Homeschooling during the winter can be hard. Not that it can’t be hard other times of the year, but winter is so gray and so cold and so long. And, at least in our home, the motivation is so very low. Sometimes you might even fantasize about sending them back on that big yellow bus. Some…
Homeschool Science in the Early Years: 5 Ways to Keep it Fun!
When I was in high school, my chemistry teacher asked me to register for AP Chem the following year. And I burst out laughing. I couldn’t help it. The idea of taking AP Chemistry seemed funny to me. After all, I was an English girl, a History girl, and a Psychology girl. But… Chemistry? I mean, I did well in it but I didn’t…
Memorize Periodic Table: So Much More than a Party Trick
Do you remember having to memorize stuff for school? Presidents State capitals Planets Vocab words Dates I hated memorizing lists of things. Did you? How did you do it? Did you… Recite the list over and over? Make flash cards? Try to find a helpful acronym? Or, did you get creative and make up a song?…
This Homeschool Math Course Will Ease YOUR Math Phobia!
So… I have a confession to make. Are you ready? Math scares the hell out of me. It’s almost as if I need my own homeschool math course to ease this math phobia. The funny thing is, I always did well in math. I just never enjoyed it. And, if we’re being completely honest here, despite…
Cozy Winter Read Aloud: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
My daughter received this book for her birthday. It was a gift from her beloved godmother (a dear friend and amazing book gift-er!). We have fallen in love, folks! Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost is a children’s book featuring the well-known wintry poem. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers, this book will…
Cozy Winter Read Aloud: Snow
I love a good winter read aloud! There’s this feeling you get just before it snows. We New Englanders will often remark, “It feels like snow out there!” and everyone will nod their heads in agreement. There is a grayness to the world, a bite to the air, a familiar chill, a snowy scent in the air,…
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