Homeschooling Encouragement to Get Through the Bad Days.

I have been complaining a lot lately about behavior and issues going on here. I have been frustrated and at my wits end. I have spent a significant amount of time crying and researching to try to fix things. But I somehow forgot in all of this madness, there are these days, these moments which … Continue reading →

4 Ways to Improve Communication with Children and Cut the Chaos

As a follow up to my blog yesterday about some tough discipline/emotional challenges in our home of late, I’d like to follow up with a quick guide of simple changes you can make in your home to improve the mood. Again, the resources for this page are numerous, but my Top 3 Inspirations are 5 … Continue reading →

Emotions, Exhaustion and Almost Giving Up

Ever looked at your child and thought: Who are you? Our week has been exceptionally challenging, and to be honest, I still don’t really know why. J, our 7 year old, is entering a phase I can only describe as emotional. He obsesses over schedules, has to have simple directions repeated more than what is really reasonable, and any … Continue reading →

Best Wife Ever? Why yes, yes I am.

I wanted to share with you all what I cooked up for Valentine’s Day because I know that there are other men out there like my husband who would love nothing more than to die fat and happy from a bacon overdose. Naturally, this post caught my attention. But this doesn’t have to be a … Continue reading →

Build Fine Motor Skills with Bumble Bugs.

Thank you Pre-school Play for this idea! This activity is effortless with minimal setup and materials. Materials: Fuzzy Pipe Cleaners Jars (Ours are left over spice jars) Magnet Cut pip cleaners into small pieces (approximately 1/2 to 1 inch). Place in containers. Demonstrate for child that the magnet will drag the pipe cleaners around in … Continue reading →

1 Week of Preschool Sensory Play and First Grade Art Lessons for Homeschool Moms Who Aren’t Artistic

I realize I’ve posted a lot about art lessons lately, so I thought I’d compile things into a simple-to-use lesson plan that you guys could easily adapt and use. This is a HUGE post, but I wanted to show how activities between two age groups can work together to create a cohesive lesson plan. Bonus: All of … Continue reading →

Easiest Pulled Pork Ever

Pulled pork is a huge hit around here. It’s really the only kind of pork my husband enjoys, but I never used to make it because, frankly, shredding any kind of meat by hand sucks. But S. Winston Lane‘s blog offers the perfect solution! This entire recipe is from S. Winston Lane, with only minor … Continue reading →

Failed Recipes

Not going to lie, it’s more fun writing about recipes gone wrong than bragging on the ones which have gone right. I’ve been looking forward to this post! I usually try to give proper credit to the people who’ve inspired my posts, and even though it seems odd, I’m going to do the same here. … Continue reading →

Indoor Games with a Side of Learning: Activity Cards

Let me first direct you to the blog that sparked this adventure: Training Happy Hearts. I haven’t had an opportunity to fully explore this site, but her post Alerting Activity ABC Cards has me inspired! For free you can download a full set of Activity Cards like these: Each card has a different activity designed to engage one of … Continue reading →

Sentence Boards: Practicing sentence structure, verb agreement, pronoun use and adjectives.

J, my first grader, is my first homeschooler and my education opposite. He’s visual; I’m auditory. He likes to move around, I have to sit still to work. Math and art are his interests, music and language are mine. It presents some challenges. Since language is so easy for me, it is often difficult for … Continue reading →