Whether you are a first time homeschooler, or a veteran mom in the trenches, you will come to a point where you will need to find or choose a homeschool curriculum. It can be a somewhat overwhelming and daunting task to not only find curriculua but to narrow the field so you can choose a […]
Learning with kids can be fun! To be learning your kids don’t always need to be sitting in a classroom. You can give them hands-on fun to help the learning really stick! Here are 5 Creative Ideas for Learning With Kids at Home. 1. Sticky Window Art The lesson learned in this activity is a […]
Homeschooling the high school years can come with a certain amount of nervousness as to how you might manage a task such as a successful high school education. One of the many options are to enroll your child in one of the following accredited online high school learning options. What is Accreditation? Accreditation provides reciprocity […]
In honor of Mother’s Day some of the iHomeschool Network Bloggers are hosting giveaways of some of their favorite things. My basket is called Mom’s Coffee Break Basket. While I don’t drink coffee myself, I included it as the feature in my basket because I know that so many moms do love their coffee! My […]
We recently decided that instead of buying the “not so fabulous” frozen ravioli in the store, we would stuff our own manicotti. I remember doing this early in our marriage, before kids and overly busy lives. Now that they are getting older and we are learning to carve out more family time, more down time, […]
My mother-in-law appeared with cupcakes recently. Which may not be any big deal on most days, but this time she said she had used a new frosting – Cream Cheese Cookie Dough Frosting! All I can say is that she had me at cookie dough! Cream Cheese Cookie Dough Frosting Ingredients: 4 oz. cream cheese, […]
Ever wondered what the tallest building in the world was? How about the tallest building in your city? Through hands on activities, research, art and more we explored the world of engineering science using The World’s Tall Buildings Unit Study. We had the opportunity to change things up in science a bit. I have to […]
Ava has really enjoyed the Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science books. We often find them at the library, on whatever topic seems to be available, and she just devours them. We recently spent a bunch of time, reading, rereading, and doing the activities from Where Do Chicks Come From? Extension Activities: Along with the activities in the book […]
In an effort to spend more time together, and to keep the kids off the electronic games, we like to pull out games that our whole family can play. We have recently found a bunch of fun family dice games that we can all play together! Besides finding a few new games we had not […]
French toast is a favorite breakfast food in our house. Many years ago we combined a couple of recipes together to make one that we love best. In our opinion it is the nutmeg that gives it that extra special flavor that we love. French Toast Mixture Ingredients: 5 eggs 3/4 cup milk 3 Tbsps […]
Creating a reading log can be an important part of the paperwork you keep for your homeschool student. While there are many variations of paper reading logs, you can also create an extensive reading log for each of your children using Homeschool Tracker. In my first Homeschool Tracker How To Video I discussed how we […]
CLEP stands for College Level Examination Program. CLEP exams are usually taken by people who have acquired knowledge outside the classroom and wish to bypass certain college courses and earn college credit. CLEP exams are just one of the options available for earning college credit. According to the College Board, “CLEP is the most widely […]
