Live Online Classes for Homeschooling High School
We all know that as kids get older, their school work gets harder and more involved. For us homeschoolers that can be intimidating for many reasons. Maybe you feel unqualified to teach it, or don’t have as much time to devote to helping your child with the work. For those reasons, and many more, you […]
Homeschool Testing – Benefits and Using the Stanford Achievement Test
Homeschool testing is a normal occurrence in our household. It’s something we have done with each of our kids once they hit around 3rd grade. Not only is it required in our state, but we believe testing is something of a “hoop” you have to jump through in life. This year we used the Stanford […]
Money Management For Teens
Instilling good money habits in our children is one of life’s most important lessons. Money sense can be taught from an early age with coin counting, play store, and more. As kids grow into the middle and high school years money management should be an important part of their learning. I recently wrote an article […]
9 Tips To Help Your Child Enjoy Reading
When I was a child I told my mother I would never learn to read. After all, what did I need to learn to read for? I had all these people who would read to me, books on tape, and even television. There was no need to learn how to read. My younger brother was […]
Book Review: Sonrise Stable Series ~ Book 1 & 2
The Sonrise Stable series is the heartwarming, continuing story of an extended homeschooling family as they live, learn, and love together. Mixing adventure, life lessons, and realistic horse experiences, the series is a must for readers who enjoy family values, Christian faith, and, of course, horses! One of Vicki Watson’s purposes in creating this series […]
3 Things I Have Learned While Preparing To Homeschool High School
This year my oldest is in 8th grade and I am spending the year researching and preparing to homeschool high school years. I have endured even more looks and questions from naysayers concerning homeschooling high school than I ever have from just homeschooling in general! You can find some of my thoughts tagged under High […]
Teach Kids About the Presidents with President Adams’ Alligator
We all know that Thomas Jefferson was our third president, but did you know that he had three very unusual pets? President Jefferson shared the White House with two pet grizzly bears and a friendly mockingbird that would sing along as the president played the violin. In their new book, President Adams’ Alligator, author/illustrator team […]
To My Child Whom I Have Failed
I did not set out to do it. My intention was never to undermine your confidence in any way, but still I believe I may have done so. What do I do as I sit here with a sinking heart, saddened with the reality that I failed you in that moment? Maybe it wasn’t […]
Wordless (almost) Wednesday ~ Baby Stats
We are currently learning about reproduction for science. This past week one of the things the kids were doing was filling out information about when they were babies. Which led to questions like, “Mom, how long was I when I was born?” Sadly I remember birth weight and date easily, but length, and exact times […]
Review & Giveaway: Historical Conquest Card Game
Historical Conquest: The Journey Through Time is an epic card game where players can create personalized societies with key players from history and battle them one against another; anyone, anywhere, anytime. Each card is complete with: fantastic illustrations of people, places, events in history; abilities in the game according to the abilities they had in […]
Wordless (almost) Wednesday: My Baby Bella vs. Gymnastics
I couldn’t be more proud of Chloe. At 13 she is proving to be so much more than I could have asked for. From the way she just digs in and helps me at just the right moments, or how hard working and reliable she is, but most of all I am proud of how […]
Chicken Supreme
Chicken Supreme Ingredients:3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts2 cans cream of chicken soup1 soup can of milk1 cup of sour cream1 lb package of poultry dressing1 cup hot water1/4 cup melted margarine or butterRice Directions:1. Preheat over to 350 degrees 2. Boil or bake chicken. Then shred or chop and place in a greased […]
Balto and The Iditarod Trail Unit – Includes Free Printable Notebook Page
In 1925 the world was blessed with a dog named Balto and other sled dogs. Below is their story and many resources to learn more about what these amazing sled dogs accomplished. In 1925, a life-or-death race to rescue the children of Nome, AK, from disease made an international hero of one sled dog — […]
Review: Six Sister’s Stuff Cookbook ~ Family Recipes, Fun Crafts and So Much More!
If you know me even just a little, chances are you know that cooking is not high, more like way down at the bottom, of the list of things I like to do. Don’t mistake that for meaning that I do not cook, because I do. On average I would say I put a meal […]