I will admit I love history! I get way too excited about history time with my kids. We always have a bazillion extra reading books we can never get to in a week, but we have them. I love studying…
Are you like me? Do you have a child that needs to always be moving? His foot is tapping, his pencil is spinning, he’s laying across half the table, and somehow he has his feet balanced on the top of…
Most people are surprised when they see our large game collection. We have a large variety of cards to board games. It is an ever-growing collection. We often play games together after dinner or on the weekends, especially in the…
I don’t think about the grade my kids are in very often, but when I do I am always amazed. How could my son be the same age as the kids I had my first year of teaching many moons…
My kids love to play games. What kid doesn’t?! When I can find games to add to our school day, that’s even better. I especially LOVE using games for math review! Math games are a great way to practice or…
September! This one word makes people think of different things. For some, it may be going back to school, while others think of cooler days and relief from the hot summer. For me, I think of apple picking and all…
Ahhh, the middle school years. A time of roller-coaster emotions, body changes, and the realization your baby is no longer a baby. It is an exciting, and tough, time. My daughter is a sixth-grader. Yikes! She loves to cook dinner…
We began this homeschool journey a few years ago. The first year, because of certain circumstances, we weren’t able to get out and find other homeschoolers. It was fine, but I knew I wanted that to change the next year. …
S.T.E.M. is so much FUN! There I said it. I know I’ve said it before, but I really enjoy it which is surprising to me. Growing up, the teachers didn’t talk about S.T.E.M. I don’t think the term was around…
For a fun activity one afternoon, I decided to make a large board game for the kids in the driveway. Why not? It was Friday, it was gorgeous out, and we try to do a Friday Fun activity. So I…