Do you remember the day you got your yearbooks at school? I can remember being excited to see it. See what pictures of my friends were there. Seeing if I had made the yearbook in any candid shots. It was exciting! I was not homeschooled and therefore the annual yearbook was something that I always had. Though I take a LOT of pictures throughout our homeschool year, I do not always do a great job at printing them out and putting them into albums. When I first heard about Picaboo Yearbooks, I ... read more
Pinterest Find of the Week
We have been wanting to get some dominos but just haven't taken the time to get any. Here's a fun way to make your own dominos and the kids could make them themselves. Source: justimagine-ddoc.com via Oak on Pinterest ... read more
52 Homeschool Tips for Every Homeschooler – #21 Incorporate Nature Study into your Week
Have you incorporated a nature study into your homeschool? If you haven’t, summer is the greatest time to get started. We took a while to get started on nature studies and don't always do as good of a job at keeping it regular but we do make notations in our nature journals occasionally. The summer months have found us doing more with our nature journals than we have in the past. I think the joy of being outside in the good weather has been inspirational; however, the rest of the year has ... read more
Tueday’s Dish – Breakfast Pizza
My daughter has decided it’s fun to make personal pizza with English muffins so she decided that this week she wanted to make breakfast pizza with English muffins. This is a fun way to get your kids cooking breakfast for you. Ingredients 4 eggs 1/4 cup skim milk 1 tablespoon margarine 1 red pepper, roasted and diced (can use can of roasted red peppers if in a pinch) 4 toasted whole-wheat English muffins 1/4 cup tomato sauce 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 2 turkey sausage ... read more
Pinterest Find of the Week
Here's a fun way to keep your kids busy this summer and get some fun decorations for your garden. Source: nelliebellie.com via Michelle on Pinterest ... read more
Tuesday’s Dish – Banana Pancakes
This week I am sharing something new we tried -- Banana Pancakes. My daughter just LOVES pancakes and my son, the picky eater, will actually eat pancakes and bananas so we thought we’d try this combo. It was a hit!!! Ingredients: 1 c. all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp white sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 beaten egg 1 c. milk 2 Tbsp olive oil (or vegetable oil) 2 ripe bananas, mashed (we use our frozen banana stash) Directions Combine flour, white sugar, baking ... read more
52 Homeschool Tips for Every Homeschooler – #20 Develop a Love for Audiobooks
Audiobooks are a big part of our family. We use them for pleasure and for education. We used digital download copies as well as library audiobook rentals. The kids have them to complement their educational studies as well as for pleasure. I check them out for my personal development as well as pleasure. We have found that using audiobooks is a nice way to add additional literature into our lives that we can share. In the beginning we started with audio books because our oldest was a ... read more
Classical Conversations PreScripts Review
If you have been reading my blog for long, you know we are a Classical Conversations family. What that means is that we participate from September to May (24 weeks) with other families in our Classical Conversations group once a week to further our children’s classical education. In addition to their successful, international group of Christian, classical educational communities, Classical Conversations also has a wonderful assortment of tools to help parents who educate at home, typically with ... read more
Learning to Write with Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) – Review
I had not been homeschooling long before I heard about the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) and how wonderful their products were for every age. I had visited their webpage several times and even their crowded booth at the Midwest Homeschool Convention but I had never tried their products. But when given a chance to review their products, I jumped at the chance. OVERVIEW The Institute for Excellent in Writing (IEW) provides many products to meet the writing development needs of ... read more
Pinterest Find of the Week
Want a new and fun way to paint this summer? How about toilet paper tube painting? Source: mamato3blessings.blogspot.com via (Nicole) Mama on Pinterest ... read more
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