Life after loss with one teenager, two surviving triplets and a rainbow baby
I can’t believe we are more than half way through our first year of homeschooling. I think my favorite part has been letting go of the “rules” a little bit and thinking outside the box to help McKenna learn. Because of her medical history her small motor skills are delayed and she fatigues quickly when […]
When I first started homeschooling, I have to admit I wondered “what is social studies for young kids and how in the world do I teach it?” Once I stopped overanalyzing everything and learned to go with what my kids were curious about, I found some great ways to teach young kids social studies. One […]
Somewhere soon after his fifth birthday my sweet little Parker went from loving Dora and Diego to asking for Batman figures and wondering if we were going to let him see the Green Lantern (the answer was a big no followed by a long whyyyyyyy Mommmy?). His interest in all of these new toys and […]
My kids have loved using ABCmouse.com the last few years but now that we are counting down that kindergarden is over for the majority of the house (sob) we need some new online learning games for them to play when I’m busy working with one of the other kids or when I really need to do […]
As Easter approaches I’m wracking my brain for ways to fit an egg or two into our daily learning. One of my favorites from this week was using eggs to work on the concept of patterns. For the three year old, just coloring the egg in a two color pattern was enough. For the five […]
Rather than buy a Christmas countdown chart I had the kids make their own this year. It’s a great way to sneak in some number-writing practice and let them get creative. We came up with a fun idea to really personalize our Christmas countdown this year. 1. Help the kids find their favorite photo. 2. […]
