Eleven years ago, as the new school year loomed, we made a leap of faith and decided to homeschool our kids.It was literally right before the school year started, after teachers had already been assigned and backpacks were purchased and filled.Chad and I prayed together and decided that we were ...
Time-Saving Homeschool Planner | Skylight Calendar Review W/ Discount Code
I published a video on YouTube where I shared our family's approach to organization and homeschool planning using the Skylight Frame Calendar. I wanted to be sure to put a link to that video here too, because you guys, it has just been THAT good for our family. I had always been a good homemaker and ...
Homeschooling When Mom is Busy
I've been in a season busy lately. Homeschooling is one of my top priorities, along with nurturing and caring for my husband and children. Knowing this, I try to be very intentional with each moment with my family. However there are occasionally full days when I have meetings, conference calls, ...
Tea & Crumpets, or Whatever
It's a Tea & crumpets kind of day. Well okay, here it's more like water and donuts. I just wanted to give you another visual of my favorite soapbox, which is: "Do what works for you". God created us each unique with our own gifts, talents, and interests. You do you, I'll do me. Together ...
A Toy They All LOVE: Pattern Blocks by Learning Resources
We’re snowed in and enjoying our traditional post-Christmas morning. Ordinarily the kids would all be off in separate rooms happily occupied with their new toys, while Mr. Awesome and I continue trying to assemble whatever hasn’t been put together yet. This post contains affiliate links. Visit ...
KonMari: All Things Books
As I told you at the end of November, I’m going to be going through the book titled “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing”. You can find a link to the book at the bottom of this post. When you're going through this one of the first things you’re ...
Home Art: Creating a Paint Shirt!
We've been taking on quite a few art projects this year, since switching to Home Art Studio. We are LOVING it! The kids love it because they're actually getting to do more art, and I love it because the materials are so easy to follow and it mostly uses things we already have at home. As a result ...
2015-2016 Curriculum Choices! 7th Grade, 2nd Grade, and Pre-Pre-School
2015-2016 Curriculum Choices! The Fashionista- 7th Grade My oldest daughter has dyslexia, which we see as such a blessing. It means she is so much more inventive than the rest of us; she has an eye for art, and is a lover of all things that take any amount of creativity. Dyslexia is not a curse, ...
I’m Feeling Well Prepared
Today I'm cleaning the homeschool room and preparing our materials for our summer session AND the fall school year. I'm actually having FUN with this. I don't know that I've ever been THIS prepared, or enjoyed the planning and prepping this much. I'm actually smiling as I page through our new ...
Homeschooling at the Grocery Store
Hello All! Today I wanted to share with you my Quick Tips for homeschooling at the grocery store. Toddlers/Preschoolers: Ask them the colors of the fruits and veggies. Ask them to identify various foods. "Do you know what this is?" When they get it right, praise them AND say back the ...
YOUTUBE: The History of Thomas Edison – a Short Story
Yesterday I shared the story of Saint Patrick on my Facebook Page. Today I want to share with you this video we found on Thomas Edison. I'm loving these videos and feel so thankful for the people who put these together! Here's what works for us: I play the video straight ...
Simple Craft: DIY Brag Tags
Hey Guys, Today's simple crafts is making brag tags! Last school year my kids earned brag tags by reading on their own. For this school year I decided we would make some of our own tags in addition to using the ones from last year. Instead of only getting them for reading they will also get one when ...
Top 15 Educational Game Purchases For The School Year
One thing that really worked for us last school year was designating FRIDAY as our FUN day throughout the fall. So from our start day (mid-August) until our Christmas break we only did traditional learning 4 days a week. Friday was set aside for running errands, free reading, arts and crafts, ...
CLOSED: Birthday Giveaway: Seasons of a Mother’s Heart
This post contains affiliate links. A Slightly Better Wife (Quincey B.) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. I wanted ...
A Slightly Better Wife’s Homeschool Organization Room Tour
If you're needing a little help with how to organize your homeschooling tools, check out this video of our Homeschool Room Tour: ...
Home Organization: A New Bookshelf
Oh, Happy Day! Mr. Awesome & the kids assembled this bookshelf for me while I was at a movie with friends this week. He ROCKS for doing this! I love seeing the big kids reading. Today we are compiling the stacks of books from around the house onto this ONE bookshelf. I'm keeping my ...
Brief Update!
Just a quick update. We are almost to the end of our first official homeschool year! Woohoo! This has been the best experience for our family. Seriously. I cannot even convey in words how much God has brought our family closer together through this. Both of the big kids have made big ...
Homeschool: Reading Incentives
It's no secret that I am an avid follower of Confessions of a Homeschooler. Her blog posts and YouTube videos have been a great inspiration in our homeschooling journey. If you haven't checked out her homeschool room tour, you've just got to do it... like right now... Well, you know, after you ...
Challenge: Write A Letter
When was the last time you wrote a letter? I mean a real pen and paper letter. Let's look beyond a sympathy card, because I'm hoping you still send those without being prompted. It's so easy to give a well wish through the internet. But as easy as it is to give, it's also easy to forget. ...
Homeschool: Weekly Planner Spreadsheet
CLICK HERE to view the planner sheet For those of you needing a little help with organizing your homeschool week, I came up with a silly little spreadsheet. This is just the basics. Some weeks we do WAY more than this, other weeks we get just this done and not an ounce more. I feel pretty ...