The Magic of Family-Style Homeschooling
Family-style homeschooling means everyone learning together. Build relationships, encourage one another, learn happily. Together.
Odds and Ends
Layers of Learning odds and ends. Here you’ll find lots of holiday ideas and some other random gems to make your family and your homeschool stronger.
Homeschooling an Extrovert
Public school is tailored quite well for extroverts, but homeschool can provide a unique challenge for an extroverted kid. Extroverts get energy from people, so being home and quietly tending to the tasks of schoolwork can feel draining for an extrovert. While your introverted child will sit quietly with a book, doing research, and writing …
Homeschooling An Introvert
I am the parent of six introverts. I am strongly introverted so it’s no surprise that my kids are too. Homeschooling an introvert is, in general, easier than homeschooling extroverts. This is because two of the hallmarks of introverts are quietness and a desire to be at home. Your extroverted children may clamor to go …
Learning to Write Number Words
Part of math, numbers, and math literacy is learning to spell and write number words. Kids need to be able to write the words after being given a number written in digits and they need to be able to translate the written version into digits. My kids are a bit older, but still struggling with …
New Year Predictions
On New Year’s Day get your kids together and have them make New Year Predictions. It can be fun to get them out next year on New Year’s Day and see how very right . . . or wrong . . . you were. You can also do this anytime during the first part of …
Veterans Day Poppy Craft
Veterans Day and Remembrance Day are observed on the 11th of November every year to honor those who have served in the armed forces. The 11th was chosen because it is the anniversary of the day the armistice was signed ending World War I. Because the red poppies really did cover the graves of the …
Printable Coordinate Planes
Here are some printable coordinate planes for you to use. The first is a large one with just one on the page. This is great for when you are introducing graphing. You can plot quite a few points on one plane. Just click on the image to take you to the printable coordinate plane worksheet. …
Real Wood Floors Made From Plywood
Plywood sounds so . . . cheap. But look how our plywood floors turned out! I’m loving it. The reason we chose to go with plywood floors instead of pre-engineered floors are: Cost. This method was MUCH less expensive and we have a whole house to re-do. We like a more rustic country kind of …
Pi Day Activities
Happy Pi Day! It’s 3.14, so today, you’ve got to teach your kids about Pi with these Pi Day activities! For every circle, no matter it’s size, the distance around the edge (the circumference) is about 3.14 times longer than the distance across the circle (the diameter). Pi = 3.14, that amount that it is …
Play a Presidential Fact Finders Game
To celebrate President’s Day this year play Presidential Fact Finders. The game involves finding fact cards about two of our presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, determining which fact applies to which president, and then gluing them on to the correct silhouette first.