Simple to Implement US Geography
When I was a kid I didn’t see the need for history and geography. It was boring and seemed irrelevant. Flash forward 20 years, add my own children in, and you have a different story! Learning geography (both US Geography and World Geography) alongside history studies has been a highlight for me! As John Smith […]
Affordable Online College Courses with Ed4Credit
We are knee deep in our second round of Homeschooling High School. There is lots of talk and focus on earning college credit in high school as well as the path to college and beyond. There are many ways to accomplish earning college credit: from AP courses to CLEP Exams, attending the local community college, […]
Wordless (almost) Wednesday ~ Toes in the sand
While on vacation this year I invented my own style…toe sand! I painted my toenails, but then must have gotten near the sand too soon so it stuck to my polish! It made for cool textured, slightly glittery toenails!
Bluebird Nature Walk ~ Includes Facts & Nesting Boxes
We recently enjoyed a nature walk which included a guide that took us around to check out nesting boxes and fed us loads of great information about a couple of the common types of birds that would nest in them. It was primarily about bluebirds (thus the Bluebird Nature Walk) but there are other birds […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ The One With Sand ~ 2012
We are taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to have a little bit of fun. Our week has gone like this: 1. Get up around 8am 2. Eat 3. Sunblock 4. Fun in the sun 5. Lunch around Noon 6. Fun in the sun 7. Dinner at 6pm 8. Fun on the beach […]
The Homemaker’s Mentor ~ A Girl’s Guide to Home Skills
Back in January I was given the opportunity to review The Homemaker’s Mentor Print Issues One and Three. I found so many useful articles in both of those issues. Naturally I was thrilled to now be given the opportunity to review their Girls Guide to Home Skills. This is a guide for mothers to help […]
Teeth Unit ~ Week 3 ~ Going to the Dentist
Ava and I just finished our third and final week of 3 on a tooth unit study. I found a tooth unit from HomeSchoolShare to use as my starting point and then I am adding and subtracting as I see fit. During our first week, we read Throw Your Tooth on the Roof and started […]
Homeschool Village Garden Challenge ~ March 2012
[image width=”250″ height=”250″ frame=”simple” align=”right”]http://www.startsateight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/HSV-Garden-Challenge-250-copy.jpg[/image] Yay! I am so excited that the Homeschool Village is doing their Garden Challenge again this year! We participated last year, and it was so much fun not only gardening, but chronicling our progress too! Here are their Participation Rules: since we are a homeschool community here to encourage […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 26 ~ Maple Syrup, Hair Cut
Quote for the week: This was the third and final week of my Tooth Unit with Ava. You can check out Week 1 and Week 2 now, and in a few days I should have Week 3 up as well. Monday: Today we had a field trip to a local Nature […]
Taking Your Homeschool on the Road
Let me just start by saying we are not a traveling family. We have not sold our home and piled into the RV for a year long journey around the country! Although there are many days I think this would be great, the type A in me always wins out, and alas we nestle into […]
I Owe My Mother… For these are some of the many things she taught me
This was forwarded to me in an e-mail from my mother. This is what she said to me, “This is from one mother to another. I think it will tickle your funny bone.” I hope everyone who reads this finds a little enjoyment in it as well! I Owe My Mother…For these are some of […]
Teeth Unit ~ Week 2 ~ Science Fair Bunnies
Ava and I just finished our second week of 3 on a tooth unit study. I found a tooth unit from HomeSchoolShare to use as my starting point and then I am adding and subtracting as I see fit. During our first week, we read Throw Your Tooth on the Roof and started some […]
Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 25 ~ Rock Candy & Sunshine
Quote for the week: Confidence… thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live. -Franklin D. Roosevelt We spent 3 afternoons this week (and really an entire day too) enjoying the unusual warm sunny weather here in NY! It is […]
Book Review: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
About By The Light of the Silvery Moon: Amelia Gladstone’s hopes are tied up in the Titanic — hopes for a reunion with her sister and an introduction to an admirer. But when she offers a spare ticket to a down-and-out young man, her fate is about to change. Quentin Walpole is stunned when a […]