Teaching Life Skills: Typing – Keyboarding Resources
One of the many things we include in our homeschool as a life skill is typing – keyboarding. In this age of technology it is ever more important that our children become not only familiar with, but skilled with a mouse and keyboard and their typing skills. To help you in your quest for typing […]
Seasons of Parenting Books for the Ages & Stages
Parenting is a job that no on really prepares you for. There aren’t really classes or instruction manuals for parenting our children! There are however many parenting books that can help us along the way on our parenting journey. Seasons of Parenting Books for the Ages & Stages Throughout my many years of parenting three […]
Herbed Cucumber Sandwiches
Herbed Cucumber Sandwiches These sandwiches consist of a goat cheese spread and sliced cucumbers on bread. They make great appetizers with the crusts cut off, or lunch food inside pita bread. Ingredients For Spread: 8 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature 10.5 ounces of mild goat cheese at room temperature (we used a spreadable […]
5 Fun Activities for Teaching Kids Home Safety
Teaching children about home safety should begin at an early age. While older children will grasp important safety concepts, younger children will learn best if you introduce new safety ideas through fun and engaging activities. Here, are five fun activities to get you started on teaching your children how to be safe around the […]
Book Review: The Remarkable Ronald Reagan ~ Cowboy and Commander in Chief
From the moment I opened the packaging of The Remarkable Ronald Reagan ~ Cowboy and Commander in Chief I was impressed. The cover illustration is stunning! Plus my little one is in love with horses and here we were staring right at one – along with Ronald Reagan that is! About The Book: Ronald Reagan […]
Review: Ansel & Clair iPad Apps ~ Jurassic & Triassic
My 6 year old Ava has been loving two new iPad apps with Ansel & Clair: Ansel & Clair with Triassic Dinosaurs Ansel & Clair with Jurassic Dinosaurs About The Apps Each iPad app is centered around a time period, in the case of these two it is the Jurassic & Triassic. Ansel & Clair […]
Field Trip: Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse
Our most recent Girl Scout field trip was to the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse. I know the highlight for Ava was actually getting to climb the tower! We climbed 42 wrought iron steps to get to the top. These were not the original steps though, according to our guide these “new” steps replaced old wooden steps in […]
Review & Giveaway: Eye Can Art
For those of you that follow my blog at all, you know I am always interested in adding art to our school. Artist I am not, so anytime I can get something that is all planned out for me I am happy as a clam! Thus I was thrilled to have the opportunity to […]
Combat Attention Seeking With Service
I’ve read so many articles over the years about why you shouldn’t always tell little girls that they’re pretty, and fewer but still some about why you shouldn’t focus on little boys being handsome. I think the jury’s back and we’ve all agreed that there’s more to life than being adorable. No debate left on […]
Newest iHomeschool Network Blogger!
Yes, you read the title right! I am so excited to have been asked to join the talented bunch of bloggers over at iHomeschool Network!
10 Useful Tips For Using Pinterest
Over the past couple of months I have gained a greater interest in using Pinterest. Using Pinterest has been helpful for me to keep websites and blogs/blog posts that I find useful in an easy organized fashion. I will never claim to be a social media expert but I have definitely picked up some easy […]
Why Do The Numbers Matter?
I could apply this title, “Why Do The Numbers Matter?” to almost anything, and maybe it should even be, “Do The Numbers Matter?” For instance, why does it matter how many goals your child scored? If it weren’t for the defense (who stopped goals from being scored) the number of goals scored wouldn’t make a […]
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal ~ June 8th, 2013
Quote of the week… When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. In my life this week…Last week felt suffocating. The fighting, the messes, the schedule, the numbers (more about this […]
Tips & Tricks For Touring Washington DC on a Budget
We have recently returned from a brief (4 day) trip to our nation’s Capitol and not only did we learn a great deal about our country, but I was also able to learn some great ways to be budget conscious on our trip. Today over at Hip Homeschool Moms I am talking about Visiting Washington, D.C., […]