August 9th is Book Lover’s Day, which is well-worth celebrating in my opinion! Here are some fun ideas for making the day special in your house. Record a book together. I am doing this with my daughter, Monkey. We’re taking turns reading a book out loud to each other and recording our readings. We can then…
Since we have been homeschooling, I’ve learned a lot of lessons along the way. We started our new school session this month. Promotions to the next grade will not be done until next month, but starting now has given us an opportunity to do a dry run–a test of how our upcoming school year may…
Character-building is one of the things I’m most thankful to be able to include in my homeschool! Yes, it’s important for our children to be well educated. But if they don’t also have good character, they may not get far in life. (Yes, we all know–or know of–people who don’t have good character who have…
A few days ago, Danielle shared about how All About Spelling Level 1 is working for her family. Today, I get to tell you about my own family’s experience with AAS over the last four years. Before I start, be forewarned: I love All About Spelling. It is truly one of my favorite homeschool programs…
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I hope this Case Against Full Day Kindergarten series (you can read Part 1 here) leads you to do what is best for your child, where today’s lines are blurred between publicly funded daycare and education. This post is second in a two part series : The Case Against Full Day Kindergarten. Part 1 discussed how Kindergarten has…
My grandkids and I had fun with Super Hero Valentines from Walmart this year. They each got their fave hero, made one for each of their family, and are thoroughly enjoying the rest of the tattoos and stickers. That’s on TOP of what they are doing with their home school coop. Definitely plenty of Valentine AND educational fun going on in our “neck of the woods.” 🙂 Happy Valentine’s Day!
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My grandkids and I had fun with Super Hero Valentines from Walmart this year. They each got their fave hero, made one for each of their family, and are thoroughly enjoying the rest of the tattoos and stickers. That’s on TOP of what they are doing with their home school coop. Definitely plenty of Valentine AND educational fun going on in our “neck of the woods.” 🙂 Happy Valentine’s Day!