Homeschool

Grace Has Written Her First Book

I love what I do. I love blogging. I love coaching bloggers. I love social media and connecting with people on a meaningful level. I know I am doing the work that God created me to do. However. When the work that I love takes my focus, attention, and energy away from my kids, I [...]

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What We’re Reading This Week

With all of the craziness in the last couple of weeks, I’ve missed this post. Here’s what we’ve been reading: The Little House Box Set – We are in the middle of By the Shores of Silver Lake. If you decide to read this series and don’t remember from your childhood, Jack (the dog) dies [...]

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Grace’s Kindergarten Journal

Go to this post if you’re looking for advice on how to use a journal in kindergarten. Last week, I feared I’d have to quit homeschooling Grace. I tried to wrap my mind around the logistics of sending a 4-year-old to kindergarten in the public school, and whether they’d even accept her as a transfer [...]

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How To Use a Kindergarten Journal

Do you know that I have a master’s degree in teaching and curriculum? I do. The focus of my studies was on teaching writing. Despite our initial troubles with the kindergarten journal, I know a thing or two about teaching someone to write. How We Use Grace’s Kindergarten Journal Each school day, we write the [...]

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What We’re Reading This Week

Here’s what my girls are listening to this week: On the Banks of Plum Creek (from the Little House Box Set I got for Christmas when I was 8 or 9) – During the past week, Grace was sick and throwing up in the middle of the night (on more than one occasion). We read [...]

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What We’re Reading This Week

Do you know any books about ________? I get asked that question (and “How are you teaching Grace at home?”) at least once a week. I do know lots of good books, so I’ve decided to start sharing what we’re reading with you. Here’s what my girls are listening to this week: Little House in [...]

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Candy Heart Learning Activities

I hesitate to buy any candy at all these days, but this homeschooling momma’s brain ran away with the educational possibilities that a bag or two of candy hearts would provide. Grace and I went looking for some on our last trip to the grocery store. I was excited to find larger than normal candy [...]

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Valentine Printables for Preschoolers

I think printable learning packs are fun. Grace likes them, too, because all of the activities involve a central theme.

The preschool packs below vary in their activities, but all include Valentine’s Day worksheets that you can print and help your preschooler to complete.

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Your Backyard: The Life & Journey of the Amazing Monarch Butterfly DVD Review

This past summer, I bought one of those Grow Your Own Butterflies kits. I knew that Grace would love to watch the caterpillars grow, form their chrysalises, and erupt as butterflies. I was right. She was completely enchanted by our painted lady butterflies. There was nothing that she didn’t enjoy. She watched the tiny caterpillars [...]

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Teaching Reading Using Sight Words Go Fish

Today, Grace had to take a fluency assessment. It was the first of two required to finish up her cyber school pre-k curriculum. Each fluency assessment is made up of five sections in which Grace reads off a series of numbers, letters, colors, or sight words in a 60-second time period. Even though she normally [...]