers and Peace and we really enjoyed it. Amazingly enough, we are still doing circle time regularly. This year we had the opportunity to review Preschoolers and Peace: Homeschooling older kids with success while loving the little ones at your feet. Since […] Read more…
If you haven’t already started your school year, here are 8 easy steps to prepping for your next school year. 1. Put away last years curriculum. First of all, empty the place where you keep your current curriculum, whether that is shelves or drawers. I keep the kids art supplies there, too, so I reorganized […] Read more…
Easing into school is always difficult — the weather is still nice, the other kids are still on summer break (we school year round) and frankly, we are still working on self-discipline :). All of us!! We spend the first month slowly easing into school. Preschool – Month 1 For my preschooler, we are going […] Read more…
When I was teaching our oldest math in Kindergarten, we had THE hardest time with the teens. She could count them out loud but being able to identify them was practically impossible. We got stuck on them for months. Here are 3 things we did that got us over that hump. […] Read more…
As year round homeschoolers, even though we take off the month of July, we still do summer school. Summer school tends to be the most hated subjects because they are the ones I don’t want to lose ground in. This year was math. In order to try to build a little excitement around the new […] Read more…