I realize that the term “Complete Preschool Homeschool Curriculum” can be polarizing. I get it. In our home, however, Older Daughter taught herself to read prior to her 3rd birthday. She was (and still is) a sponge for learning and information. By reading great books to her and giving her
Before we talk about how to teach the art of STEAM in your homeschool, we need to backup one step, subtract the “A,” and talk about STEM for a moment. Probably all of us have heard of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education. STEM helps us learn by questioning, designing,
How to organize your homeschool for summer break sounds a bit like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Summer break is often when we put all the homeschool curriculum and supplies away and enjoy some time off. That’s for sure where our family is at this year. Swimming lessons have already begun
For reals, moms. How many loads of laundry a week? And then there’s all the detergents to choose from…and fabric softener…and dryer sheets…and ironing or steaming. But I digress. Laundry is mommin’ big time. I remember once in high school, in Arizona, in 100°F+ weather, I decided to wash a
Less than a year ago, I decided that I needed to do something about my increased post-baby weight. The only thing that had really worked for me pre-children was following the Atkins plan (now better known as ketogenic eating). Besides helping me lose weight, it also helped me feel better.
Sponsored Content I’m considering contacting Disney to see if they want to feature this in the next installment of Pirates of the Caribbean! The swaths of fabric hanging about. The metal bent at awkward angles. It’d be perfect! It is not, however, perfect for us anymore…as you can see! When
I can’t even say how many years we’ve been homeschooling, because it just became a natural part of our lives. Even before we began “formally” homeschooling, we were already teaching and training our children, and they were learning. Homeschooling families choose that educational path for a variety of reasons. Certainly,