Top 5 Ways to Get Your Kid Reading
I don’t have to tell you how important reading is. Every parent knows the importance of being able to read. But how can we encourage our children without putting too much pressure on them? Our son began reading at an early age, and we were thrilled. But what...
STEM Gift Ideas
My son is a lover of all things Science, engineering, and technology! Not so much on the math part, but hey... I'll take whatever I can get. I wanted to share some of our favorite STEM gift ideas to help you with your science lover. Many of the toys we have purchased...
Our Simple Preschool Curriculum
We are a homeschool family. We started "baby school" with my son when he was 2. He learned his alphabet and then to count to ten. In no time at all he was wanting to write like mommy and daddy, so the search began to find some school books for him. At 3, I found the...
A Closer Look at our BookShark Curriculum
I have talked before about our homeschool curriculum, Bookshark. We love the simplicity of selecting exactly what we want and waiting for it to show up on our front porch. Bookshark also makes it easy as you don’t have to plan what to do each day. They schedule...
The Book I Won’t Let My Son Read
There is a popular children's book that I don't want my son to read anymore. And you may need to re-think putting the book in your kid's hands as well. Initially I was the one that checked the book out from the library. It must be a popular book for a reason, so I...
Our Homeschool Decision: Why we choose to homeschool
One of the most popular questions or conversations I see with homeschool families is "why did you decide to homeschool". It seems like every family I know that homeschools has different reasons for doing so. Bad school districts, children with special medical needs,...
I Struggle with Homeschool: Real Talk
Real talk for a minute. I struggle with homeschool. Not every day, but we have plenty of days we climb up on the struggle bus and we just get so comfortable that we spend the entire day there. Some days I really wonder if I am doing the right thing. Sometimes we have...
Explore Local Box
Anyone that knows our family knows we love to travel and we love learning about the new destination. But while we can't go to every city we want, we can learn about them. We love to learn about a city's history, learn what businesses are located there, learn what...
4 Websites You Need to Know When Homeschooling
We have a few online resources for adding a bit more to our homeschool curriculum. I have told you before that we use BookShark most days for school. But I find my six year old prefers a bit of mixture to keep him interested. He loves computer work and I really think...
The Truth About Homeschooling: 7 Homeschool Myths Debunked
I wanted to give you the inside scoop on homeschooling, and debunk a few myths. Homeschool parents are organized. My husband is insanely organized. So I guess in our house you can be half right. I, however, am NOT. I pay more for a curriculum that will keep me...