I love shopping for back-to-school supplies. I homeschool on a budget each year for three kids, I’ve been doing this for seven years now. A budget that allows for me to buy what I want for my kids to give them the best education that I can. *This post may contain affiliate links. For more information …
I’d love to be able to shop around for the best price always, but have you actually taken the time to do the price checking? I’m sharing some great deals from Amazon with you, I find that other than buying used, Amazon has the best prices for the homeschool things I am looking for. It takes …
We recently got a microscope and have been enjoying looking at different things under it. Even when they aren’t related to school. Learning with a microscope in your homeschool adds a great element of learning to science lessons. Learning with A Microscope My husband Blake heard a friend took a tick, put it in rubbing …
The education that you can get from books is amazing. A library education works the best for our family, and can work for yours a well. A library card is free after all and perfect for all [homeschooling] budgets. As long as you don’t get late fees, or lose a book of course. It’s no …
Summer vacation is here for some of you, and for others it is just around the corner. Let’s prevent summer slide when young minds sit idle for a few months and make summer learning fun and easy… something they don’t notice is happening is even better! Summer Learning Made Easy! *This post contains affiliate links, see my …
There are a number of different types of homeschooling approaches. If you’re not a homeschooler or are new to it, it can be very confusing. When I started looking at homeschooling halfway through Austin’s Kindergarten year, I was still searching for answers months later with a cloud of confusion following me. Homeschooling Approaches *This post contains …
We will start working on multiplication next year in our homeschool. But some of these ideas… especially those towards the end, are so great. You can easily revamp some of these ideas to be done with addition and subtraction as well. Look out math, here comes the fun! Resources for Learning Multiplication *This post contains …
Earlier this week we planted some seeds in a mini greenhouse. Thought it was rather fitting to use recycled plastic eggs from Easter, talking about the three R’s and protecting the environment. Dual learning taking place here people. We have already started our seeds for our family garden, you can see how we introduced gardening …
I loved playing board games when I was a child. My children love playing educational board games, mainly because they don’t realize that they are learning while they are playing board games. I think board games fit in perfectly with homeschooling! *This post contains affiliate links. For more information see my disclosure policy.* When you …