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15 Things Homemakers Need to do to Prepare Home for Winter
With the fall months in full swing and winter not too far behind, many homemakers are getting their homes ready for the colder winter weather. The fall months are the perfect time to get a head start when it comes to getting your home ready for winter. The temperatures aren’t too cold just yet, there are plenty of sunshiny days to keep you motivated. Plus, you won’t be super cold when you run any needed errands. I’m sharing 15 tasks that homemakers can do to prepare their homes for the coming winter months. 15 Ways for Homemakers to Prep their Homes for Winter
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Warm Ginger Pumpkin Soup Recipe
The flavors are earthy and savory and you'll be so surprised at how easy it is to make this Warm Ginger Pumpkin Soup.
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Fall Family Dinner Ideas Using Savory Pumpkin Recipes
While it might seem trendy the reality is pumpkin is a wonderful vegetable that is super healthy. It’s readily available and not very expensive. So it makes a great vegetable to be the central theme of your fall family dinner ideas. I’m sharing ideas from appetizers to savory breads. Maybe you haven’t thought about appetizers as a dinner idea. They are great when gathering with friends and family. But, they also make for a wonderful way to feed the family a very casual dinner on a Friday night while having a game or movie night
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Meal Planning without a Plan Saves Time and Money
As a homeschool mom, I’m always looking for ways to stretch a dollar. One of the ways that I do this is by meal planning without a plan. What? You may be wondering how that is even possible. How can someone save money without having a plan for meals before grocery shopping? Meal Planning by Grocery Shopping For me, meal planning should begin where your supplies are located. My supplies are stored in my pantry, fridge and freezer. To keep those stocks full I go to my supplier, the grocer. You see I don’t want to think of the grocery store as the place that keeps what I need, I…
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5 Household Chores You Should Do Every Day
Discover which five household chores you should do every day to maintain a clean home and help you to manage a homemaking routine with ease.
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Teaching Music in Homeschool with 10 Free Piano Lessons Apps
As I’ve stated before, music appreciation curriculum doesn’t have to look like reading from books. Rather it’s about teaching music in the homeschool. These 10 free piano lesson apps allow kids to explore learning to play piano without you having to break the bank. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes you just have to let them explore making music. One of the best ways to explore a complex subject in homeschool without breaking the bank is through the use of learning apps. This is especially true for extra-curricular explorations such as piano lessons. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Learning piano is one of the best and most common music learning undertakings…
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Learning to Play Music in Homeschool
Music is amazing. It has the ability to change moods. But, think of how amazing it is when your child learns to play beautiful music. Whether it’s guitar or piano, violin or trumpet learning to play music not only teaches the art of music, it teaches math skills, performance, and discipline. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Knowing that we were going to move to Missouri, I knew that my son was going to struggle with saying goodbye to his piano teacher. She’s an awesome teacher who is very gifted with both musical talent and the ability to teach. I too, was a bit sad to have to let her go knowing…
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31 Music Unit Studies and More Resources to Teach in Homeschool
Sometimes when teaching music in homeschool you don’t really have time to dive in to a complete 32 week lesson series. Instead, perhaps what will work best for your classroom is to study music in bite size chunks. Allowing your children to learn about great artists, classical composers or music theory a little at a time can help them to retain more of what they are learning. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Utilizing unit studies, lapbooks or notebooking pages can do exactly that. Allow you an opportunity to teach music in homeschool without fully committing to a 32 week lesson.
