Top 10 Favorite Read Alouds
We have so many books that are on our love list here in this house, but not all of them would make for a great read aloud. So I will share some of our favorite read alouds that I think would fit in this read aloud category. Some (most) are for younger kids (picture books), […]
Helpful Tips for Working While In College
Most kids that head off to college will find themselves working while in college. Not only do they need to cover the cost of tuition and books, but they still want to go out, eat out, buy new clothes, etc. While many will get scholarships and take on student loans, most will still need to […]
Merry Christmas ~ 2012
In our house we started a tradition many years ago of opening our presents with our children on December 23rd. The Christmas holiday was so packed with this aunt’s house and that relative’s house and so much running around that I felt we weren’t getting the special fun time just with our children. Even […]
Homeschooling High School – Shouldn’t I Be More Nervous?
I know you all read that title with the expectation that I would have some sort of epiphany and clear cut answer for you, with lots to back it up….but I don’t! Instead I have a thought process, lots of talking and researching, and some possible resources…… Another reason I feel my anxiety over homeschooling […]
Easy Carol of the Bells for Piano
Jayden was anxious to get through his standard piano practice this week because he had his eyes set on learning to play Carol of the Bells. By doing a quick YouTube Search he found this great video tutorial for playing it. I love the fact that it breaks it down not only by hand, but […]
Learn About Hanukkah for Kids Unit
My 6 year old daughter is very curious about everything. We have friends who celebrate Hanukkah and she was curious as to how that looked and how it was different from celebrating Christmas. I did a little looking and found these Hanukkah for Kids resources to help me teach her a little bit about […]
The 25 Books of Christmas
I recently came upon a blog post entitled, “25 Christmas Books to Read With Your Child”. This post inspired me to dig out our favorite Christmas books from home as well as to take a trip to the library and gather a stack of books to read throughout December. I love Adrienne’s idea of wrapping […]
Honey Glazed Baked Chicken
Honey Glazed Baked Chicken Serving Size: 6 adult sized portions of 1 chicken breast per adult Ingredients: 3lbs. of boneless, skinless chicken breast For Sauce: 2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted 2/3 cup honey 4 Tablespoon yellow mustard 2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon curry powder Directions: Preheat over to 350 degrees Arrange […]
Thanksgiving Thankfuls ~ 2012
Three years ago at the beginning of November I started a daily status on Facebook for something that I was thankful for. The challenge was to post a new/different “Thankful” each day of the month in honor of Thanksgiving. This practice has become very popular now on Facebook. Two years ago I started this Thanksgiving […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 10 ~ Election Day & Girl Scout Soccer ~ 11/9/12
Quote For The Week: “Give yourself permission to suck, it is the only way to learn.” You can read the full article that corresponds to this quote here. I was nominated in the Homeschool Post Blog Awards for Best SUPER Homeschooler!! Please considering clicking the button below and voting for me! You can vote once […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 9 ~ Haversian Bone System & Halloween ~ 11/2/12
Quote For The Week: I was nominated in the Homeschool Post Blog Awards for Best SUPER Homeschooler!! Please considering clicking the button below and voting for me! You can vote once a day per device through 11/16/2012 For whatever reason I am incredibly behind in the blogging department. We are doing so many great things […]
Wordless (almost) Wednesday ~ Sibling Flag Football
Jayden has been playing football for our local youth team for 5 years now. His first 3 were spent playing flag. Ava started cheering for the flag team this year, but we did question whether or not she should be playing football instead. 😉 Number one reason not to….we worried she would do too much […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 7 ~ Rake The Leaves ~ 10/19/12
Quote For The Week: Monday/Tuesday: We started digging in to our Elections Unit Study this week. We are using Amanda Bennett’s Election 2012 as a base and stemming point. I have been surprised to find some great resources on YouTube to help with some of the major concepts. Last week I created and posted, Mostly […]
Mostly FREE Election Resources
Over the past month or so I have been keeping my eyes open for Election 2012 resources. Of course there are many more than I could ever account for, but I have compiled a small list of my favorite, mostly free election resources that I am using with my children (ages 13, 9, & 6). […]