Going on a car trip soon? Podcasts can help. Live far out of town and need something to liven up the drive to grocery store, karate, or dance class? Podcasts can help. Need a calming bedtime routine and don’t want to read aloud every night? Podcasts can help! Podcasts for kids are so popular because …
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Whether you are celebrating the Easter Bunny, Jesus, or both, Easter is a great time to add some special activities into your homeschool. I’ve gathered up lots of fun activities that you can try this year for an Easter homeschool activity! You know we love books around here, so I’ve also included a list of …
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Are you looking to have some FUN in your homeschool or homeschool co-op? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve got the ultimate list of homeschool field trip ideas for you – over 120, in fact! Whether you are planning your homeschool year, are looking to break up a homeschool routine rut, or want to …
Whether you are doing an Iditarod unit study or just a unit study on dog sledding in general, I’ve got some great resources for you today! As most of you know we are big on living books around here, so I’ve also got a book list of dog sledding picture books and chapter books about …
I love history. I think it’s one of my favorite subjects, but it wasn’t like that when I was in school. In history class…..I fell asleep. It’s actually the only class I remember falling asleep in during school. Now that I love it so much I wanted my girls to have a different experience. I …
US History Resources & Living Book List – Fun and Engaging! Read More »
As homeschool moms, it is so easy to get wrapped up in the “we have to get the textbooks done!” mentality that we can forget about all the other ways to incorporate learning into our homeschool day. I decided to compile a list of “non-worksheet” homeschool activities to round out your homeschool day. This list …
Mastering long vowel sounds is an important part of learning to read. There are so many vowel teams and phonics words for emerging readers to memorize and understand, that it can be daunting. Today, I’m sharing an activity that I like to use with the first-grader: Sort-a-Scene: Long Vowel Sounds. Related Post: 5 Writing Activities …
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In a previous post, I shared five easy ways you could help encourage and your reluctant homeschool student and make learning fun. Today, I’m going to share five more ideas that I have successfully used during phases when one of my kiddo was reluctant to do their schoolwork! Change Subjects Many students have a favorite …
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When your child is a reluctant learner, it can make homeschooling very stressful very quickly. Maybe your child gets frustrated about a particular subject. Maybe they get embarrassed when they don’t know an answer. Whatever the reason for your child’s frustration with homeschooling, there are some easy things you can do to try and get …
Are you looking for fun ways to work on pre-reading skills? Maybe you are wondering how in the world to teach counting syllables. Or why we need to teach counting syllables in the first place!? Wondering how to teach syllable division or identifying syllables to your kindergartener or preschooler? Well, then you are in the …
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