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Living with Gratitude Every Day
Living with Gratitude Every Day Even though the Thanksgiving season has past, I want to look at life through a lens of gratitude. Being grateful
Saxon Math: My Family’s Journey
My family's journey to discovering and then choosing Saxon Math is unique. We were so blessed to find our math curriculum early on in our homeschooling. Because of this we were able to dive right in and have never looked back. I hope our story and why we chose Saxon encourages you and brings you some answers if you are on a journey to finding your math curriculum.
Saxon Math Review by a Homeschool Teacher
My last post was all about mine and my family’s Saxon Math journey. In this post I am sharing a review of each book we have enjoyed and why. These books all follow the wonderful spiral method that Saxon Math is known for.
3 Simple & Fun Toddler Sensory Bins
If you are a toddler mom always searching for ways to keep your little ones’ hands busy, then you probably have pompoms, pipe cleaners, and beads somewhere! If you do, then add what you can into a bin, give them some scoops, empty bowls, and plastic spoons and you have an amazingly simple sensory bin.
Ten Benefits of Journaling & Ten Journal Ideas for All Ages
Ten Benefits of Journaling & Ten Journal Ideas for All Ages A journey is defined as ‘an act of traveling from one place to another’ (according
Thoughts from a Nanny’s Heart……
Thoughts from a Nanny’s Heart... As far back as I can remember I knew I had a special place in my heart for children- even as
Making Math Fun with Miss Heidi
As a homeschool math teacher, for many years I have been encouraging kids to find ways to love math. I grew up loving it and wanting everyone else to! I can honestly say it was probably because the math we used gradually taught me new concepts in a fun and easy to understand way. The little sections on some lessons in third grade Saxon math that let me correct a possible student’s work were easily my favorite part. Yes, I had to do the work to see if the right answers were written, but it made me excited! Watching and then helping my mom grade our math lessons showed me I was a natural teacher.
Creating Interactive Lapbooks: A Complete Guide
Have you every heard of lapbooks and wondered what exactly is a lapbook? How can I help my children make a lapbook? What is the purpose of a lapbook? Well, here are all the answers to your questions and how lapbooks are a simple yet exciting way for children to learn more about a subject they are interested in! If you want to know how to use lapbooking in your homeschool, visit my other blog post here to be inspired.
Best Heartwarming TV series for Families (Part 2)
Best Heartwarming TV series for Families (Part 2) I had so many shows on my list of family TV series that I had to split it
Interactive Lapbook Kits for Your Homeschool
These lapbook kits are easy to download and then print. The elements are fun for kids to color and the kits are simple to assemble and fun for all!