Hi everyone, wow! I’m so excited! The 2011 HSBA Homeschool Blog Awards are now open for voting and I’m so honored to have been nominated in the below categories! I am in awe to see how God has used this blog to encourage and bless other families, and I’m totally…
Hi everyone! Welcome to the 10 Days of Character Studies: DAY 1! Last year I participated in the Heart of the Matter 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop and I did a series called 10 Days of Homeschool Enrichment. It was such a blessing to be part of…
I’m so excited for the giveaway today and it’s just in time for Christmas! We’ve just started the multi-level Birth of Jesus study. It’s been so awesome to go through this as we approach the holidays that I wanted to share it all with you too! We started with Grapevine…
I’m always looking for fun educational reading for my kids, so I was totally excited when I was contacted to review the Imagination Station adventure series! I was equally excited to see my kids jump at the chance to read them! The Imagination Station series is a historical fiction adventure…
Welcome to New York! We had so much fun learning about this state! We’re on our 8th state in the Road Trip USA curriculum! We start each day by reviewing what they’ve learned so far then locating our new state on our wall map: Here are some of the…
Looking for a handy visual alphabet reference for your students? I’ve created this for Tinker Bell so she has something on her desk that she can look at when working on her handwriting. I’ve found that keeping something close by really helps in proper letter formation. If they can’t quite…
That’s right, the Teeny Tot has her own workboxes and she’s all about having fun new activities in them each day. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but for us, involving our Teeny Tot in our school makes her feel important and also gives her some “special” activities just for…
Holy Cow! Can anyone tell me where 2011 went? The last thing I remember was sometime in August when school started…after that everything is a blurr…. Well, apparently it’s time for the November Monthly Meal Plan, and I have to say I love doing winter menus! Yummy-warm-comfort food is…
I know it’s silly, but I’ve seriously always wanted an Estimation Station for our school room! I mean how fun! We participate in a monthly Boy’s Lego club and Science day. Each month our host has a little jar filled with something that the kids get to estimate. Whoever is…
This week we had the pleasure of reviewing the Grammar 500 Game from Educational Insights. Grammar 500 is a fun, educational game that covers 100 grammar, punctuation, and capitalization questions. To play the game, each person reads the top card in their stack silently. Then they put a tire on…
