Here it comes. It's August and for those of us who look forward to newness and a fresh start, we're almost upon it. As I write this, my family is wrapping up our summer learning and tying up loose ends in preparation for a month of travel. The kids and I will take off to visit family while my hubby stays here at work (poor guy). We'll visit friends and family out … [Read more...] about Embracing the Clean Slate
Praying for the New School Year
It's that time of year when we start to gather our homeschooling materials for the upcoming year. We all get excited when the homeschool catalogs start arriving in the mail. Some of us even start our list out right away! As the years go by though, I am learning to do one thing first before I even open up a new catalog. Pray. There are several areas that I take time to … [Read more...] about Praying for the New School Year
Tactile Activities for Learning Letters
When my older son was learning letters, he had a hard time really getting them. To help him get the shape of each letter in his mind, I came up with a few tactile activities! Pipe cleaner letters- I made each letter out of pipe cleaners and glued them onto a note card. He traced them with his finger when we learned each letter. Sand letters- Similar to pipe cleaner … [Read more...] about Tactile Activities for Learning Letters
Address Your Homeschooling Fears
This past year our daughter was in Pre-K at a local private school. We had recently made the decision to homeschool and I was excited but I had my doubts. I jotted down my thoughts one day while waiting in the carpool line: "I doubt I'll miss this carpool line next year. I'm sure we will have plenty of challenges, but waiting for 20 minutes in this long line won't be one of … [Read more...] about Address Your Homeschooling Fears
I’ll Read When I’m Good and Ready!
(photo credit) Our oldest son is 11 years old. And, telling the end before the beginning, he is now a reading champ; but it wasn't always this way. The hardest part for me was seeing other children around him reading, even our younger son (who read at three), and yet he wasn't. To say that I was concerned is an understatement. By the time he was six I felt the weight of … [Read more...] about I’ll Read When I’m Good and Ready!