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Simple Science Experiment Exploring Friction

February 18, 2019 by Jenn Gerlach 20 Comments

Simple Science Experiment Exploring Friction

Science is one of those things best-taught hands-on so children can really get a grasp for what they are learning. Two great concepts to teach your child hands-on are Exploring force and friction. Putting these together to create a day of fun and learning is a great way to keep the kids busy. This simple Science…

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Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: Mother Goose Time, Science

Invitation to Create: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

February 15, 2019 by Jenn Gerlach 5 Comments

Invitation to Create: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

This year Mother Goose Time is doing this really cool new Invitation to Create thing. I may have been holding my breath waiting for the September box to see what they were about. The previews made everything seem so exciting. And I am here to tell you they live up to our expectations.  I may have…

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Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: books, fun active homeschooling, Invitation to Create, Mother Goose Time, unit studies

Simple Science Experiment Exploring Force

February 7, 2019 by Jenn Gerlach 20 Comments

Simple Science Experiment Exploring Force

We love getting hands-on for school. Kids just learn better that way. They remember more, grow more, and lessons just well stick. Science is one of the best topics to work on. We love using Science kits for kids to make putting together experiments a breeze on busy days. On this day we Explored both Force…

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Are You My Mother? by Dr Seuss Baby Bird Craft

February 4, 2019 by Jenn Gerlach 17 Comments

Are You My Mother? by Dr Seuss Baby Bird Craft

Are You My Mother by Dr. Seuss is a childhood classic we all remember. Now we have kids I love digging out stories from our childhood. I found a bunch of Dr. Suess board books for cheap on Amazon. The girls fell in love and have beat them up a bit. Nothing wrong with well-loved…

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Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: books, Mother Goose Time, spring

Giraffes Can’t Dance

January 8, 2019 by Jenn Gerlach 4 Comments

Giraffes Can’t Dance

With Mother Goose Time we get a new book every month.  Mother Goose Time provides a new book each month fitting the monthly theme. The book in introduced somewhere in the first week giving the children plenty of time to explore it before the new theme. Giraffes Can’t Dance a cute story about how everyone is…

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Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: books, freebies, Mother Goose Time

3 Simple Survival Tips: How to Homeschool When You’re Sick

December 5, 2018 by LouAnn M. Leave a Comment

3 Simple Survival Tips: How to Homeschool When You’re Sick

While many parents like to think they’re invincible, they get sick just like everybody else. And while one out of three people choose to continue to go to work when they’re sick, homeschooling parents often don’t have a choice. Despite not feeling well, you still need to make sure your kids’ education comes first. So…

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Simple Gingerbread Cookie Playdough

December 1, 2018 by Jenn Gerlach Leave a Comment

Simple Gingerbread Cookie Playdough

We are in holiday mode here. Not as bad as a friends neighbor that has already put up their Christmas tree but enough to be thinking about things like cookies, candy, and hot cocoa. we are not fans of winter but, this part is fun. I made the kids some Gingerbread Cookie Playdough to satisfy…

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Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: Homemade Holidays, playdough

Teaching Kids About Racism and Rosa Parks

November 5, 2018 by Jenn Gerlach Leave a Comment

Teaching Kids About Racism and Rosa Parks

As a lighter skinned Multi-ethnic family in a predominantly African American community (Seriously Check out the awesome local school Timbuktu), my children have gotten to see some issues with racism up close and personal. Something they never faced when we lived in predominantly white communities or over in Mexican Town. In fact, teaching our children about racism…

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Cookbooks for Homeschooling in the Kitchen

October 24, 2018 by Jenn Gerlach Leave a Comment

Cookbooks for Homeschooling in the Kitchen

I love bringing my family into the kitchen to do homeschool lessons. the kitchen is warm and cozy while I am cooking the next meal. I have an old table in my kitchen that we place a folding stool at so one child can work one on one with me. When the kids I love…

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Fun Games to Teach Kids Math

October 16, 2018 by Jenn Gerlach Leave a Comment

Fun Games to Teach Kids Math

We hate worksheets. Like really hate them. I remember sitting as a kid doing math worksheet after worksheet on the same math problems over and over and wondering why they were making us participate in such insanity. Then I got older and decided to homeschool. I found myself researching how to teach my kids and…

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