This ‘Spring Reads + Fun From Scholastic’ post contains Amazon affiliate links. As always, all opinions are my own. We’re wrapping up our homeschooling year over the next week and the kids are definitely excited. While they genuinely enjoy learning, there’s something special about a summer break. I remember feeling the exact same way when …
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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Wondering how to make U.S. geography come alive for your kids? A 50 States unit study might be exactly what you’re looking for! We’ve been a part of a variety of different homeschool co-ops for years (with a few breaks here and there). Our current group has been meeting …
An Overview of the Series The Full Moon Fairy collection is a truly charming and mindful children’s book tradition created by Karly Bonfante, born out of a desire to slow down and build connection during her children’s “magic years.” Across 14 hardbound books, the series follows Faye, the Full Moon Fairy, as she visits during …
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This year I have scheduled us for a few hours of playing games together each Friday. It feels like my kids are growing up so fast and although I always intend to play games with them, life gets busy and I just don’t. That’s why I decided to work some game time into our homeschool …
**This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. It does not cost you anything to shop through my affiliate links. School is in session for the big kids around here but we’re also back to preschool with our littles! Since we now have three kids under the age …
Most of you know that we’re a homeschooling family. I’ve been putting off teaching cursive until I had a few children to teach it to at once and this is the year! Like any other subject, I did a lot of research trying to decide which cursive program we should use. I’m in various homeschool …
When the virus hit, the world as many knew it changed drastically. While there were families homeschooling previously, the number of new families to start their homeschool journey increased drastically. Children who were previously attending public schools, charter schools, and private schools found themselves at home, either distance learning or as full on ‘real’ first-time …
Do you have a struggling reader? As a homeschooling mom, I’ve always felt that my biggest hurdle is to get our children to become accomplished readers. Not only do I need to teach them how to read, I also want them to develop confidence about their skillset. Because once a child has efficiently learned the …
When I was a kid, my aunt was a “room mom” at school. A “room mom”, if you aren’t familiar with the term, is a volunteer who helps the teachers, plans celebrations, and communicates with parents in the classroom. She’s always been extremely talented at coming up with creative ideas, seemingly no matter what the subject …