9 Valentine’s Crafts, Games, Food, and More!! Amazing Valentine Day Crafts and Gifts. Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. Precious Handprint/Footprints D.I.Y. Surprise Balls Grab handful of wonderful goodies from the dollar store. Wrap them one, with colorful crape paper. Your kids (or hubby) will be delighted as they unwrap these balls of wonder! Aren’t they gorgeous? Classic Game- Candyland This is a fun way to celebrate your child’s sweetness:) For Your Hubby… Heart Shaped Food!!! Bacon- courtesy of Paper Mama 10 More Heart Shaped food Ideas from Coralie Free Valentine’s Day Activity Pack-by Simply Living Mama Valentine’s Day Mailbox for Kids- by Camp Clem Free- Valentine’s Printable Bingo sources: D.I.Y- Surprise Ball Embrace Your Chaos- Handprints Honestly WTF- Surprise Balls The Frugal Girls- Gifts in a Jar The Paper Mama- Heart Shaped Bacon LoveBug’s and Postcards- More Heart Shaped Food! Simply Living Mama- Valentine’s Coloring Pages! Camp Clem-You’ve Got Mail Craft Crazy Little Projects- Valentine’s Bingo Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!!
Snowball Fights! Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. I am a little sad that the snow is gone from our sweet little town. I do not know about you, but one of my favorite ways to spend a cold winter’s day is to enjoy a hot cup of something wonderful and watch my children sled in the snow. It really is magical. If you have been following me for any length of time, you will also know that my husband and I have definite goals for our kids that have nothing to do with snow or “curriculum”. One of our top goals is that our kids learn their math facts inside and out. Today I have combined my love for snow play and our goal of learning math facts (Well, at least multiplication). I created a set of snowball fight themed memory games to be played to teach and reinforce multiplication math facts for your kids and mine! Simply click on the image to go check it out! Before you leave, make sure you add your email into that box on the right. I like to surprise my readers with freebies to some of my latest creations as a special thank you!! Summertime Adventures for Boys and the Family (for those of you who cannot wait for warmer weather!!) Did You Enjoy this Article? Subscribe to receive our latest and greatest: right here
My First Link-up! Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. Hi Everyone! I have a special treat for you! I am co-hosting this weeks “Home School Link-Up this week! That means you will be able to meet some amazing homeschoolers, educators, and moms right at the end of this post! My new blogger friend, Lisa with Squishable Baby is the fabulous coordinator of these Link-ups. Thanks Lisa! Here we go… Hello Good morning homeschoolers, educators, teachers, friends, family and whomever I’ve missed. Welcome to the 9th homeschool link up hosted by Unschooling Momma and Moi. Last week’s link-up was awesome. I learned a great deal from all of you, and look forward to reading your posts this week! The purpose of this link up is to provide fellow homeschoolers, past homeschoolers, eduction buffs, want to be homeschoolers, parents who want to supplement, or whomever – with a variety of fantastic educational resources. Feel free to link up to 3 education posts. We would love to hear about educational projects, crafts, schedules, curriculum, alternative learning ideas – whatever you like that has to do with the education of our children. Feel free to be creative! This link-up is broad for education. If you have an education related giveaway or education related deals and freebies, please link them up. Here are a few guidelines… Link up any education related post or resources or homeschool project or post – old or new. We will pin our favorites to our homeschool Pinterest board. Let your imagination soar. If you are not a homeschooler and have a craft or project that you might think homeschoolers would benefit from – link up. If you link-up an old “deals” please make sure they are still valid at the time of linking. When linking up, please tweet about the link-up to help us grow. Tweet // When you tweet, please use #homeschoollinkup Grab a button and place it in your sidebar and help us grow! Enjoy the posts of your fellow homeschoolers and education experts! This weeks Blogger feature is Tracy at A Learning Journey Written by Tracy, A Learning Journey is an excellent blog for finding new resources for your homeschool. Last week, wrote about Homeschool Legacy, a shop that offers a variety of unit studies. She conducted a very thorough review and is running a giveaway. Personally, we don’t do a lot of unit study stuff, but I always feel it’s good to try new things. You never know what will work and what the children will enjoy. Definitely check out this product and enter the giveaway! Just click on the graphic, and it will take you to the review and giveaway. Our Cohost – Bekki Follow Bekki Blog YouTube Facebook Pinterest Twitter This week, we have a wonderful giveaway that is being offered by our co-host, Bekki Sayers at A Better Way to Homeschool. Bekki is a veteran homeschool Mom of 14 years, who creates wonderful fun packs and lesson plans for all grade levels. Her blog is a great resource for all homeschoolers. This week she is offering 21 fun and engaging Thanksgiving math activities for Preschool-Grade 1. Enter the rafflecopter below to win this great pack. a Rafflecopter giveaway I am searching for co-hosts in an attempt to grow this link up – if anyone is interested in hosting the homeschool linkup for a week, email me (Lisa) at lisa {at} squishablebaby {dot} com. Without further ado, it’s time to… // Since next week is Thanksgiving, I want to wish you all safe travels – wherever life takes you. I wish you a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I will be looking forward to seeing you in two weeks!
