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
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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 ...
Thankful Thursday: January 23rd, 2014
Although I am thankful for all the blessings each day brings, I'm choosing Thursday's to showcase them. This week I'm thankful for social media. Even though I struggle with finding a healthy relationship with it. I am very thankful it's here for encouragement when it comes to homeschooling my ...
Homeschool Mascot: FISH
You may remember last May/June (somewhere around the end of the school year) I picked up two Betta fish during a quick Wal-Mart run. It was impulsive and not well thought out. We didn't have tanks, yes I said tankS, because those type of fish have to be kept separate ...