Homeschooling & Earning An Income
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Homeschool Highlights: Week of September 12, 2015 This week we… went to a homeschooling event at the bowling alley touched the skull of a mountain lion turned frogs into princes (kinetic sand) 🙂 made some new homeschooling friends created a skipjack practiced math drills with math puzzles swam in the big…
Piratize Your Lessons: Talk Like a Pirate Day
Ahoy, Homeschoolers! September 19th is ‘Talk Like a Pirate’ Day. Make the day extra fun by piratizing your lessons! Here are some ideas: Get Into Character Dress Like a Pirate: Make a pirate hat and eye patch. Here. Or here. Make a pirate sword. Here. Make a hook.…
Spelling In Pictures
Dear Homeschooler, Here’s another fun way to spruce up spelling drills! I take a black sharpie and draw a simple picture on a white piece of paper. So simple, yet so effective! ZooKid LOVES choosing what picture he wants to spell in. Here’s some tips for creating pictures to spell in: Incorporate high-interest…
Scoops #8: Flags, Legos, and Magnetic Slime!
Dear Homeschooler: Here’s the scoop! Events September’s First 7 Giveaway: Congratulations to Krystal from Kansas for winning the Olivia Literacy Bundle. Here’s a sneak peek at October’s First 7 Giveaway: Facebook Party with Usborne Books: Thank you to all those who participated in our first Usborne Book Facebook Party. It was…
Elephants, Camel Feet, and a Stormtrooper
Homeschool Highlights: Week of September 5, 2015 This week, we… Learned why camels don’t sink in the sand Chillaxed on Labor Day Found out elephants walk on their tip toes Tweeted like a chick-a-dee Pulled out our easels Hung out with a  Stormtrooper Watched an elephant take bath Rode a…
Scoops #7
Dear Homeschooler: Here’s the scoop! Events First 7 Giveaway: Enter here to win an Olivia Literacy Bundle. Giveaway ends Monday, September 7th at 11:59 PM MT, so hurry on over and get your entries in! Check out Olivia free downloads to expand your student’s learning! If you need a Facebook invite…
Poison, Rainbows, and Crab Cakes!
Homeschool Highlights: Week of August 31 This week, we… Had Christmas in September Made some new homeschooling friends (yay!) Went on an African safari Loved books! Discovered both good and diabolical uses for poison, including defensive, predatory, harmful, and medical. Became architects and constructed a bridge Dawned our aprons and made…
Reptiles and Fairies: A Review of Usborne Books
Dear Homeschooler, Are you familiar with Usborne books? I have their Children’s Internet-Linked Encyclopedia, and it is wonderful. I used it last year for ZooKid’s kindergarten science book, and he loved it. He ALWAYS asked to do more than what was required. It is colorful and the information is presented…