learning, creating, and celebrating with your family all year
When our children are younger, and we usually accompany them when they go out, having identification is generally not an issue. With a middle school age child though, there are times when my daughter does things on her own with another family or a friend and needs to prove she is the age she says she is. Some business also… Read More
The following is a post from contributing writer Tanya of Finding the Teachable Moments. RightStart Math is about as hands-on as you can get in a math curriculum. That really appealed to me as I searched for a math program for my boys. I loved that it was taught primarily through games and manipulatives, and my-oh-my, are there OODLES of… Read More
The following is a post by contributing writer, Tanya of Finding the Teachable Moments. I have been noticing (and pinning) so many cute Christmas tree themed activities lately. If you are planning a Christmas Tree Unit Study this season, I hope you will find the following links helpful. Books Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree… Read More
The following is a post from contributing writer, Tanya, of Finding the Teachable Moments. Thanksgiving holds so many opportunities for fun and learning. Here are some ideas and resources for a variety of Thanksgiving themed topics. The Mayflower Voyage Two Bad Pilgrims We checked this book out from the library last year and my boys absolutely loved it! It’s a… Read More
The following is a post from contributing writer Tanya from Finding the Teachable Moments. Don’t make school a chore. Last year I made the rule that there would be no TV or video games until school was finished. Being our first year of homeschooling, I thought my children would come to accept it and it would become part of… Read More
The following is a post from contributing writer Carlie from So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler? As some of you may know, we are an active duty Army family currently living in Germany. Traveling is one of the things that my husband and I did even before the Army started moving us all over the place. But now that we… Read More