Outdoor learning is so beneficial to kids! Find out how to incorporate outdoor learning into your children’s lives, plus why that’s so important! Researchers have now found a new name for the phenomenon affecting so many of today’s children: nature deficit disorder. Put simply, this means not spending enough time in God’s creation, to the […]
Homeschool Crafts are Great for the Brain
Find out why you should incorporate homeschool crafts into your lesson plan, plus ideas of how to do so. Crafting provides our brains with a natural antidepressant, so it only makes sense to weave it into your homeschooling lesson plans, somewhere between reading and discussing literature and memorizing the times tables. Introducing your children to different types […]
Homeschool Book It Program
Find out how easy it is to sign up for the Homeschool Book It Program from Pizza Hut! Did you grow up getting Book It pizzas from Pizza Hut as a reward for meeting reading goals? I absolutely loved the Pizza Hut Book It Program, so I was thrilled when I found out that they […]
Teaching Time Telling
A cute and simple clock to use in teaching time telling for kids! This post was originally published on Coffee With Us 3 in 2015. However, as I wanted to share this post with my followers in the homeschooling community, I’m republishing it here today. Enjoy! You may remember from my post on Homeschooling Goals […]
It’s Not about the Vaccines
As the vaccine debate rages on, find out why I believe that the vaccine debate isn’t really about vaccines at all. What is it about? As the vaccine debate rages on in our country, I’ve been surprised to see the stance many of my friends have taken in the debate. I’m mostly surprised that so […]
5 of Our Favorite Read Alouds for 5-9 Year Olds
5 of Our Favorite Read Alouds for 5-9 Year Olds Now that you’ve learned why read alouds are so important, I want to share with you some of my family’s favorite read alouds. Links to these books are Amazon affiliate links. Thanks for supporting this blog by using these links! 5 of our favorite read […]
DIY Recycled Shrinky Dinks
Make your own DIY Recycled Shrinky Dinks from garbage! There’s a reason this post is one of our top posts of all time! Making your own DIY Recycled Shrinky Dinks is so much fun, and it costs almost nothing! I’m going to show my age with this post. I remember when I was in middle […]
Awesome Pencil Sharpener Review
Read my review of the pencil sharpener from Classroom Friendly Supplies I’ve been looking for a good pencil sharpener for a while. One of the awesome ones like we had at school when I was a kid, that could sharpen any pencil to perfection. So when I was offered the chance to do a pencil […]
How to Throw a Reformation Party
Find out how to throw a Reformation Party, so your kids (and you!) can have fun learning about the Reformation! Last year my sister and I decided to throw a Reformation Party. The kids had so much fun at the party, and both adults and kids learned so much! We are throwing one again this […]
Solar Eclipse Printable
A free printable for The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017. I’m sure if you live in the United States, you’ve been hearing a lot about The Great American Eclipse. My family lives very close to an area of totality, so this has been a big deal for months. As a homeschooling mom, of course […]