Let your kids have a great summer, but don’t let them lose their reading skills either! Keep your kids reading this summer with a bit of incentive with these cute Summer Reading Bookmark Trackers. Why? Many kids love a little…
When I think of summer, I think of red, white, and blue. You know, because of all the bunting, flags, and decorations people put up for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. It makes it feel like summer. The…
Do your kids have problems remembering things they are taught? However, do you find they are good at recalling songs? If this is the case, you may want to give Cross Seven Ventures – Homeschool Musical Memory Tool a try.…
In this week’s Wordless Wednesday, take a look at life skills in the homeschool. Homeschooling is about teaching academics and life skills. If you want to learn more about life skills in the homeschool, you might like: 4 Important Reasons…
The end of the school year is coming. Even though we homeschool year-round, we do wrap up one year, take a few weeks off, and start up again. On the last day, I like to have my kids fill out…
As kids get older, it may seem like they are “too old” to make Father’s Day gifts. But that clearly isn’t the case, or else we wouldn’t have so many DIY project ideas for kids through adults. Homemade gifts are…
Have you discovered YWAM Publishing and their Heroes of History series? If not, you really need to check them out. Over the past few weeks, my son and I have been reading Heroes of History: Alan Shepard Higher and Faster…
Wordless Wednesday Over the weekend, we demonstrated the “outing” in Scouting with a spring campout. The kids worked on some of their camping merit badge skills. The other purpose of the weekend was the completion of a conservation project. This…
In our homeschool, we tend to follow a relaxed Classical Method of homeschooling. We have worked our way through the four cycles of this method in the early elementary years. Now for middle school, I’m letting my kiddos take a…
Homeschooling is both wonderful and scary. It is especially scary when you are just starting. Heck, even I still get scared, and I’m finishing our 6th year of homeschooling (I tend to be a worrier). So, I wanted to put…