by Kandis | Jun 2, 2021 | Blog Posts, Do, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
This summer we are spending time doing a couple of review activities and some reading each weekday. Nothing major, nothing hard, nothing new, nothing time consuming. I just wanted to kick back have some review time so we don’t experience summer slide and provide...
by Kandis | May 14, 2021 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
While I’m not a huge paper and pencil worksheet kind of mom / teacher, we do have a fair share of activities that would most traditionally be done in that fashion. So how do we keep from spending our days with a pencil in hand? I’m so glad you asked. Below...
by Kandis | May 6, 2021 | Blog Posts, Do, Not Yet School Age
Almost all of our days are now nice and we spend a ton of time doing school outside so I thought I’d focus this set of younger sibling activities on activities we take outside to help the little ones stay busy and safe while the older ones focus for just a few...
by Kandis | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Field trips and fun days are among the highlight of every traditional school child’s year. Field day, crazy sock day, assembly times and the one field trip of the year. These days bring energy and a change of pace. When I was teaching, even I looked forward to...
by Kandis | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog Posts, Do, Know, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
What’s in Huck Finn’s pocket on page 57? You don’t know? Neither did I in 10th grade literature class. And you know what? It still bothers me today. I had read the book and those that know me know I read it closely, it’s my nature. Yet, I got...
by Kandis | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog Posts, Do, Not Yet School Age
The weather in our little section of the world has changed to the colder and we are now doing nearly all our schoolwork inside. While this has it’s advantages – namely all our school materials are in the space we are working in – there are a ton of...
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