The Teach Them Diligently Convention is coming to Nashville, TN – May 16-18, 2013 and I am so excited! My husband and I are using this weekend to have a mini “staycation” in our own town. We’ll be staying at the hotel and attending the conference, without the boys. Here are some reasons we’re attending this [...]
It’s Election year and kids have questions about our complex government system. How do you teach them? Where do you start? How do you make it fun? Between the ages of 8 and 10, children’s minds are still in a stage of wonder and imagination. Why not take advantage of this accessibility and inspire a [...]
I have a 3 year old who loves to do “school” since he sees his brother doing school work all the time. I wanted more than just an ABC Workbook. So, I searched and searched through lots of blogs with ideas on Letter of the Week. I came across this one and fell in love. We [...]
It’s no secret that one of our favorite curriculums out there {especially for Preschoolers} is PreK Scholars. My oldest completed PreK Scholars last summer. I cannot say enough good things about this curriculum. I mean, really! PreK Scholars really did the trick for us. It prepared him for Kindergarten like no other preschool curriculum out [...]
I cannot believe our year of homeschooling is complete. My son has officially worked his way through Kindergarten and it’s been such a fun year. Attendance and “grades” are marked off and ready to be sent in, workbooks are complete, and it’s officially summer break. photo: MaxLeMans However, just because it’s summer break doesn’t mean [...]
This activity is great for preschool and elementary aged children. It’s easy, and a quick way for students to learn to write their letters and numbers. {got this idea from our homeschool curriculum, Heart of Dakota} Partially fill a ziplock bag with liquid dish soap or clear liquid hair gel. Squeeze the air out and [...]
We’re excited to be beginning our Kindergarten year in just a few weeks. What curriculum did we choose and why? photo credit: jfgornet We chose Heart of Dakota for Kindergarten. Here are a few reasons why: 1. We loved their idea behind their curriculum “Heart of Dakota strives to publish Christ-centered homeschool curricula that is [...]
We are anxiously gearing up for our homeschool year starting early fall. Come September 6th, we will be starting Kindergarten in this house! I have a sister who has been homeschooling for almost 10 years and homeschools all 6 of her children. She’s talked and talked about different curriculums every year and what she has [...]
