Matchbook Literature Project

I am not a huge fan of making my kids respond to their reading academically in their younger years. I prefer to let them read, and just talk to them about it. That having been said, I came across this  cute idea for matchbook summaries and decided to have my daughter give it a try. …

Clumsy Thief Jr.

We recently added this fun math game to our collection! Clumsy Thief Jr. is a super cute card game that will help young kids memorize which numbers add up to 10. Players use the cards in their hand to start piles with two cards that add up to 10. Players may also place cards on …

Not-So-Pretty Planner

The spring is approaching which usually means planning for our next homeschool year. With quarantine, and all of our extra activities canceled, I have begun a bit early.  I thought I would share how I organize all of my planning into my "not-so-pretty" planning notebook. I know not everyone is like me. I know that …

Reading Twaddle

I love the idea of a homeschool rich in classic literature. For years, I tried to limit our twaddle (what Charlotte Mason called reading-made-easy children's books). The problem was that I had a struggling reader who found most classics to be a chore. The more I gave him, the more he hated it. My solution? …

10 Songs to Add to your Praise Playlist

I'll admit it - I have been hung up on news in a big way. In a way that fuels my already anxious nature. Every so often I have to put that in check and set my heart right again. For me, that means music. Today I wanted to share 10 songs from my praise …

Free Max Lucado Bible Study

So many of us are struggling with anxiety on a regular basis, and even more so with the current global crisis happening around us. Max Lucado is offering a free online Bible study called Anxious for Nothing. From the author: Anxious for Nothing Online Bible Study – starting Sunday, March 22, we will be offering a …

Math Card Games: Free e-Book!

I came across a blog called Math Geek Mama, and she is offering a fantastic e-book filled with 40 different math games you can play with your kids and a deck of cards! Normally, this e-book is $14.00, but until March 31 2020 Math Geek Mama is offering it FOR FREE, to help parents who …

Bob Books Workbook

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Bob Books having recently transformed our kindergarten reading experience. It has been going so well, so I decided to give the accompanying workbook a try as well! These workbooks correspond book for book with three of the Bob Books Sets - Advancing Beginners, Sight Words Kindergarten, and …

A Child’s Introduction to Poetry

I love the series "A Child's Introduction" and A Child's Introduction to Poetry, by Michael Driscoll, is one of my favorites.  It introduces children to lovely poems from poets such as Whitman, Angelou, and Shakespeare. For most of the poems, it gives word explanations and background information of the poet and poem. I love how it …

Carbon Chemistry

I have found that high school students still enjoy hands-on activities. The problem is that there are fewer resources for this age group.  Science is a bit easier with its labs, but finding hands-on ways to learn and work with content is still important for my crew.  This year we have included The Elements: Ingredients …