Division Games: Fun or Headache? Does the idea of teaching divisibility make you jump for joy or run for cover? I have taught 5th and 6th grade 7 years total now, (3 years in the classroom, plus 4 of my own kids so far) and I can tell you that many kids struggle with the divisibility rules. You now, things like “A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of all the digits equals a number is divisible by 9”. Easy? No? Fear not. These rules are very important when kids need to reduce fractions, so I got creative. I made 14 Divisibility Games and Activity Pack to help you reinforce divisibility. (I am giving a copy away to one of my lucky readers. Enter below) My boys love the pack. Actually, each time I pull out an activity they help me create a new one. We are now up to 14 fun activities:). You can visit my store to get your own copy. It is only on sale until 11/14/2013. Here is my 6th grader doing the color by divisibility activity. He loved that when you colored the numbers a picture emerged. What will you get in this 37 page activity pack? Let me share the table of content with you: Divisibility VocabularyDivisibility Word Search Divisibility Word Search-Key Match the Vocabulary WorksheetMatch the Vocabulary Worksheet-Key Divisibility Rules numbers 2, 5, and 10 Divisibility Rules numbers 3, 4, 9 Divisibility Rules numbers 6, 7, 8 Divisibility Tic Tac Toe Large Color Number Cards for Tic Tac Toe and BINGO!Large B/W Number Cards for Tic Tac Toe and BINGO! Tic Tac Toe Board Divisibility BINGODivisibility BINGO BoardsSmall Bingo Number cards Divisibility Quick Guide/answers for BINGOGraphing the Winner Template-Use with Games Find Hidden Symbol- Divisible by 5Find Hidden Symbol- Divisible by 5-Key Find Hidden Symbol- Divisible by 9 Find Hidden Symbol- Divisible by 9-KeyWhat’s the Divisibility Drill Worksheet What’s the Divisibility Drill-KeyWhat’s Your Divisibility Worksheet What’s Your Divisibility Worksheet Key Divisibility Memory MEMORY CARDS Divisibility Quick Reference Enter to win your copy a Rafflecopter giveaway Can’t wait? Order your instant download at my store.
Meet Discount School Supply I am really excited to introduce you to Discount School Supply! Founder Ron Elliott has the vision “to offer the highest quality products at the lowest possible prices.” What do you need to know? They have over 5,000 amazing products for kids. I’ll show you enough to get you started. Honestly, it is worth a trip to their website every time you need school supplies, children’s toys, or gifts. My kids have always been really into make-believe and role-playing.Look at this cool play station! My Hometown™ Play Space 10 unique interchangeable signs allow children to imagine they are in a bank, ice cream parlour, fruit and veggie stand, pizza shop, barber shop, pet store, grocery store, doctor’s office, fire station, or post office! Arts and Crafts Galore!You name it, they have it. I personally like to keep a healthy supply of arts and crafts materials on hand, but I HATE to spend top dollar for things like construction paper! Construction paper! Colorations® Cup and Tray Tempera Cakes Alphabet Stamping Sticks – Set of 26 (sold as upper case or lower case sets) Excellerations™ Jumbo Lacing Beads – 36 Pieces When you visit Discount School Supply, scroll to the very bottom of the page. In the lower right-hand corner is a list of great free resources for you! “This post was created in partnership with eAccountable and is not officially a part of Discount School Supply or any other DSS brands. All opinions are my own.”
