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4 Books for Homeschool Libraries
I’m a book junkie. Most homeschool moms that I know are too. So, when I was given an opportunity to join the DK Books Blog team I was super thrilled! It means I get to review, great DK Books and share my own thoughts and opinions with you, tell you about books which I think you might find to be…
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Learning Place Value with LEGO Re-Grouping Boards
Learning the value of numbers can be frustrating to some children. No sooner do they learn that 9 means there are 9 of an item when we move on to teach the value of the tens place. So the 9 in the tens value place means there are 90 of an item. Yep. I can see why it can be…
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App Inspires Periodic Table Research
An Educational Game App That Teaches Chemistry “Mom!, did you know that helium is a super-fluid?” Jonathan asked me as we were driving one day. Me, giggling, “Oh Yeah? What else?” “The strange fluid can slip through gaps in glass molecules and drip out of an airtight container.” he excitedly shares. He then spent 30 minutes regaling me with facts and…
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Things I Wrote in 2014
Earlier in the month I shared with you my top posts from 2014. They were the ones that were the most visited on the site for the year. The ones that resonated the greatest with you, my readers. But there were a few posts that were my favorite things that I wrote in 2014. These are the ones that had…
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Outsourcing Homeschool Math Curriculum
When I started homeschooling there was a giant looming cloud over my head. It was the what am I going to do about math cloud. For me, teaching a child with advanced learning abilities, specifically in math, I knew that day would come quickly and I would revisit it over and over again. In fact, since Jonathan was about 7, he’s now 11,…
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Pinterest Fashion for the Whole Family
There is no doubt that Pinterest is a fabulous tool that allows us to get ideas, tips and information. I use it for so many things. What I love most about it is that I don’t just pin things and forget them. I pin them and reference them often. I try ideas out too, and the ones that work, I…
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20 Meals for Family Dinner Ideas
Homemakers are most often the family meal maker as well. I’m no exception. I enjoy cooking for my family. But I don’t enjoy meal planning. Which is why I have a few meals that are my go to meals for each season. These are meals that I know how to make without having to pull out a recipe so meal…
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Nest Your Home for Winter
I’m always amazed when I watch the birds at our feeders through the winter. Beautiful and tiny creatures that dwell outside in the coldest of temperatures. I know that God provides for them, and has created them to endure the weather. They build their nest to shelter themselves in even the coldest of winters. As homemakers it falls to us,…
