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 [...]
Today we’re talking about the early years of homeschool. Please, leave some of YOUR ideas for the early years of homeschooling in the comments. We need your wisdom. Currently we have 3-children that are ages-5 and under. I know several of you who have 4 or 5 kiddies ages-5 and under. You, my friends, rock! Reader [...]
First let me say that I’m always multitasking. It’s just the reality of homemaking/homeschooling life with a growing family. I don’t look at this season as one to rush through because these little years will not last forever. That being said, I usually line up my little boys and change two diapers at a time. [...]
And how do those kids listen for that long? Like most homeschoolers great literature is a steady part of our diet. We’re not just chowing down on one book at a time, but generally consuming several. We each have a personal stack of reading. We also have our family basket of reading. We read the [...]
A story about a boy and his beans… Sometimes homeschooling a two-year-old looks like this: Gabriel plays around and within our school time. Then there are days when our resident toddler likes to sit at the table and “do school.” I set Gabriel up during our school time with differing activities. He feels [...]
BIBLE © Zbigniew Kościelniak | Dreamstime.com “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 Today I’m featuring free John 3:16 printables that I created for Naomi, our kindergartener. Currently she is learning John 3:16 and she [...]
Today I’m linking up with Heart of the Matter {Online} for “A Day in the Life Of Photo’s Link Up!” You can too! Create a blog post highlighting some of your favorite pictures from your 2010-2011 school year, link to the HOTM post, and join the FUN! ** I’m using this as an opportunity to [...]
This week’s edition of Freebie Friday is featuring: Homeschool Creations!!! Did you know there’s a mom out there that will homeschool your kids for FREE? No, I’m not joking. Jolanthe shares TONS of free educational printables on her website Homeschool Creations. She has done a bunch of footwork and creating for you. ENJOY! Here’s [...]
~.~.~.~ ~ In our little corner of the world this week: ~ Naomi has been a writing and color machine. This girl is spending hours drawing. She’s also writing “A,” “O,” and “I” on all of her papers. ~.~.~.~ We had our end-of-year picnic at water fight with our homeschool group. You can see [...]