Meet Melissa and Doug! Meet the Sponsors Monday! I am excited to spotlight Melissa and Doug… I love these guys! Melissa and Doug are real people who got their toy business started in a very humble way. Doug was too embarrassed to ask Melissa to marry him, so he asked her to start a business with him instead. Don’t you just love that? These guys make the kid of toys that grandparents would be proud to see we bought for our kids! High Quality, purposeful, educational and fun! Here are some of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITES! Melissa and Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Clock This is my current favorite!!! What a fun way to allow your children to learn all about the the face of an analogue clock! This multi-sensory clock face has all the fundamental topics you will need to address reading an analogue clock. I love that it even has the “half past”, “quarter past”, and “quart to” phrases! Standard Unit Blocks You have to trust me on this one. Your kids will love plain blocks! This is the opitome of the classic toy. My boys build towers, castles, obstacle courses, and traps using their blocks! Fold and Go Barn Isn’t this the sweetest? My boys have outgrown their play-set days. (I was forced to say that under duress. They will still break out cool toy sets and make believe, especially on rainy days!) Shape Sorting Cube My second oldest son loved this toy when he was a baby! Sturdy, brightly colored, and loads of fun. My kids absolutely LOVED shape sorters. Honestly, I do not think anyone can do much better than Melissa and Doug toys. They are some of the highest Quality toys available for our kids and grandchildren. (No, I do not have grandchildren yet, but someday I will:)) What is your favorite Melissa and Doug Toy?
Yes, I Have Blind-spots Yes, I Have Blind Spot is a post from Bekki @ A Better Way to Homeschool where we learn to train our children to become lifelong learners. If you have enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Bekki on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+! Did you ever walk right by something really interesting, but miss it altogether? I do this all the time! (Just ask my poor family) Actually I am quite clueless to my environment. I say this with the confidence that this “blindness” helps me have more grace with others. I am able to focus on people’s hearts and attitudes rather than what they are wearing or what their house looks like. Yes, that’s right. You can invite me over to your house when it’s a mess and I would not see it! (I will share some of my most embarrassing blind spots below.) With myself in mind, I would like to give you a slow tour of the right side of this website. See those little colorful squares to the right of my articles? I have you in mind as I partner with each and very one of those companies. (This is where I would say, wow… I never saw those before!) Those squares are called “buttons”. When you click on them, they take you to a valuable resource. Well, I think they are valuable! That’s why I chose each one. We all love sharing resources right? I am going to do a “Meet the Sponsor Monday” Series. I am really excited to spotlight each merchant and share my favorite products, homeschool resources, or cool facts about them. While I do have a business relationship with most of them, I think it’s a good match. I remain committed in my mission to come alongside and encourage and equip new and frustrated homeschoolers. I will only partner with companies that offer stellar products or services that I myself would use. So get ready to meet these amazing companies! Up first, Melissa and Doug… I can hardly wait until next Monday! Top 4 list of “Bekki’s Embarrassing Blind Spots. (In random order) ************************************************************ One of my dearest friends told me once that her husband had shocked her by shaving off his beard. I casually said, “He had a beard?” She almost died laughing at me (In love, of course). Our families spent years together. Apparently even she had never seen him without a beard. ************************************************************* Once I walked into my mom’s house to visit. I walked through the entry, passed the huge open living room and into the kitchen. She looked tired and was pouring a glass of iced tea, so I asked her what she was up to that day. She gave me a funny look, grabbed me by the arm and walked me back to the open living room I had just passed. Yep. That’s right. Christmas tree, piles of lights and about 20 boxes of decorations and village sets All Over the Room. I didn’t even see them! ***************************************************************************** Same dear friend as above asked me to run and get something from her van while she watched the kids on the swings. I looked at the parking lot and then back at my friend. I had no idea which one was hers. I could not even remember what color it was! (Yes, she laughed at me again!) ***************************************************************************** I was giving a new friend directions to my house while sitting in a parking lot. She asked me, “what color is your house?” (Big sigh). Even though I had lived in this home for 4 years, I honestly had no idea! ***************************************************************************** Did You Enjoy this Article? Subscribe here to make sure you do not miss a thing:)
