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Bills Affecting California Homeschools
Posted on June 5, 2019 Leave a Comment
The State of California currently has several bills before the Legislature which are aimed at the growing homeschooling community. Though homeschooling is largely regulated by states, there are also a couple of bills at the federal level you should know about.
Best Educational Box Subscriptions for Homeschool
Posted on July 26, 2018 Leave a Comment
For an easy way to make learning fun, you can choose from so many educational box subscriptions that are perfect for adding into your homeschool activities. Many of the boxes provide everything you need for the activities inside, and some require a minimal purchase. Here are some of our favorite educational box subscriptions.
Go Outside And Play
Posted on March 17, 2018 Leave a Comment
Life is messy. And busy. Stuffed full of to-do lists and commitments overflowing from your plate. Like many families, we’ve spent the first two months of the New Year passing the flu, and stomach bugs, and colds around the house like a hot potato. Zero fun. Now that we are all mostly on the mend, […]
Becoming a Writer
Posted on March 12, 2018 Leave a Comment
I’m an author. I love coming up with ideas to write about and I love bringing other ideas to life through written words. There was a time in my life that I didn’t think I could be a writer because I didn’t enjoy making things up. Writing fiction was not my thing. When I was […]
Benefits of Being a Book Hoarder
Posted on November 8, 2017 3 Comments
In honor of National Young Readers Week, I wanted to share some thoughts on books. Everyday I walk through the house collecting the books lying around in the kitchen, the bathroom, on the couch. You name it, we’ve probably got a book there. Sometimes as I try to find shelf space for the misplaced books […]
The Buzz About Bees
Posted on October 20, 2017 Leave a Comment
Did you know that when bees are about 12 days old, they develop glands in their abdomen that produce wax? The wax comes out of little openings on the side of their abdomen. The bees chew the wax and add it to the honey comb. Bees make honey from pollen and nectar. They feed honey […]
Adventures for Junior Paleontologists
Posted on March 16, 2017 Leave a Comment
I took my dino-loving kids to the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology. They have monthly Discovery Days and this month’s theme was Making Monsters: Science in Art. It was our first time to the museum and we instantly fell in love. For $3 per person we received admission to the museum and got to […]
Stretching Our Legs
Posted on December 23, 2016 1 Comment
I think about my time as a child and all the days I spent sitting bent-kneed at a desk with worksheets and blackboards for my view. I am lucky enough to provide a different experience for my own children. One of my favorite things about being a homeschool parent is our freedom to explore. I […]
We Love Evan-Moor Pockets
Posted on November 24, 2016 Leave a Comment
Last year we started using History Pockets by Evan-Moor as a way to add more interactive layers to our studies. We use Story of the World as a beginning history curriculum and we found History Pockets: Ancient Civilizations for grades 1-3 touched on all of the main areas of Story of the World. While Story […]
Junior Rangers and a Grand Adventure
Posted on November 19, 2016 Leave a Comment
We just got home from an amazing adventure. We took a road trip to the Grand Canyon, parked our pop-up at Mather Campground and spent five days exploring. It was one of the best vacations ever. When we got to the park, we spent the first evening setting up and running out to Mather Point […]
