Okay. Just to get it all out there. I grew up playing barbies. Not like some people grow up playing barbies (where they have a closetfull of barbies, and a trunk full of clothing, and every baby playhouse, convertible, and ken doll imaginable) Not like that. I grew up with maybe 2 or three different barbies, one ken doll, and …Read the Rest
Reading Eggs is an online reading program for children ages 3-13. When you join Reading Eggs you get access to two different levels of their program, Learning to Read, and Reading to Learn: Since I have fluent readers over here, we’re reviewing the Read to Learn portion called “Reading Eggspress” (Other crew members are reviewing the Learning to Read portion) …Read the Rest
When I started homeschooling one of my biggest concerns was: How will I know that my children are really learning? In fact, during the first couple of years I had nightmares that we’d fall victims to the “Fill-in-the-blank” cycle of teaching. You see I would spend a week teaching my children all about “Rounding to the nearest 100″ They would …Read the Rest
We recently had the opportunity to review Kinderbach! Kinderbach is an early education piano curriculum for home or classroom use. The target age for this program is 3-7 years old. There are 6 curriculum levels to Kinderbach, each with a very detailed syllabus of what skills are being addressed. Each level is scheduled to last 10 weeks (with 4 lessons/week) …Read the Rest
This year one of our homeschool goals has been to lay a good foundation for learning Spanish. It’s been one of my more challenging goals, because (let me fill you in on a little secret here…..) I don’t know Spanish. Interesting little situation isn’t it? And let me just say here, that when I started homeschooling this was one of …Read the Rest
We LOVE Art. Have you noticed. We do TONS of hands on learning around here, coordinating our projects with our daily lessons. But sometimes I forget to schedule actual ART. It’s one of those subjects that is on the last of the daily schedule, and because of that;sometimes often gets overlooked. And there are different reasons why Art gets the …Read the Rest
Hey. Look closely for a moment. See that little red book in the back of my newly sewn purse? Ha! Tricked Ya. That’s not really a book at all. Oh wait….actually it is a book! It’s thousands of books….and so much more! It’s the Kindle Fire, And let me tell ya, This thing is HOT! Not “Hot” as in stolen, …Read the Rest
Can I show you something? It’s kinda pitiful. The sort of thing that… IF we weren’t in Bloggyworld and IF we were…..say best friends YOU probably would have already sat me down and had a serious conversation with me. About THIS: YOU would tell me that a dried up grapevine wreath isn’t decoration. That I’ve forgotten the CHIC and all …Read the Rest
If you follow me on facebook you might have seen that I was looking around for a bible atlas This year we started using the Mystery of History curriculum from Bright Idea Press. And right before I purchased one I got an email from Timberdoodle asking if I wanted to review this new program called Wondermaps. Really? How much more …Read the Rest
There is just something unique about boys. They are in constant need of adventure: They enjoy creepy things: And Slimy Things: And REALLY Slimy things: They don’t mind a little bit of dirt: And they see the world from a completely different perspective: They are just Boys who will soon be MEN. I have 3 of these little adventure seekers, …Read the Rest
Always-IceCream.com is an educational and entertaining website exclusively for girls between the ages of 7 and 12. Ok. I have a confession to make. I hope you won’t judge me? (maybe, you can even relate.) When I was scheduled for this review I got a tad bit worried. Ok….more honestly then that….. I had an anxiety attack. There I said …Read the Rest
Have you heard of Big I.Q. Kids? Big I.Q. Kids is an online learning program for children covering Math, Spelling, Vocabulary, and U.S. Geography. Big I.Q Kids offers Free programs and Paid Premium programs. I’ve used the Free spelling programs with each of my children in the past, so I was semi-familiar with Big I.Q Kids before we were asked …Read the Rest
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE Today I’m SUPER, SUPER excited to share this post with you. (Not just because there is a giveaway at the end) But because I know you’re going to LOVE what I have to show you. But first. Let me tell you a story. It’s a story about a little boy. …Read the Rest
With a title like that, I’m sure you’re expecting a blog post about a ginormous amount of dirty laundry, or perhaps an article on a tower of dirty dishes. Maybe even a photograph of the hordes, yes HORDES of stuffed animal creatures that have somehow worked their way back into my house despite numerous trips to Goodwill. Well, while all …Read the Rest
XenonProject.com Warning: What you are about to see involves Awesomeness. And Camo: LOTS of Camo Awesomeness. So, if you’ve already had your dose of CA for the day, you might want to leave now, We wouldn’t want you to overload and blow a circuit or something. Cause today we’re headed outside: We’re locked and loaded: Fully Charged: Gassed up and …Read the Rest
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As part of Timberdoodles blogger review team I have an awesome product review to share with you today! Wedgits! When Timberdoodle asked our family to participate in a review of their Toddler Curriculum Package, I jumped at the opportunity! (If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know that I LOVE educational toys and games) It’s …Read the Rest
We had just under 250 comments to win the editable Weekly Homeschool Planner, so I know soooo many of you want one…. I used Random.org and the winner is: Comment #11, Naomi of The Potter’s Vessel Congratulations Naomi, and thanks to everyone for participating! And a special thanks to Jolanthe of Homeschool Creations for allowing us to host the giveaway! …Read the Rest
Giveaway is now Closed: We have a winner: Comment #11, Naomi! Today I have something very exciting to share with you! Jolanthe from Homeschool Creations has just released an upscale version of her Weekly Homeschool Planner, making it fully EDITABLE. You do know what that means don’t you? Able to be edited. By you. Aren’t you excited! A Homeschool Planner …Read the Rest
Today we have a special visitor!! It’s Speekee! Speekee is our newest sponsor, and he has quickly become my children’s favorite T.V character. (Elmo is so yesterday) For the past month we have welcomed Speekee into our home not only to entertain us, but to teach us Spanish as well. (I say US, because I am probably the only person …Read the Rest
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