Homeschoolers Have Imagination Homeschoolers Have Imagination is a post from Bekki @ A Better Way to Homeschool where we learn to train our children to become lifelong learners. If you have enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Bekki on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+! I was sipping on a hot cup of tea as I watched 4 of my 5 boys run and play in our open backyard. The 14 year old had constructed a wildly creative game which included characters, superpowers, challenges to overcome, and evil to defeat. It was amazing to watch them play, but what struck me most was the 14 year old. He was fully “in character”: crouching, running, pressing imaginary buttons on an invisible control panel, and leading his younger brothers. He proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it is “cool to play make-believe”. Even when the youngest (7 years old) became bored, the older son was quick on his feet. “You want to quit now? Awww, I was just about to find a magic power disk that would allow you to use all forms of magic.” And just like that, the game was extended. Years ago I had a fellow homeschool mom share with me about her oldest child. She said he was frustrated with his public school friends because they had lost their imagination and forgotten what it was like to run around and play. At the time he was about 17 and still loved running and imagining. His friends thought he was crazy. What a thrill it is to have children who not only have active imaginations, but who feel the freedom to actually act on them! Let me ask you a few questions. Do your kids play make-believe? Do your kids entertain themselves without a lot of direction from you? Do you marvel at their creativity? Is the “default mode” for down time at your home electronic (TV or Video Game related?) Would your kids have fun or kill each other if you sent them outside right now for 30 minutes? Be sure to follow my next few posts as I share how we have nurtured our “inquiring, inquisitive, talented, and imaginative children. Did You Enjoy this Article? Subscribe to receive our latest and greatest: right here
Chores Update About two years ago I tore a tendon in my right elbow. Of course, I am right handed, so this caused me to be at a huge disadvantage in life (due to pride). I am a “do it all myself” kind of gal by nature, so asking my family to pick up my slack was not on the top of my list. I had surgery to repair my arm last year, and about a week ago I had that “Super Mom” come over and help me reorganize chores. Enter my life today. On the chore card for today was “deep clean mom and dad’s bathroom”. I took the child with the chore into the bathroom and began to instruct him the proper way to clean. Since it had literally been over 2 years since I had done it, I was right there, up to my eyelids in Comet. Did you know that a bathroom gets really dirty in two years? Before you report me to the health department… While I have used those Lysol wipes to tidy things up each week (or more), and I have periodically scrubbed this that, it’s been a long time since the whole bathroom has been spotless. Whew! Why do I share this with you? Without those chore cards, this bathroom would have been neglected longer. The cards have become the authority, not mom. Interesting. The kids have total respect for the laminated chore card. They do not complain. Go figure. They simply read their card and complete the task. We began the new chore cards on Monday. (click here to read more) After 3 days the kids and I have deep cleaned the laundry room, the refrigerator, the oven, the microwave, the floors, the living room, the entry, one bedroom, all the ceiling fans, and the master bath. The kids have commented that they love the cards and they can feel the house getting cleaner each day. Amazing! I would invite you to rethink your chore-list (or team-player duties). Do an experiment. Organize the chores, divide them up, and laminate the cards. Take on a no-excuses attitude. If the chores are on the card, they get done. period. More on Chores.
Homeschool Videos Homeschool Videos is a post from Bekki @ A Better Way to Homeschool where we learn to train our children to become lifelong learners. If you have enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Bekki on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+! Hi everyone! I wanted to make sure you knew that I have a YouTube Channel where I record videos to help you in your homeschooling journey. If you look a the menu bar at the top of this blog, you will see the tab How to Homeschool Videos. You can follow the link on that page right to this channel. I have recorded over 40 videos so far, and I try to add at least one video a week. My heart is to share with you the good, bad, and ugly of homeschooling from the perspective of a veteran (I’ve homeschooled for almost 15 years). I have 5 boys, ages 20, 15, 11, 10, and 8 as of today. Often times, I find it easier to record a video rather than write and edit a post here. I’d like to encourage you to: 1. First- Subscribe to this blog. Simply add your email in the box to the right and click subscribe. When I post a new idea or thought, you will get an email letting you know there is new information for you. (That way you do not miss anything) 2. Second- Follow the link to my YouTube Channel. Subscribe to the channel by clicking on the red subscribe button on the top right. You will get an email with a link to any new videos I record. 3. If you have any questions or ideas that I can address in an upcoming video, simply email me:). Here’s my latest video: Did You Enjoy this Article? Subscribe here to make sure you do not miss a thing:)
