I’ve seen lots of lapbooks and in the beginning I didn’t really see their point. It seemed like just busy work to me. Until I actually started doing school & realized that even my “worksheet lover” doesn’t really like them. When the opportunity to review a lapbook from In the Hands of a Child came up, […] Read more…
“Not” Back To School Picture 2013
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Reading Kingdom {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
When we received the opportunity to review Reading Kingdom, an online reading program, I was game. I’d like my daughter to improve her computer skills — for techies, we severely limit screen time — and she loves the opportunity to use the computer. Win, win right? Reading Kingdom Reading Kingdom is an online reading program […] Read more…
5 Days to a Learning Lifestyle Round-Up {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
In case you missed it, or you want to bookmark or pin this post for future reference, here are all the posts of the 5 Days of a Learning Lifestyle series at Happy Little Homemaker. Fill Your Home With Good Books Learning Tools & Toys Games & More Field Trips Seasonal Living Enjoy! […] Read more…
Seasonal Living {5 Days to A Learning Lifestyle}
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! This year we have embraced seasonal learning for two reasons. One was that I got pregnant this fall and the first trimester was ROUGH. We are playing a little catch up. The second was that we are still refining how we want to […] Read more…
Field Trips {5 Days to A Learning Lifestyle}
Don’t get freaked out when I say field trips. Not every learning experience needs to be preplanned, pre-prepared or turned into a 2 week unit study. Everything around you has the potential to be a field trip if you know how to think about it. We live close to where a marathon begins. Once a […] Read more…
Games & More {5 Days to A Learning Lifestyle}
Along with all the educational (but fun) toys and tools, all my kids love to play games, too. Good thing because so do daddy and I! In fact, his guy friends regularly get together for a guys night to play board and card games. While I excel at word and number games (no […] Read more…
Learning Tools & Toys {5 Days to A Learning Lifestyle}
Little ones love things to be hands on & I haven’t met a child yet who didn’t like to play games. In our home, we have tons of manipulatives & games that make learning fun. Here are some of our favorites: Beanbags Color, number, letter, shapes & more. Every preschool curriculum I’ve ever seen […] Read more…
Bible Study Guide for All Ages {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this product for free through the Schoolhouse Review Crew in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family. I am disclosing this in […] Read more…
Curriculum for First Grade {2013-2014}
While we are taking a bit more of a living books approach to schooling and trying to find things less mom intensive (since I have a new baby as of this summer), we do still have several resources I would like to use since I know she enjoys them and we have them. Bible & […] Read more…