(This post contains affiliate links and links to my business website, Shining Dawn Books.) Games for Homeschooling? During my workshops about creative homeschooling and living math, I often talk about incorporating games into the school schedule. If your family has an established game night, you probably already know how educational many board and card games…
Preschool Lessons for the Letter E (This post contains affiliate links.) Eli wrote his very first word! This chubby little construction paper elephant became part of our alphabet wall. Measuring edges is easy with nonstandard measurement tools like animal crackers. A bingo marker makes for a fun tactile experience with letter formation – not to…
Ancient Civilizations and the Bible continues to be a huge hit – with me AND my children. There is so much more than we could ever use contained in the pages of this book! Since I last wrote about history, we’ve been on a journey through Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Below are a just a…
Preschool Lessons for the Letter D (This post contains affiliate links.) The letter D was more fun than any other so far! There are just so many things having to do with D words… Edible playdough made from peanut butter was so much fun to play with. I cut out the pieces to this dinosaur…
Science and history have always been “together” studies. In the past, we’ve almost always used unit studies for these subjects since they can so easily be manipulated to fit the needs of each particular child. In other words, we can learn the exact same things together, but each child can complete projects, writings and/or tests…
I promised this ages ago and it took a kick in the tail from Sprittibee to get me moving. Here’s our general weekly schedule. It’s just a sketch of what we try to do daily and weekly, but so many other things come up (like field trips, 4-H or orthodontist appts) that the schedule is…
We’ve been enjoying so many family activities lately from birthdays to campaigning. This is a very random post with highlights from several of our times together. Family is important. Don’t forget to make time for everyday celebrations with them!
(This post contains affiliate links.) A Year of ABC’s Each week of the preschool year, we’re going to focus on one letter of the alphabet. It’s going to be so much fun centering our lessons around these letters! While the lessons will vary each week, there are some things that will remain consistent week in…
Preschool Lessons for the Letter C (This post contains affiliate links.) I apologize for the fuzzy pictures. Something went wonky with the camera this week. A visit to the “C”reation Museum was a must-do for the letter C! This cloud made from cotton balls was easy and fun – and became our alphabet wall poster….
The verdict is in…we are LOVING Apologia’s Physical Science!! I’m *not* normally a textbook sort of gal, but this series (as well as Ancient Civilizations and the Bible) is converting me! Why do I like it so much? The info is in depth, but the lessons really go rather quickly. All the lessons bring our wonderful…
From woodland walks and nature trails to apple orchards and goat shows, nature study opportunities are all around you this time of year! On a recent visit to McConnell Springs, we were able to see and study all sorts… turtles giant webs signs of birds springs great subjects for journalling even things for three-year-old boys…
Preschool Lessons for the Letter B (This post contains affiliate links.) After finding a printable butterfly from the internet, I let Eli place blobs of tempera paint on one side of the butterfly. Together, we folded the paper over. When Eli opened the paper, he had a beautiful symmetrical butterfly! I gave Eli tweezers and…