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Cooking 101 Life Skills for Gifted Teens
Day 1 – Cooking Life Skills If you are joining me from the iHomeschool Network 5 Day Hopscotch, welcome. I’m talking about life skills you need to teach gifted teens and for this first day of the hopscotch I’ll be discussing cooking life skills. While anyone can benefit from the information shared because these are basic skills that any teenager needs, whether boy, or girl, the reality is I’m a homeschooling mom to a gifted teen son, and as such, will share stories and ideas relevant to his needs. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. I…
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Getting Back to Homeschool Bundle Giveaway
The 2017/2018 homeschool academic year is upon us. And, what better time for a giveaway than as your kiddos are getting back to school? This year I’ve pulled together a variety of items in my homeschool bundle giveaway. A little science, a little history, math, and even some art. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. I’ve got a great bundle valued at over $400! This bundle pulls together something for both mom and the kids, plus some great curriculum to help you round out your homeschool year.
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Get your New Simply Pretty Homeschool Planner Free Download
Have you started planning for the next academic year yet? From time to time I like to create gifts for subscribers. It’s one of the benefits of being a loyal Great Peace follower. This month, I’ve created a Homeschool Planner, printable. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites, where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. Even though I use a digital planner for most of my record keeping, I like having a printed homeschool planner that I can keep notes in, make quick changes and even record reading logs and other necessary things. Plus, having a pretty page helps me to stay motivated to keep…
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This Month at Great Peace Academy: February Edition
I feel like I blinked and February is over. Not only is it a short month, but I feel like we haven’t been home for much of the month. With adding in more activities by family choice, it’s made us busier than ever. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not at this point, but, it definitely is bringing us closer as a family. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. So… this month at Great Peace Academy I’ve watched this month fascinated with my young man, as we’ve purposed to spend more quality time…
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Homeschooling Places to Visit in Southeast Ohio
We're looking to Southeast Ohio for homeschool field trips with farmland, industry, history and the arts, the area makes for a gorgeous place to visit.
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Educational Government Game that’s Full of Fun for the Whole Family
Did you know it’s possible to introduce an educational game to the family at game night and still have a rousing good time? I have to admit when I first learned of this government game I thought it would be great way to allow my son to explore a variety of government forms in a more hands-on way. But, I also thought that a game about democracy, republics, monarchies, and theocracies might be, well for lack of a better word, a bit dull. Boy was I wrong! I received this game for free in exchange for my honest review of this game. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not required to…
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How to Offer Homeschool Field Trips the Virtual Way
I love a good field trip! Field trips have been a staple of homeschools for many years. Field trips can be one of the best ways to broaden learning and open up minds to more knowledge, and possibilities. That’s the fun thing, because it’s during a field trip that a child can see beyond what they know to think about what might be possible. For example, we recently toured Mt. Rushmore. When we were walking through the museum we discovered that President Thomas Jefferson had expansive knowledge. In addition to being the author of the Declaration of Independence, he was also was an horticulturist, philosopher, mathematician, and architect. My son, has long…
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How to Spark Creativity with Homeschool Art Lessons
I’ve known for a very long time that my son had a unique gift when it comes to artwork. He can just sort of see something in his mind, and before you know it he puts it to paper in amazing detail. He kind of sees things in 3 dimensions. I’ve wanted to provide him with homeschool art lessons for a long time. But, I didn’t think I could afford them. I love to watch him draw because it’s really unlike anything I’ve ever seen or imagined when it comes to art. If I were to sketch, or color, or paint an image, I’m quite methodical in my approach. He…
