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After teaching two of my children how to read with a piecemeal phonics curriculum, I decided to change things about a bit for child #3 and try out a phonics program that I didn’t throw together myself. I had heard so many great things about All About Spelling from All About Spelling, so after a…
One thing I do to make mealtimes a bit easier for our large homeschooling family is to make freezer meals. I even do this with some of our breakfast recipes. On a monthly basis we will usually make pancakes, waffles, and muffins to freeze so we have them on hand for the entire month. Chocolate…
Kids are like sponges. I’m amazed at what my kids manage to soak up from the world around them (sometimes good, sometimes not so good), and even more amazed by what they remember, especially during the times when I don’t even think they are paying attention. Childhood is the perfect time to have our kids…
What child isn’t fascinated with snow? At the first sight of snow falling, my kids’ excitement goes through the roof and they start making plans to head out to make snow angels, snowballs, and snow forts. I’ll admit, I’m not a fan of bundling up all the kids (and then un-bundling them when they have…
