Science can be so much fun when you do simple Thanksgiving science experiments like dancing popcorn. Corn & cranberries are classic foods for fall or Thanksgiving. I spent the weekend with my granddaughters and decided to do some fun experiments, even preschoolers or kindergarteners can do. I made a few videos for you so your… Continue Reading
How To Homeschool My Child
Category Archives: Teaching Writing
Dealing with Rejection
Rejection & being offended are hard…not easy at all. Especially when the offenses or rejection come from those close to you. I know! I’ve lived through one of the hardest circumstances of my life during the past three years. Dealing with rejection took time, but I’m thankful God is faithful. I pray this encourages you… Continue Reading
Back to School for Moms
It’s almost time to start homeschooling again and you can find lots of back to school ideas for the kiddos. How about back to school for moms when she homeschools? Since many of you mentioned “getting started” as one of your biggest challenges, I recorded a video just for you. Whether this is your first… Continue Reading
How to Get More Organized in Your Homeschool
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about homeschool moms, it’s there’s too much busyness and too much stress. If you could reduce your stress, be more consistent and more productive, life would be great. That’s why I’m sharing how to get more organized and spend more time with your family, doing the things you love…. Continue Reading
Encourage a Love of Learning with Read Aloud Books {FREEBIE Below}
One of the best ways our family encouraged a love of learning was to start our day with read aloud books. As far as I’m concerned, reading aloud each morning was the most important part of our homeschooling day. Why did I “start” our day with read aloud books? Although I had been reading to… Continue Reading
Homeschooling Multiple Ages Without Going Crazy
It’s time to start school. You’re ready, but how about your kids? Are they running around the house? Or, do you sit down with one, while the others are not doing their school work. You need to be homeschooling multiple ages … but how do you do it without going crazy? If you had only… Continue Reading
Family Time Encourages a Love of Learning
To help with homeschooling multiple ages and simplify planning, I expanded our read aloud time to include other activities. That’s where Family Time comes into play. What kind of activities did we include in Family Time? It varied through the year as to what my goals were for that year. The most important aspect of… Continue Reading
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
Do you ever have those voices in your head, complaining about a family member or running a conversation you’d like to have with your spouse to try and fix him? Even if you want to quit the negative thinking, you just can’t. I have an idea that is working. God is helping me get rid… Continue Reading
3 Christmas Crafts To Do with Your Kids this Weekend
For many of us, we’re starting a long weekend for Christmas. Why not spend time together at home? Get away from the hustle and bustle at the malls. Spend time with your kids and make some easy, fun Christmas crafts. I shared Christmas crafts and other activities for kids on a recent Mom’s Monday Lunch… Continue Reading
19 Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
Thanksgiving is just one week away, so let’s integrate homeschool into your Thanksgiving celebration. Today, I’m sharing Thanksgiving writing prompts to help you in your homeschool. If you scroll around on my blog, you’ll find other Thanksgiving activities for kids. Today is sweet and simple. . . 5 writing prompts to help your kids write… Continue Reading