The kids and I have enjoyed a new read-aloud called Prisoner of War from Whatsoever Stories for the past several weeks. We have been reviewing it as part of the Review Crew, and it has been great. The author, Kinsey…
Did you know Mother Goose Day is May 1? I was searching for unusual holidays coming up and stumbled across it. Of course, the preschool teacher buried inside me got excited. I miss teaching preschool (sigh). So, I couldn’t resist…
Is grammar a tricky subject for you to teach? Do you teach it, but it doesn’t seem like the kids really GET IT? I totally understand if this is you. I can honestly say grammar is one subject I was…
Are you studying WWII, wanting to include biographies, or need a good read-aloud? Then, you will want to check out YWAM Publishing’s Christian Heroes: Then and Now series. We read one of their biographies in our homeschool, Corrie ten Boom:…
Even though February isn’t Poetry Month, I think it is the perfect month to teach kids to write poems for Valentine’s Day. Kids can write poems on pretty paper, put in cards, or frame them for sweet gifts. You can…
It is fall, and with fall comes Halloween. What better time to dive into Frankenstein?! Over the past several weeks, that is just what my daughter and I have been doing. For high school literature, we have been using the…
If you are looking for some simple writing activities to add a little fun around Thanksgiving time, I’ve got you covered. One easy way to include some fun in your homeschool around Thanksgiving is during writing time. Kids can still…
Homeschooling life is so busy. We are constantly juggling each child’s schedule, trying to teach multiple ages AND find some way to do it all without feeling too overwhelmed. It is hard. That is why I love when I find…
Do you have a middle schooler in your homeschool? I do. Plus, I’ve already got one through the middle school years. I have found that grades 6-8 are kind of prepping kids for high school. They learn to work more…
When I was a classroom teacher, many of the teachers used writing prompts with kids throughout the year. We did this because our school district always had a spring writing prompt. Kids were assigned a topic and had to write…