Electricity and Magnetism Electricity and Magnetism is a post from Bekki @ A Better Way to Homeschool where we learn to train our children to become lifelong learners. If you have enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Bekki on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+! Don’t you just love YouTube? I am using a cool hands on kit to teach the kids about electricity and motors. You can see the actual kit here: Elenco Snap Circuits UC-40 Upgrade Kit SC-100 to SC-500 (affiliate link) What is unbelievable is that even I can teach them about electricity using this kit! I know nothing about electricity and even less about motors and physics. This step by step, easy to snap and operate kit makes me seem brilliant! I do not know about you, but I love things like this. Every time we complete a simple project, we do YouTube research. Did I already tell you I love YouTube? We found a neat little instruction video that taught us all about electricity, magnetic fields, and the homopolar motor. Enjoy learning along side your kids! Did You Enjoy this Article? Subscribe here to make sure you do not miss a thing:)
Projects Don’t Have To Be Fancy! I am so thankful that homeschooling projects do not have to be planned or fancy to have their full impact on my kids learning. Aren’t you glad too? The boys were reading a chapter in Story of the World: Ancient Times and simply could not describe to me how a shaduf would work after reading the selection. They each read it. I reread it. I read it again. Somehow their brains could not picture this ancient irrigation tool. Solution: Impromptu Science, Physics, History Hands-on Learning Experience Materials: 2 sticks at least 4 feet long A Bucket of water A ziplock bag some kind of weight (they chose a shopping bag with pool balls) some string Directions:“Boys, here are the basic elements for making a shaduf. Figure out how to put them together in a way that allows you to fill the baggie with water from the bucket and then swing the arm around to water your make-believe garden.” Results: Dipping bag into the water Swinging the water around to reach the “garden”. “Crops” being watered. Here’s a (windy) explanation of what they learned, narrated by the youngest. Sometimes less is more in homeschooling. I had a whole afternoon of schooly looking activities planned for the boys. Instead, they were able to use critical thinking to solve a problem, build with their hands, and play in the water for over an hour. They learned more in this activity than I had planned for them to accomplish, even though we have nothing on paper to show for it. Aint Homeskoolin” Grate? (Yes, I misspelled on purpose. Sometimes you just have to jump out of the box!) [leadpages_leadbox leadbox_id=14776fb46639c5] [/leadpages_leadbox]
Lapbooking Resources Lapbooks are fun ways to organize what your kids are learning into a fun project that they will be proud to share! I love this article by Tina. Not everyone is cut out for ALL that lap booking can be. It can be too much coloring, cutting, and crafting for some kids (or their moms). Tina from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool does a great job sharing how to balance the idea of lap booking when the reality is that your kids don’t want to color, cut and paste! Preview of the Heart of Homeschooling God’s Way Master Class. We need to STOP measuring success by grades, achievements, awards, and worksheets.
How to Get Your Kids to Read How to Get Your Kids to Read is a post from Bekki @ A Better Way to Homeschool where we learn to train our children to become lifelong learners. If you have enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Bekki on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+! I make my kids read. There. I admit it. This summer has been a bit different though. Since I have to be off my feet for the summer, I am personally reading. A lot. The side effect has been that I am watching my boys grab books to read without being told. Apparently the example of me reading has had an impact. How to Get Your Kids to Read: Read aloud to them. Find some cliffhanging adventures, mysterious mysteries, fantastic fantasies, or stupendous science fiction stories and purpose to read every day. I read to my boys at breakfast because I find my day slips away from me. Oh. I almost forgot… Always leave them hanging when at all humanly possible. Find a Book Mentor I lost the ability to find great books for my older kids to read when my oldest passed the 500 words per minute mark. I needed help and I needed it fast. I took him to the local librarian (whom I trusted) and had him ask her for book recommendations. Perfect. Then I got my hands on resource books, like Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt (affiliate link below) and the Sonlight Curriculum Catalogue and used their recommendations. Then I asked my literary friends. That’s it. I am positive that there many be more suggestions like create a reading fort out of sheets and blankets, pop up the camping tent in the yard and fill it with books and bean bags, build an amazing ship in the back by the trees with its own book shelf, or enter a book reading contest and offer a sweet reward but that’s all I’m sharing today. Set a time, grab some books and make them read. Need Book Recommendations? Here are two great resources! Honey for a Child’s Heart Sonlight (click on the appropriate age level when you get there!) Preview of the Heart of Homeschooling God’s Way Master Class. We need to STOP measuring success by grades, achievements, awards, and worksheets.
