suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
How to Balance Your Needs AND Your Kids’ Needs while Homeschooling Let me tell you, folks. Trying to balance your needs and the needs of your children is an age-old problem for mothers, and it only gets compounded when you add homeschooling to the mix. My family is my top priority, but I also wear several…
Super Simple Map Activity for Children We have been having oodles of fun learning map skills over here this summer. Today, I’m going to share a super simple map activity for children based on a book that we have recently fallen in love with. *Disclosure: I received a free copy of the book mentioned in…
Map Vocabulary Flash Cards For quite some time now, my children have been interested in maps. They love to collect them, create them, go on treasure hunts using them, and read about them. I saw this map-obsession as a perfect learning opportunity. As I sat down to think about how I could expand upon my kids’…
Learning about Landforms with Play Dough We’ve been having a blast exploring the world of map skills and geography. Recently, we made some map vocabulary flash cards. We were using them one afternoon when Leo suggested that we make our own landforms using some of our homemade play dough. I thought it was an excellent hands-on…
Writing is a Lifestyle with Brave Writer When our son, Leo, was just 3-years-old, he wrote and illustrated an entire series of books featuring an adorable character known as The Goofy Lion. The original Goofy Lion book was a preschool project. Leo drew the images and his teacher wrote down the story for him. We loved the first…
Encourage Writing with Brave Writer Mailboxes This summer, my children and I have been thoroughly enjoying all things Brave Writer (stay tuned for my review very soon!). One of the things I love about Brave Writer is the Brave Writer Lifestyle, which effortlessly weaves writing into daily life. Brave Writer contends that all children are writers,…
