When my oldest was 8 years old, I read Tom Sawyer to her. I had […]
Free Reading Tests – Check Your Child’s Reading Level
As a homeschooling parent, it can be helpful to find out how your child is progressing with reading skills. On this post you will find links to free assessments to give you more information on your child’s skills.
Mirror Writing
Have your kids done mirror writing? Two of mine have.
Free Spelling and Phonics Videos
I love finding great resources, especially free ones.
Noah’s Ark in Brownies
Back in 2010, we spent some time learning about Noah’s ark. We love projects so to finish off our study of Noah’s ark, we did a project with food! We made a scale model of Noah’s ark out of brownies. It was a rough scale model that involved making four batches of brownies!
More Challenging Literature Choices for a Younger Reader
Reading came easy to my oldest child. In an effort to seek to challenge my young reader, I researched classic books that would be appropriate for a younger reader.
Hands-On Geography: Country Studies
When my children were young we enjoyed spending a lot of time exploring other countries […]
Conceptual Math, Not Common Core Math
Yesterday as my daughter was completing her mental math problems, she started to pretend to […]
A Typical Day?
This is our 9th year homeschooling. Earlier this year I started to record a typical […]
Make Your Own Printing Press
My 7 year old and I are learning more about the history of English in […]