Math Resources Here are some of my favorite Math Resources. My Math Resources can be found here: These are triangular shaped flash cards. I love them because they contain complete fact families. One addition card may contain the numbers 12, 9, and 3. your child learns to associate all three of these numbers together making it a cinch to know 3+9=12, 9+3+12, 12-9=3, and 12-3=9 Math Dice! OK, my kids LOVE rolling the dice. Throw these together with Yahtzee and you have hours of math fact practice! Math drill sheets click here Great Math Games!
Let’s Talk Spring Fever Let’s Talk Spring Fever is a post from Bekki @ A Better Way to Homeschool where we learn to train our children to become lifelong learners. If you have enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Bekki on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+! I almost had a heart attack yesterday when I realized it was May 1st already! Where has this year gone? Just a quick glance at my last post shows you that I have lost track of time. Not sure about you, but this is typical for my school year. Spring Beckons my children and me to come outside and play. There are weeds to pull, birds to watch, hills to conquer, gardens to plan and plant, adventures to be embarked upon. Who wants to do “school”? Not me. And certainly not my boys. I love Spring. It reminds me of the teacher I really want to be. It frees my sons to be the learners they are born to be. It releases me from any of the “curriculum webs” I have woven around myself that cause me to chain my energetic and enthusiastic learners to my kitchen table. Even though I have a clear vision for the education of our 5 boys, I find myself continuously fighting the impulse to see what everyone else is doing. I am not sure how to fight this. Do you? I know my kids as well as you know yours. No two kids in my home love the same subjects or have the same learning styles. I need to dig in and plan next year, yet I also know I need to do some serious reflecting. Grab a journal and a cup of something warm and comforting (or cool and refreshing depending on your weather). Ready? Let the kids build a fort in the living room while we chat and review this past school year. Answer each question honestly for yourself, then click on the question itself if you want to see my personal reflection post. I’ll be posting my reflections “as links” as I answer my own questions. Let’s Be Honest… Is my home more peaceful now than when the school year began? When I walk through my home, do I see order or chaos? Do the kids have a healthy glow on their faces from spending hours outside playing every day? Do we have fun memories and photographs of a few places we have explored together? How many books did I read aloud to my children this school year? How many books did each of the kids read quietly to themselves this year? What educational “rabbit trails” did we take because either the kids or I had an unquenchable need to know? How many letters of encouragement did each of us write to friends and family this past year? How many mind blowing science experiments did we participate in: both scheduled and surprise? Did I incorporate living math into our daily lives? Do my kids know their math facts inside, outside, and upside down? Did I love and nurture my husband, or silently ask him to take a back burner in my life because I was busy “teaching”? Did I serve healthy homemade meals most of the time? Are my children enthusiastic learners or bored students? What did I learn about myself this past year? How did I grow as a teacher this year? What was my biggest hurdle? How did I deal with or ignore it? Am I happy with the subjects, curriculum, and adventures that our family exposed our kids to? How do I want to manage homeschooling next year? Share some of your experiences with us in the comments below. We learn from each other as we homeschool our children! Did You Enjoy this Article? Subscribe to receive our latest and greatest: right here
Math for Homeschoolers Why do we teach math? Math is everywhere! Whether your child will grow up to be a mechanical engineer or a stay at home mom, kids need to learn their math facts. Basic Math Skills necessary for life: adding/subtracting multiplying/dividing measuring to the nearest 32nd of an inch, or millimeter (English and metrics) Basic geometry: shapes and solid figures (cone, sphere, prism) finding area and perimeter. My Opinion: God is a mathematician! Anything that is important to Him is important to us and therefore worthy to teach to our children.
Homeschooling Resources and Encouragement Homeschooling is a living breathing thing. Just when you think you have it all figured out, your kids change on you. Life keeps you on your toes this way! Homeschooling moms can lead pretty isolated lives at times. Homeschooling can be challenging, and sometimes downright difficult. We all need encouragement, creative idea boosts, and sometimes a swift kick in the pants (That one is for me). We need to be learning and growing right alongside our children. We need to model good learning and studying habits. There all kinds of “how to homeschool” and curriculum guides out there. This is where I will share my own resources or years of homeschooling experience and wisdom. Click on these links: Start Here! Where do I begin? Homeschooling is a Beautiful thing! Teaching with Toddlers and Babies Why is it “A Better Way to Homeschool?“ Amazing Notebooking Templates for Journalling