The top 4 reasons we don’t homeschool. I overheard two moms talking one day when we were hanging out with a large group. The first was lamenting the kids her children were stuck with in the classroom. “They’re terrors!” The other mom agreed wholeheartedly, “It’s tough to keep my kids remembering their manners, when the […]
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 […]
Fruit Loops Rainbows for St. Patrick’s Day
It’s always fun to do hands on crafts to celebrate holidays. It’s even more fun if those crafts are ones you can eat while you make them. I’m pretty sure that’s why Fruit Loops Rainbows are always a big hit with my kids. I give the kids a couple of handfuls of Fruit Loops (I […]
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 […]