Loving, Learning, Living
Hibernation is a mystery that kids will greatly enjoy learning about as part of your wintertime homeschooling! Kids love learning about animals, so this fun Hibernation Unit Study Calendar is sure to be a hit! Inside this Hibernation Calendar you’ll find links for every subject to a hibernation themed resource. I designed this calendar to […]
I have one of the best poker faces, but I don’t play poker. It has developed over time and necessity. Special needs parenting is hard and many struggles are only amplified by homeschooling. In fact, special needs is one of the more popular reasons kids are homeschooled. Remember the old ad, “Never let them see you […]
Learning about the letter A can be a lot of fun when you think of animals that begin with it! An ape begins with the letter a and you can have a lot of fun learning about apes while focusing on the letter a in preschool and kindergarten! To get started learning about apes, this […]
Teaching kids to study the word of God is an important part of our parenting journey. They need to not only know how to read the Bible, but also learn how to understand it and hide God’s Word in their hearts. I encourage you to study the Bible one book at a time with your […]
As homeschoolers, we often worry about our children having “gaps” in their learning. It just seems to naturally follow whatever insecurities we might already have. What if I’m not doing enough? What if I’m doing it wrong? What if I miss something? This is completely normal, and I’m pretty sure we all go through it. I […]
Autumn days are here and the beauty of the season is everywhere! From the falling leaves to the crisp breeze, from campfires by the lake to frosty mornings too, autumn days are here again! Encouraging students to want to work on their penmanship skills is not easy. I believe it has more to do with […]
Homeschooling has its good days and bad for anyone, but how do you homeschool a child who is difficult to convince of almost anything? Do you have a child who is always right and can throw one unbelievable tantrum? Many parents worry homeschooling oppositional kids just won’t work; or that they may lose their sanity […]
Airplanes are well loved by children of all ages, there is something magical about watching an airplane soar up high into the sky! Your airplane loving kids will enjoy using this A is for Airplane Activity Pack in conjunction with my Aviation History Lesson! Inside this Airplane Activity Pack you’ll find counting clip cards, handwriting […]
Fall is a wonderful time for homeschooling! There is so much to see and do outside after the hot summer months and before the cold winter days! Make sure that you add lots of fun activities to your homeschool days, don’t just get stuck inside with textbooks! If you need ideas on how to make […]
My children love to read, but there are times when I do not have the books on-hand nor can I get away from our family business to pick up a book at the local library or bookstore. I have found audiobooks to be especially helpful to our homeschool at moments like that. Having the ability […]
Pumpkins are one of my fall favorites! I love heading to the pumpkin patch with my kids and picking pumpkins to carve with them, selecting baking pumpkin and baking fresh pumpkin goodies for my family, lighting candles that fill my home with the scent of pumpkins and cinnamon! I hope you’ll have fun this month […]
Every year it seems like time passes by more quickly and this year is no different, somehow the fall season is just around the corner. While my favorite season is coming to an end sooner than I would like, fall is my second favorite season, so I am not entirely sad to say goodbye to […]
Earlier this year we went on a cruise as a family and one of the most educational experiences we had was in the Florida everglades. We had the opportunity to go to the Everglades Holiday Park. While we were there we went on an Airboat Tour where we saw live alligators, during one of their […]
As homeschoolers my children are home with me all day long, every day of the year. My husband and I strive to include them in as many aspects of life and our family business as possible. We believe that this is extremely important to their education because the skills that they will need throughout their […]
Fall homeschooling is more fun when pumpkins are part of your lessons! There are so many activities, field trips and lessons that you can teach your students about pumpkins. Getting started with a pumpkin theme is fun and easy with this pumpkin cursive handwriting pack! Your younger students will have fun practicing their handwriting with […]
Have fun with your homeschooling this fall by using themes to plan fun activity days! Pumpkins are a great fall theme for kids of all ages. There are so many field trips, activities and lessons about pumpkins that will make your fall learning fun! You can get started with a pumpkin theme today using this […]
Many times we leave Bible teaching to Sunday School teachers and Pastors in our churches, but the responsibility to raise Godly children falls our shoulders as parents. God gave us our children as a great gift and we need to be faithful to teach them through the Word of God. Teaching our children about Jesus […]
As each new homeschool year approaches plans are made and goals are set. What we tend to forget is that we’re making plans and goals without being able to see what lies ahead. At the end of the year we need to ensure that we take time to reflect and consider all of the challenges […]
Over the years fall has become my favorite season and apple picking is one of my favorite fall activities! Kick off your fall learning by using this A is for Apple Activity Pack in conjunction with my Apple Unit Study Calendar! My love for fall and the apple season is what inspired the apples in the […]
The first time I actually noticed that my son was a visual learner was during his kindergarten math class. I was trying to teach him how to add and subtract, but I knew that I didn’t want him to count using his fingers. I knew that it was a bad habit and I didn’t want […]
Kick off your new homeschool year with the fun ideas to celebrate holidays with this September planning pack! Don’t get bogged down at the beginning of the year with all of your lesson plans and textbooks. Be sure that you incorporate fun activities to encourage your children to love learning! Inside this Year Round Homeschooling […]
Over the years I’ve found that my love for English studies is not shared by many. I love teaching my children their English lessons. I have even been known to be thrilled to explain diagramming to my children. However, they do not often share my excitement in learning how to put together a sentence properly. […]
With fall just a few short weeks away, apples are nearly ready for picking at the orchard. Visiting the apple orchard is by far one of our favorite fall family activities and it would be a perfect field trip to compliment this month’s apple unit study calendar! Unit studies are a great way to encourage your […]
They say that laughter is the best medicine. I believe that laughter does more for our mind, body and soul than we truly realize. When an entire family has the opportunity to spend time laughing with each other, it is simply wonderful! It is important to have family time, even in the midst of our […]
Teaching my children to read is one of my life’s greatest accomplishments. When I look back over my life and consider all that I have done, hearing my children read their first words, knowing that I taught them how to make sense of the ABC’s…this is by far one of my most precious, priceless memories. […]
I love to plan ahead and our homeschool year always goes much smoother when I do. I haven’t been able to plan ahead as far as I’ve liked the last few years, but this year I’m going to do better about planning at least one month at a time. With the new homeschool year just […]
As a second generation homeschooler I had no idea that there were different types of schedules that homeschoolers could follow. I only knew the schedule that my mother had followed with my brothers and I, so when we began our homeschooling journey we started the Monday after Labor Day and ended the last day of […]
The most wonderful reason to open the pages of a book is to travel! When you begin reading a book you become transported through time, either backwards or forward, it doesn’t really matter. Reading grants you the ability to travel, to another time and another place. Literature is where dreams are shared, imagination takes flight […]
Holidays tend to sneak up on me and even though I have the best of intentions to teach my children the history behind each holiday, all too often when the day arrives our schedule is too busy to actually pull it off. Whether it be the busyness of our family business or just life itself, […]
Summertime homeschooling should be lots of fun homeschool moms and kids alike are ready to put the books away and head outdoors for some time in the sun! As year round homeschoolers there are a few subjects that we have grown to enjoy doing during the summer. So, I don’t stress if we don’t complete […]
