Welcome to Vermont! I think this was one of our favorite north eastern states! The kids even chose to do Vermont for our Geography fair this year! Here are some of the things we covered this week: Located Vermont on our Wall Map State Capital: Montpelier State Bird: The Hermit…
I’ve had a lot of questions on how to keep your toddler busy while you’re doing school. I’ve found that giving our Teeny Tot her own workboxes was really the key to keeping her occupied. She just turned 3, and her motivation right now is to feel like she’s doing…
Welcome to our World’s Greatest Artist Study! This month we’re focusing on Jackson Pollock. I think so far, this style of “Action Painting” has by far been a favorite of the kids. Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912. He was an influential American painter and a major…
“The Good Wife’s Guide” By Darlene Schacht with foreword by Candace Cameron Bure “Blessed is the home of a woman who joyfully serves, offering gifts by the work of her hands.” ~ Darlene Schacht What is “The Good Wife’s Guide”? Written by author Darlene Schacht, The Good Wife’s Guide is…
Hi everyone! I have a fun giveaway for you all today, it’s a new product from Learning Resources called “Pop for Letters”. This game is strickingly fun! I wasn’t sure since it looks so simple, but Tinkerbell absolutely LOVES it! Must be something with those sweet little…
Hi everyone! I’m so excited today to share the Notebooking Success eBook by Jimmie! What is it? Jimmie from Jimmie’s Collage already has a wonderful reputation for her notebooking so what better person to write an instruction manual to help explain it all? The Notebooking Success eBook teaches learning techniques…
Hi everyone! I am excited to review the Maestro Classics Peter and the Wolf CD for you today! What is Maestro Classics? Maestro Classics is a classical music CD series for children ages 5 to 12. Each CD includes a series of works with narration and musical…
Hi everyone! Well, with the holidays over, we’re back on track with our Road Trip USA. This week we’re visiting Rhode Island! Here are some of the things we covered this week: Located Providence, RI on our Wall Map State Capital: Providence State Bird: The Rhode Island Red…
So we’re totally loving our iPad 2 over here. We use it daily in our homeschool for one reason or another. Quite often it is to keep the Teeny Tot (3 years old) occupied, but we’ve also used it for the older kiddos as well. I shared some of our…
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a safe and happy 2012! I can’t believe it’s already here. 2011 was kind of a blurr with school and blogging, so I’m definitely excited to see what this new year has for us! Resolutions? Part of my plan is to…
