If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I just finished the book Real Life Homeschooling by Rhonda Barfield.
It was a wonderful book to read for homeschool newbies and veterans too. It shares the homeschool stories and journeys of 21 different different homeschooling families. It shows that [...]
Barker Creek makes award winning educational products and I had the chance to review one of them yesterday called Wild About Watermelons. It is an activity ebook for grades K-2 with tons of activities related to watermelons. Kids learn about fractions as they watch you slice and dice a watermelon. Introduce simple machines as [...]
Earth Day is approaching. Here is a fun science and earth day awareness project for grades K-2. This project is designed to teach them about trees, the eco system, and the importance of valuing nature.
Children will draw a tree and/or the details they might find in a real tree.
What You Need
large piece of poster board [...]
Here is a special offer from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. I really like this magazine because it has so many personal stories from homeschooling families. It always has wonderful words of encouragement and motivation…just what you need to get energized about your decision to homeschool!
The HSB Front Porch is having a contest and you [...]
I recently purchased what I consider to be an excellent handwriting workbook. My seven year old son enjoys using it as well. The workbooks are from Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) and we got the 1st grade edition but I am sure we will get others in the future.
Here is the description of the one we [...]
Akron Fossil Museum and science center is devoted to teaching Creation Science and Intelligent Design models in contrast to Evolutionary models. The center features hands-on science activities as well as many fossils from Ohio and around the world.
Families, groups, and individuals of all ages will enjoy our informative exhibits as they [...]
Through April and May the Palace Theatre in Marion, Ohio will host art classes for children, teens, and adults.
Great homeschool classes include:
Still Life Drawing (teens)
Mini Cake Decorating (8-12 years)
Tap & Jazz Dance Classes (4-9 years)
Simple Science Projects (3-6 years)
Whimsical Birdhouse Building (6-12 years)
Wet & Wild Watercolors (6-12 years)
Jewelry Design (10 and up)
Music (3-5 years)
All of [...]
