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Are you looking for something constructive for your kiddos to do with their time this winter when it’s too cold to go outside? Take a look at these great books! You might find some helpful winter read alouds that will fit your family! As the holiday hubbub kicks into high gear, the weather turns cold…
I’m always on the hunt for educational, hands-on toys that will not end up in a garage sale 6 months after Christmas. Edmund Scientfic’s KunckleStrutz Geometric Funstruction Kit is one of those toys that will stand the test of time. I have 4 boys, ages 1 through age 7. The KnuckleStrutz are for ages 6…
These past two years I’ve had the privilege to work with my 4-turned-5 year old. I love working with young kiddos when they’re being introduced to math for the first time! They’re still at that stage where math is not a dirty word, and they’re pretty open to learning new concepts. Preschool math can and…
September has come and gone, which means we are used to the yellow school bus coming and going, we are used to getting up earlier, and we are in our own school rhythm in our house. Note: This post contains affiliate links. Here in New York it also means that apples are ripe for picking,…
Autumn is the best time to get outside because the heat of the sun has dissipated and the frost of winter has not yet arrived. God lays out these days perfectly to present nature as inspirations for learning. Taking a nature walk is an ideal way to bring yourself and your children closer to the…
With only a few more days of summer freedom, I am acutely aware of how curious my toddler has become and why I need to start a tot school. At the start of the school year last fall, he was a little bundle of blue lying sweetly in a bassinet. I spent the majority of…
Your child is beginning to explore the world! There are so many new and interesting objects that must to be remembered. Let’s make it easier with Baby Learns Simple Objects! Baby Learns Simple Objects is a customizable app that allows you to teach your child the names of the common objects that surround him in…
My toddler is 23 months old and LOVES the iPad. What toddler or child these days doesn’t? It’s how I survive doctor’s appointments and gymnastics lessons without running a marathon. Naturally, whether you homeschool or not, as parents we want to do our best to have the most age appropriate, educational games available for our…
Introduction Skip and Daisy Learn to Read is a phonics based reading program consisting of 3 DVDs and 3 workbooks. This program is designed to take beginning readers and turn them into proficient readers within 3-6 months using repetition through sight words, phonics, and sentences. The program is aimed at children in grades K-4. Why…
Do your kids love science? How about you? What about science experiments? Would you love them even more if those experiments helped teach biblical truths? Here’s a simple experiment to show how God helps us resist temptation. My four boys and I love all things science-related, especially science experiments. But let me tell you,…
HHM Team Member Review… When the opportunity came to review Peter and the Wolf by Maestro Classics, I jumped at the chance! I have fond memories sitting on the floor at my grandmom’s house and listening to Peter and the Wolf on the record player. I am excited to say that my kids now…
Team Review… Heidi’s Review… . Teaching a foreign language can be a seemingly overwhelming task for someone like myself who does not speak any other language besides English. When thinking about what language to teach my children I always thought Spanish and American Sign Language would be the two most useful languages. For…
