Preschool Lessons for the Letter P (This post contains affiliate links.) Playdough! After reading a book about penguins, Eli colored a picture of a polar region that I found online…somewhere? These pattern puzzles were made with foam animal stickers and cardstock. One long piece of cardstock holds four stickers of the pattern, another smaller piece…
The Great Chocolate Caper by Mary Ann Carr was generously provided to me by Prufrock Press for review. Overall, I’ve been very impressed with the logic products I’ve seen from Prufrock Press and this book is no exception. We Love Logic! The Great Chocolate Caper: A Mystery that Teaches Logic Skills is meant for the…
Preschool Letter O Lessons (This post contains affiliate links.) At first glance, O seemed difficult to plan, but we ended up having a fun-filled and busy week. Cheerios strung on pipe cleaners made edible jewelry. Dry oatmeal was glued onto the O template. Both pages in the picture came from Confessions of a Homeschooler. O’s…
Every once in a while, blogging has nice perks. As a blogger in the Greater Cincinnati area, my children and I were invited to tour the traveling exhibit, Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt, at the Cincinnati Museum Center. We just so happened to be finishing up Ancient Greek history and moving…
Preschool Letter N Lessons (This post contains affiliate links.) The letter N didn’t seem as boring as this post might lead you to believe! Eli placed number stickers on the N template from Confessions of a Homeschooler. We did lots with numbers this week. This is a matching game that came from my co-op’s Preschool…
The years just keep rolling on! My precious daughter is 14. Wow, how time flies. She loves animals and wanted her cake in the theme of her border collie, Lily. We couldn’t find a figurine of Lily, so this little dog on the cake had to do. We found a photo of a similar cake…
Welcome to the 10 Days of Homeschooling blog hop! Over the course of ten posts in ten days, I’m going to do my best to introduce you to the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling and how I somewhat eclectically incorporate it into my homeschool. I hope you’ll stop by every weekday over the next two weeks…
Welcome back to day 2 of the 10 Days of Homeschooling blog hop! You can find the entire series here. I promised a look at each main aspect of a Charlotte Mason education, so today we dive right in and take a look at one of my favorite parts – living books! What in the world…
Welcome to day 3 of the 10 Days of Homeschooling blog hop! You can find the previous articles in my Charlotte Mason series here. Short Lessons One of the most refreshing aspects of CM style homeschooling is the implementation of short lessons, especially for elementary-aged children. Most lessons should last no more than 10-20 minutes for…
Welcome back to the 10 Days of Homeschooling blog hop! You can find the previous posts from my Charlotte Mason series here. I might as well go ahead and tell you that this is my weakest area. I didn’t want to leave it out of my series, though, because it truly is a very important aspect…
Welcome to day 5 of the 10 Days of Homeschooling blog hop! We’re halfway through this awesome event, and I hope you’ve gleaned as much as I have from all the wonderful ladies taking part! You can find the previous posts in my Charlotte Mason homeschooling series here. This post contains affiliate links . What is…
Welcome back to day six of my Charlotte Mason series where we will discuss adding Charlotte Mason artist study, composer study, and poetry to your routine! This week is absolutely full of some of the most rich and wonderful learning that comes from a Charlotte Mason style education! You can find the rest of the posts in…