Why Algebra?
There comes a time in every homeschooling mother’s life when they look toward their child, and see a young lady or man staring back at them (sometimes they have to look up, because the child somehow...
View ArticleLearning & Teaching Languages
Yesterday’s blog talked about my use of a giant whiteboard for reviewing and learning facts related to current school lessons, and I pointed out that right now most of the board deals with the four...
View Article5 Ways to Encourage a Struggling Reader
If you have more than one child, then you probably have notice by now that no two children from the same gene pool are cookie cutter duplicates of each other. Sure, there may be similarities, but it...
View ArticlePanorama in the Sunflower Fort
This summer, we planted another sunflower fort. We drew a large square on the ground (about 4×4), and planted sunflower seeds and pre-soaked morning glory seeds into that area, so that they would grow...
View ArticleHow to Mix Spelling and Geography
Among my obsessions, I love maps and globes. I love geography. I think this is because I also love to travel (even though I haven’t even had a family vacation in years), and sometimes I can even...
View Article5 Tips for Teaching Multiple Grades Together
As we homeschool our children, we usually find ourselves with a modern-day one room schoolhouse under our roofs! Unless you are the lucky mom to multiples, you likely have children of all different...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap Up: Driving, Drawing, & Algebra
Welcome to the Weekly Wrap Up. You can join others at the Weekly Wrap Up at Virtuous Foundations and at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. Our homeschooling week can be summed up in three words:...
View ArticleReviewing & Learning Facts on a Homemade Chalkboard
Are you looking for a way to help your kids review the basic facts of a subject? This is what we’ve done for over 10 years now. All you need is a homemade chalkboard (instructions are here) or a dry...
View Article137 Free Printable Writing Prompts
Writing Prompts are a helpful tool to get any reluctant writer started. Writing prompts help students overcome writing’s biggest obstacle: knowing what to write about. Using writing prompts is also...
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