Put those laptops, smartphones, and tablets to good use with some of the best educational apps for kids that will keep the learning going in a fun way. Often I’ll incorporate screentime for my youngest when I’m under deadline with an article I’m writing for Mom.com. Sometimes you just need an extra thirty minutes to…
Who is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind? William Kamkwamba grew up in Malawi, a landlocked country in Africa. During a famine in 2001, William was forced to drop out of school because his family could not afford it. He taught himself how to make a windmill to help out his family and his village….
One thing many families learned about homeschooling in 2020 is that it’s ok to make learning fun! This Summer I created a quick homeschool biography unit about Lonnie Johnson, inventor and Super Soaker creator. Lonnie Johnson is a former engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the inventor of the Super Soaker. He worked for…
If you’re aspiring toward a simple homeschool lifestyle for your family, there are plenty of great ways to go about it. Homeschooling often ends up being expensive for many families at first. Homeschool resources do not have to cost a ton of money to be effective! To follow are some easy ideas to incorporate for a…
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So you’ve joined all the Facebook groups, researched curriculum, read all the homeschooling books for parents, and talked to all of your homeschooling friends, but you’re still freaking out. If you find yourself stressing out about how to homeschool your kids I’m here to tell you that it’s really, truly, going to be ok. Before…
There are always ways to have fun in the smokies when traveling with a gaggle of kiddos. Taking a vacation with the whole family can be challenging when you’ve got kids of varying ages, but the Great Smoky Mountains are always a hit for all ages. Our family stayed at Gatlinburg Town Square Resort nestled…
Our Star-Spangled Story is a one year American History Curriculum and Literature course for elementary grades 1-4. this post contains affiliate links Our Star-Spangled Story Elementary History Curriculum Our Star-Spangled Story The two-part curriculum includes 45 narrative lessons that can be purchased with or without supplemental literature. The Elementary Grade American History curriculum offers suggested…
What started as a Before Five in a Row homeschool unit studies around the Blueberries for Sal book, became a lesson plan and search for books about blueberries! Not only did we go blueberry picking but we also started canning blueberries like Sal’s mom, made a bunch of kid-friendly blueberry recipes, and froze some blueberries…
If you would have told me years ago that I’d be teaching my child math through comic strips, I would have laughed and laughed. But, here we are, with a guest post from Tricia Brookover with a homeschool math curriculum review. She’s sharing with us her family’s experience with Beast Academy. Be sure to check…