Elementary Homeschool
Preschool Online -Free Resource
The preschool years are an exciting but intense time for us as parents, and for our children. Schooling choices, potty training, and socialization. In the beginning, we fought our way through…
Pre-K Science: Beginning to Explore
So, there you are with your little four-year-old you’ve decided to homeschool. There are multiple schools of thought out there on how much “school” should actually be happening in preschool. …
Build Something – Woodworking Inspiration
Do your kids know how to build things? I mean, really, BUILD things?! That's a great way to cultivate their creativity and grow their minds. Using woodworking for kids is one of the best…
Nature Study for Everybody
“There is no kind of knowledge to be had in these early years so valuable to children as that which they get for themselves, of the world they live in. Let them at once get into…
Sewing in the Curriculum
Want to teach your child some new skills while also making wonderful connections to their regular curriculum? Sewing just might be the answer! Sewing not only allows…
The Gifts of Homeschooling – What’s in it for Mom?
Sometime between a frustrating lesson on improper fractions and an oft-interrupted chapter of Where the Red Fern Grows with my three older students, I noticed that it was quiet. Too quiet. …
Simple Home Science Experiments
Why is the sky blue? What makes a wheel turn? How do airplanes fly? These questions show a kid’s natural curiosity of the world around them. Science is an excellent tool to help…
Whittling – an Easy How-To
Adventurous kids tend to also be talented, artistic kids, who enjoy creating things and working with their hands. That’s why wood whittling is not only a pleasant past time for many,…
The Value of Homeschool Enrichment Activities
The Purpose of Homeschool Enrichment What is the purpose of recreation? Should enrichment activities be optional or do we require them? A common goal for both education and recreation is to…
How to Teach Sight Words
English contains over a million words – more than any other language. Out of that vast number, there is a very small, unique group made up of only 100 commonly used words. They are…