Homeschool: A Beginner’s Guide
So, you want to homeschool? There are many factors involved in making this choice. Every state seems to have different requirements for homeschooling. Thankfully, we live in Alabama and have minimal requirements. Some states require meetings with advisors on a regular...
Our Robot Collection: Dash
My son loves robots. As I mentioned earlier, he was able to build a robot to help in my husband’s photography business. The RCVTR is still in service and is working beautifully. A six-year old already building robots and solving problems while pocketing a little cash...
Thames and Kosmos Robots
We are a robot loving family! My son has loved science since we first started our homeschool adventure. I guess it is only a natural progression that he would then be drawn to robots. We have gone through many robots. Solar robots, salt water robots, robots that can...
Family Fun in Fort Wayne
My family went to Fort Wayne, Indiana and had the best time. As I have discussed before my husband is an airline pilot. He had a trip on his schedule for Fort Wayne. With a 56 hour overnight. Usually he overnights in one city less than 24 hours and is on to the next....
Atlanta Science Festival
The Atlanta Science Festival is coming up! And this homeschool mom is very excited. Early on in our homeschool journey my son fell in love with science. I was pretty indifferent to science. I mean at least it wasn't history... cuz I just can't get excited talking...
Lego Americana Roadshow Birmingham, Alabama
The Lego Americana Roadshow is in Birmingham at the Riverchase Galleria from January 28 until February 12, 2017. The roadshow is FREE to everyone. My family loves Lego, so we are all incredibly excited about seeing models of our national landmarks built entirely from...
Museum Memberships
As a homeschool family we love museums. If we are covering birds, we go check out the bird section in our local museum. Talking about Egyptian mummies is more interesting if we can go to our museum and actually see a mummy and pretend we can read the hieroglyphics. My...
Homeschooling: Reading Comprehension
Public schools in our area have an accelerated reader program. The kids read a book, take a test on their comprehension, and earn points. Book Adventure is a free reading program that allows you to find books on your child's reading level. I was able to search my...
Homeschool Reading Rewards: Pizza and Roller Coasters
Two large companies offer great reading incentives for elementary age children. With Pizza Hut and Six Flags our homeschooler can earn rewards just from reading.
Homeschool Kindergarten Science
Mom, can we do a science experiment today? -My 5YO We are a proud homeschool family. My son's favorite subject is science! He loves to learn how things work, from the human body to the steam engine. Little Guy loves to look inside electronics and his current favorite...