I wasn't really sure what to expect when my husband and I agreed to sign up our 10th grade daughter for the Fortuigence review. I don't normally ask her to use review products because she is not a fan of the reviewing process. (Most people don't realize this, but reviewing a product is quite a bit of work.) However, this one seemed enough like what we were looking for that I had my husband take Continue Reading >>
Fire Safety For Kids Plus Free Printable with Lego® Theme
Talking to your kids about fire safety is so important. We all know that, but actually making time to do it is not always a priority. This is not something we should leave to the schools to teach. My kids are homeschooled, so covering fire safety is definitely not optional. On the page below I've gathered lessons and books and ideas and toys for teaching fire safety. Then at the end of this page, Continue Reading >>
Apologia Exploring Creation with Marine Biology for High School – Curriculum Review
When I planned my trip to the 2:1 Conference in March of last year, I wasn't really expecting to come home with anything extra. So coming home with the hardcover Exploring Creation with Marine Biology and the text booklet ($85 for the set), and the audio CDs ($29) from Apologia Educational Ministries was an incredible blessing for our family. My eldest daughter Clara had already decided she Continue Reading >>
Step Into My Frame: My Creative Freewriting Adventure
The floor-to-ceiling picture looming in the great hall beckoned me. "Step into my frame," it called to me, and I stood transfixed. The stream running through the countryside seemed to move lazily across the field from the strength of an invisible current and the trees seemed to sway in an invisible breeze. For a moment as I stood in the great hall, I thought I felt the wind brushing against my Continue Reading >>
The Best Unschooling Websites
Are you interested in teaching your child in a way that creates energy and excitement for learning? The unschooling method encourages your child to learn without stress or artificially imposed deadlines and test-based standards. Even if circumstances prevent you from fully embracing an unschooling lifestyle, you can use many of the ideas from the unschool movement to greatly enhance your Continue Reading >>
How to Make Playdough: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes Galore
Have you ever made playdough? May I confess? I have six children, ages 15 to 5, and before this week I had only ever made playdough once in my lifetime! That seems a bit selfish somehow. I decided to remove this blight from my mommy-record and make playdough this week for my twins. Since Tuesday, we've made no less than seven batches! That's a lot of playdough. One of those batches was for my 13 Continue Reading >>
