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Confessions of a Homeschooler

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Confessions of a Homeschooler

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!
Uncategorized  family

I wanted to take a moment today to say “Thank You” to my awesome mom and mother-in-law! You are both so wonderful and caring, and the kids couldn’t love you more! Actually, I think they love you more than me! Probably because you bribe them with mints and let them…

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Digital Scrapbooking Freebie Twill Date Tabs

Digital Scrapbooking  Elements

Well, I think it’s time for a digital scrapbooking freebie! I haven’t done one in awhile, but these were too cute not to share! Presenting my Twill Date Tabs. What’s Included? All files are 300 dpi, .png format, for Personal Use Only 6 Colorful Twill Tabs 24 Date Stamps (.png…

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South African Apple Crumble

Geography / Recipes  Africa / Desserts / South Africa

Ingredients: 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice 1 Cup Sugar 3/4 Cup Flour 4 Cups Apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg dash salt 1/2 Cup Butter, softened 1 1/2 Cups grated cheddar cheese (I would skip this part if I make it again!) Directions: 1. Pre-heat oven…

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Expedition Earth: South Africa

Geography / Homeschool  Africa / Geography / Homeschool / South Africa / World Geography

Haai! And welcome to South Africa! We’re having so much fun with our Geography Curriculum this year. I’ve been excited about Africa and it’s finally here! Here are some of the fun activities we did for the week: We started off filling in our passport and putting on our flag…

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Guidecraft Review & Giveaway: Twisters

Give Aways  Guidecraft / Reviews

Hi everyone! Can anyone guess what today is? You got it, it’s Guidecraft review and giveaway day, yipee! Today we are reviewing the very fun and easy to use Twisters and Twister Curves! This is a great starting construction toy set! And when you combine the Twisters and Twister Curves…

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K4 Expansion Pack & You Can Read Combo Giveaway!

Give Aways  PreK / Readers

Hi everyone, I’m thrilled to announce a super fun Combo Pack giveaway today! Carisa (1+1+1=1) and I decided to get together and offer a giveaway of our K4 Expansion Pack and You Can Read as a set! YAY! As you know, I beefed up my Letter of the Week curriculum…

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Educational Insights Sneaky Squirrel Giveaway

Give Aways / Homeschool  Fun Boxes / PreK

Hi everyone, I have another awesome giveaway from the super cool people at Educational Insights today! We had so much fun reviewing the Sneaky Squirrel game. It was easy enough that the younger kids could catch on, and it moved fast enough that it kept the attention of everyone. The…

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Living Math Ideas

Living Math Ideas
Homeschool / Kindergarten / Math  Fun Boxes / Living Math / Math

Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a planner, and so I’ve been working on ideas to add into our homeschool. Of course I’m going to share them with you! For now my plan is to do 4 days of Text Book math, and 1 day of Living Math. I…

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Knitting On A Loom

Art / Homeschool  Fun Boxes

We are involved in a local Keeper’s of the Faith group, and this month we learned how to knit on a loom. We’ve also tried knitting with needles, but for young kids, this is a very easy way to go! It also goes really fast, which helps to encourage! It’s…

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Digital Scrapbooking Element: Muted Flower Pack

Digital Scrapbooking  Elements / Flowers

As a fun addition to my Bright Flower Pack, I made some more muted flowers for you. I tend to use more of these colors in my layouts, and they’re great for fall type projects. Presenting my Muted Flower Pack: What’s included? All files are 300 dpi .png format, drop…

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