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This is a view of the littleBits Premium kit with the 2 trays of parts and activity booklet. The developers of littleBits say, “littleBits are the easiest way to get started with electronics.” When the littleBits Premium Kit came in the mail, my girls were very curious to find out what was inside. My 7-year-old…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Favs from last week: Did you see these posts? We loved them! Here’s a few of our favorites from last week: Liz (She writes at Watch Me Homeschool) was thrilled to see a Jesse Tree Tutorial linked up! “I’d been seeing it talked about on Facebook all week…
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…
Twitter Party Alert! It’s time for another Twitter Party! Thursday, November 7 9:00 p.m. EST Let’s spend the evening together, chatting, having fun, and encouraging each other in our homeschool journey. Attending the party is easy: Just make sure you’re following @HipHmschoolMoms, @ApologiaWorld, and @HSConvention on Twitter, log onto Twitter next Thursday at 7 p.m. ET,…
I have four little boys. Active little boys. Can’t-sit-still, and don’t-care-to-write little boys. My oldest son is just starting 2nd grade in his Language Arts curriculum, and the writing is becoming much more intense. This isn’t sitting so well with him. I’m learning, however, that teaching writing on the go is a great way to…
Here in NY we don’t often get as much sun as we would like which can make projects that require the sun a little tricky. Luckily for us this Solar Robot Kit by Edmund Scientifics will work not only in the sun but with a light bulb too! We were so excited to get this Solar…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Favs from last week: Did you see these posts? We loved them! Here’s a few of our favorites from last week: Sarah one of our newest team member who blogs at My Joy Filled Life, is currently doing an Old Testament Lap Book and she loved using some ideas…
Maybe you’ve been feeling called to homeschool through high school and are wondering about graduation options for homeschoolers. Maybe you are worried about the effect it will have on your child’s future. Will he get into college? Will she be able to get a good job? Homeschooling high school can indeed be a daunting task….
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I am thrilled to be providing this review and a tiny glimpse into how I am using the Galileoscope to teach Astronomy. My daughters are absolutely enamored with astronomy, and so they will be the best ones to give their feedback on this fun astronomy tool! “The telescope works really well and makes stargazing so…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Favs from last week: Did you see these posts? We loved them! Here are a few of our favorites from last week: One of our writers, Jamie, who blogs at The Unlikely Homeschool, liked the link up from Education Possible about How to Use American Girl Dolls to…
We started our new school year on Wednesday, July 24. To some that may seem a little bit early, but we were actually supposed to return to school on Monday, July 8. At this same time last year, we were entering our sixth year of homeschool. The only thing was that school had not really…
