Teaching your kid math facts, especially multiplication facts, can be a living nightmare for any parent. I mean, my kid can’t remember to put shoes on before she runs outside – how much more difficult is it to remember dozens of random math facts?! As you throw your hands up and wonder, “How can I…
I was at a McDonald’s PlayPlace years ago – long before I was considering homeschooling. There was a man with his daughter there and she was probably around 5 years old. He very confidently said to her, “Hey honey, why don’t you read that big list of rules up there?” He looked at me a…
I have a rather undesirable track record with scoring used homeschool curriculum deals…well until recently that is. A package came in the mail today and I proudly help it up to my husband. “This teacher’s manual cost almost $80!” My husband gave me a raised eyebrow look that said, “Man, homeschool can be expensive…but what…
I don’t know about you, but my stock of craft supplies has been dwindling due to world events. All three of my kids love art, creating, and all things crafting…and my depleted art box shows it. Going to the grocery store right now is a huge pain that involves face masks, lysol, hand sanitizer, and…
Let’s be honest. Most of us do not use the large majority of information we learned in school on an everyday basis. Can you even remember the content of the classes you took in high school? The math classes? Literture classes? Electives? They are all a bit blurry for me now, except for two things….