Homeschool Math: Grab your Roadmap to Success BEFORE you spend a moment worrying about math curriculum, let me share a secret. I didn’t understand where I was supposed to go until I’d been on the road almost 20 years. It’s crazy that it’s taken me almost two decades to truly understand this thing we call MATH. … Read More »
4 Tips to Homeschooling Multiple Grades Simultaneously Inside: 4 Tips to help you homeschool Multiple ages and grades without losing your sanity. When I entered the water bumper boats with my boys I had no idea that I had a big target on my back. My husband decided to sit this ride out and let me take all five of our sons onto those little boats with water guns mounted on the front. What the heck was I thinking? … Read More »
How to Trim the Fat out of Your Homeschool Lessons Inside: How to trim the excess weight from your homeschool curriculum. {Plus-Free printable cheatsheet} Exactly 16 days ago I weighed 11 pounds more than I do today. I happened to see a picture of me and my family and I could not believe how much heavier I had become since settling in the mountains. I took immediate note and changed my ways. As I weighed in yesterday I had broken through a barrier that had been alluding me for a few years. I am well on my way to my target goal. Just 18 more pounds to go. … Read More »
Praying for Our Kids: A Plan for Prayer Inside: Free Printable Plan to help you in your journey of praying for your children. Miss Clara calls it a strategic battle plan in the movie, The War Room.Beth Moore teaches about Praying God’s Word over others.Stormie O’Martin writes about the power of a praying wife and mom. God says, “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16 The first time I talked to the Lord was at a friend’s wedding. I’d never heard anyone simply talk to the Lord before and my heart beat faster and faster and faster as the Spirit fell. I wanted more of whatever that was in my life. …Read More »Pages: Page 1 Page 2
What You Really Need to Homeschool Homeschool Supplies at Your Fingertips When we had our first son, we had all the gadgets. Bassinet, stroller, carrier, car seat, bouncy seat, playpen, baby gate, huge diaper bag, and a baby monitor for our 425 square foot apartment. By the time we had our fifth son, we had narrowed down what we really needed: a crib, a car seat, a diaper in my purse, and a fun toy for him to play with (my car keys). Homeschooling is like that. … Read More »
How Parenting Books Make You a Better Mom Inside: 7 Steps- Use the Parenting Books you already own to make you a better mom. Last week I decided that all those parenting books on my bookshelves are only good for one thing: starting a bonfire. A big one. I was pulling my hair out. photo by Tamara Bellis My youngest two sons had been at each other’s throats all day. They fought about breakfast dishes. Almost went to war over why their stretchy gecko toy thingy shouldn’t be touched ‘under any circumstances’. And they dared go toe-to-toe with their loving, kind, and unraveling mom. … Read More »
24 Fun Verb Crafts and Activities for Teaching Verbs INSIDE: 24 Fun and Easy Verb Activities for teaching verb tenses Are you a teacher, parent, or homeschooler? This one’s for you! I was browsing Pinterest this morning over a cup of coffee looking for a creative way to explore verbs and their three main tenses. With three different ages and stages of grammar going this year, I thought a hands-on verb craft would be more engaging than a fill in the blank worksheet. …Read More »
Kidazzler: The Way things SHOULD be! 3 Quick Facts What is Kidazzler?Grab your free invitation to get the app.How to find your first listings! Kidazzler Julia was sitting in front of the computer jumping from facebook groups to Google, and back to Facebook groups getting more and more frazzled. As a new mom, she was doing what all new moms do today… searching for tips, tricks, and solutions to her problem. She was desperate to be a great mom, and she felt like she was in over her head. So she put on her “happy face” and searched the internet for answers. kidazzler? …Read More »
ABW 10: Teens and Business with Abby THE CHALLENGE: Help our Teenagers Launch their own businesses while earning High school Credit! Hold on to your hat! This one’s gonna be fantastic! Abby Banks with Making Room 4 One More will be here to give you quick tips and resources to help your kids step into the business world successfully! Bring your teens along for this one!
ABW 10: Teens and Business with Abby Teens and Business: Heck Yes! THE CHALLENGE: Help our Teenagers Launch their own businesses while earning High school Credit! Hold on to your hat! This one’s gonna be fantastic! Abby Banks with Making Room 4 One More will be here to give you quick tips and resources to help your kids step into the business world successfully! …Read More »