Pirates are popular around here. My children loved the Alphabet Island theme because of the fun pirate integrations. My son was having a ball because it lined up with the new Pirates of the Caribbean. Port Side Pirates arrived from Barefoot Books, Honestly despite not haveing much time and energy for school the children are having a…
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How to Teach Children About Diversity
Children tend to much like adults tend to judge people by their appearance. I was blessed with growing up in a very culturally diverse area where my friends came from all walks of life, all races, and religions. The truth is I never understood people that treated others poorly over differences. As a mom, I…
What Homeschoolers Need from Back-to-School Sales
I am a homeschool mom. I get so excited over the back-to-school sales I often get carried away. My husband laughs because I can not walk out of a store during the sales without school supplies. I wish we did not have a budget to worry about but we do so I have to be careful…
Backyard Bug Hunt
Life got a little crazy for us in the past few weeks. I can’t say it was bad. In fact, I could not be happier though I am a bit worn out. We fell a bit behind in school wich is fine because we have hit our 180 days and can sit back and relax…
Free Summer Reading Club With Barefoot Books
I have had my eye on becoming a Barefoot Books ambassador for a long time. This month they have a great deal to join and I had to take the dive to get the discounts on books for the kids. Oh, how we love books. With summer rolling in (The local schools get out in…
Make and Play Pirate Pretend Play Set
The Alphabet Island box arrived today and the weather was pretty good so I decided we would dive in and take day 1 outside for some pretend play. It did not take long before I had the children pretending the front porch was their pirate ship as they searched for the Alphabet Island where they will…
Algebra for breakfast
When The Homeschool Review Crew offered up the Algebra for Breakfast for this review Monkey jumped on it. She was so excited over another math program. I was excited to see her excited to get into Algebra beyond a fun learning app we have for her now. Algebra for breakfast is very much hands on which…
Daily Bible Jigsaw {review}
When The Schoolhouse Review Crew asked us to test out the Daily Bible Jigsaw app from Planet 316 I thought it would be a good fit for my kids. They love their kid puzzle apps. Puzzles are really big with my three-year-old. First, we tried it on the phone wich did not work out so great for little hands….
Make and Play Spider Web
One of our favorite parts of Mother Goose Time is the Make and Plays. We really love how they combine art and play into a well-rounded learning experience. The new theme for June is Bugs and Crawly Things and I may have skipped ahead and grabbed out this spider when I needed something easy for the…
Sunflower Kids Craft
I pulled this sunflower craft out of the Art themed box from last summer. I may have a list of these simple activities for days I don’t have energy for much. Quite handy these days. This sunflower one could be done even by the youngest of the children alone wich meant I could lay down…