It’s summer in the Ozark foothills and for the most part it’s been super hot and humid. We’ve had more rain this year than is usual for us. I’d rather have that than drought however it has made it difficult to grow a garden????. Our tomatoes have been rotting before they ripen and our green beans are just now
It’s summer break, however I don’t feel like it’s a good idea to just stop with our reading practice and math. One way we are working on our reading is through WinterPromise Publishing and their Stories to Short Chapters language arts program. If you’ve followed any of my reviews this is actually #4 in this set of reviews. Here’s
So, you have this beautiful image in your mind of homeschooling your family. Your children all sit quietly looking at their books or projects. Each person takes turns. You, meanwhile take care of the baby who of course only nurses every 4 hours and takes long, uninterrupted naps while the others work. The toddler plays calmly all the while, occasionally
We are on a “summer break” around here but we are still learning and one way I decided to do that was to review Crafty Classroom and their study called Fables & Tales. It is a language arts program that is full of fun and interesting things to learn! First off, this is a digital program and you can print
Contains affiliate links of products I use and love. So, you want to be a stay at home mom and you’re wondering how to go about doing it? First off, that’s great! Wonderful idea! Now, how do you make it work? 5 Steps to being successful as a stay at home mom… Get comfortable! And I mean, really comfortable and
I love a good historical fiction book, so I was really excited to get to review a debut book by Jarm Del Boccio, Author called “The Heart Changer”. Jarm (pronounced Yarm) is a teacher from our very own SchoolhouseTeachers.com! This is the e-book that I reviewed. There is also a hardcopy! The mobi version was super
As a mom of an 8, 5, 2 and 5 month old I’m going to have lots of opportunities to teach reading, so I was especially excited to get to review a program from Learning Dynamics called Learning Dynamics Reading Program. This is a complete phonics program for ages 3-8! I used it with my 5 and 2 year
Contains affiliate links of products I love and use at no extra cost to you! If you are anything like me, you struggle to get it all done! So, I am so crazy about my Instant Pot because it saves me sooooo much time and hassle. Here are my 5 favorite things to do with it that you may not
My goofy kids “posing” for a picture! They can’t be serious, lol! Are you interested in training your children in character with the Bible as the foundation? This is a huge issue with me and one I feel is the most important “subject” I can put in our homeschool. So, when I was able to review Proverbs People by Character Concepts I was thrilled!
Do your children have dyslexia or another reading/learning issue? Our children haven’t been diagnosed with one but I thought I would try this program to see if it helped with some letter mix-up problems one of our son’s was having, so when we were given the chance to review Dyslexia Gold and their Dyslexia Gold Full Bundle which is a subscription program designed