Should I Still Teach My Child Cursive? {BBF}

Should I Still Teach My Child Cursive

This post contains my referral link. Here’s my disclosure policy. There was a great question posted in the Holy Spirit-led Homeschooling Facebook community about teaching cursive. I know that not all of my readers are on Facebook, so this is a great way to expand the conversation. Join in and give us your thoughts, or [...]

Our New Favorite Game: Dave Ramsey’s Act Your Wage

Act Your Wage

We have a new favorite game in our house.  It’s Dave Ramsey’s game called Act Your Wage. *I know that on Amazon there is currently one horrible review of this game.  I’ve added my no doubt awesome review . Here’s my Amazon review of Act Your Wage! *Our boys want to play this game every [...]

Homeschooling on the Homestead for Free & Cheap

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 Welcome to day-7 in our current series, Homeschooling for Free & Frugal. If you’ve missed any of these posts start here at the beginning of the series.  Don’t forget to sign-up for your free eBook Homeschooling for Free and Frugal. Today’s post is from my dear mentor and friend, Carol J. Alexander.  She is a veteran [...]

How to Create Homeschool Printables

How to Create Homeschool Printables

 {& Big Family Friday link-up} Welcome back to day five in our current series 10 Days of Homeschooling for Free & Frugal. (<— Click on the above link if you’ve missed a post) You also may want to follow my Homeschooling for Free Pinterest board too. Today my friend Tabitha shares The internet offers an [...]

Four Frugal Ways to Teach Preschool

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Preschool is a time for exploration and discovery. It is your child’s first introduction to the world of education. The focus should be instilling a love for the process while encouraging creativity and critical thinking. Since this first step into education is also the first step into homeschooling it is new territory for both mom [...]

Bird Feeder Craft {Big Family Friday}

Bird Feeder Craft

The gardens are now blooming around the house; birds are singing.  The grass is turning bright green.  We’ve been moving our projects outside to the picnic table by our tire swing tree. Have you taken your learning outside as well? I found this Backyard Bird Feeder project that I couldn’t wait to make with the [...]

Creating Custom Responsibility Charts for Young Children

Responsibility Charts

Creating Custom Responsibility Charts Last week I shared our Age Specific Chore List for Ages 1-12. To go along with the topic of child training I wanted to share how we have used responsibility charts for our young children. We call our charts “Responsibility Charts,” because we want to instill a mindset of having personal [...]

Subscriber Freebie: FREE Cupcake Printable Set

Free Cupcake Printables

This month I have a freebie for my subscribers.  Enjoy a fun Cupcake Printable Set!  Have your little ones clip, glue, color and decorate their own cupcake creations!  Naomi really enjoyed making these yesterday.  When she got to the math page she said, “oh boy…cupcake math!”  :)   If you’re not already a subscriber go ahead [...]

FREE Easter Printable Set

Free Easter Printables

Free Easter Printables   There are several stained glass cross pages that can be colored; along with a word search and cross word puzzle. Use these pages in any way that would be best for your family and have a fabulous week in the Lord! Click here to download your free Easter Printable Set! You [...]

Chores for Children: The Sweeping Game

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We’ve talked before about chores for young children.  Today, I would like to introduce you to a new game that has made sweeping the kitchen delightful for our younger children. The Sweeping Game: The Sweeping game is a simple way to make sweeping fun. Even my 2-1/2 year old has decided that he’s old enough [...]