What Our Homeschool Looks Like This Year For 4th and 6th Grade
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…
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5 Easy STEM Activities Your Kids Will Enjoy
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…
10 Fun Books To Read To Your Older Kids
In my family, we enjoy reading. Ever since my kids were little I have read to them. They would sit for long stretches of time listening to one book after another. Even as my kids enter into the tween years,…
Fun Fall Art Projects For Your Older Kids
Summer is coming to end. Sigh. I am a person that is powered by three things: coffee, sunshine, and warm temperatures. Alas, I will have to resort to more coffee for warmth. Maybe pumpkin coffee. I know Maine is probably…
The Challenge is On: A STEM Tower Challenge
I love STEM activities. I’m always on the hunt for a new challenge to throw at my kids, hence this STEM tower challenge. What I love most about STEM is that it encourages kids to think, test, evaluate, and then…