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American West Pioneer Activities: Part 2
August 22, 2012
If you missed Part 1 in our Pioneer Series, you can find it here. Field Trip After learning about wagon trains and American frontier life, I wanted to find a…
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Our Chore System
August 21, 2012
Recently, I visited with a friend about how to help boys grow into responsible men. Â I wrote down the wisdom I received in this post. Â Since then, we have changed…
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American West Pioneer Activities: Part 1
August 20, 2012
We've been having so much fun studying wagon trains and the American frontier in Aidan's history this year (Sonlight Core E)! Â In fact, we are just about to start studying…
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Managing toys with little parts when you have a baby in the house
August 16, 2012
I thought while I was writing up this week's Lego Fun Friday that I would also address how we are handling big boys with Legos (and other toys with teeny…
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Remembering God's Grace
August 15, 2012
The other day, I was rocking my 7 month old son in his new room in our new house, and I started thinking... God's grace to us has been pretty…
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Teaching Kids to Sweep the Floor
August 9, 2012
As I shared a few weeks ago, we are getting back to a regular chore routine at our house! Â I have a master plan of what I want to accomplish…
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Homeschooling: The First Two Weeks
August 6, 2012
So, we started our homeschool year last Monday. Â Yes, it's very early! Â We've been having high temperatures around 108 degrees, and it's just too hot to do anything else! Â I…
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Lego Activity: Earthquake Towers
July 30, 2012
In February, we were able to visit the Legoland Discovery Center that is new to our area. Â One of the activities there was a table of Duplo base plates that…
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Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices: First Grade
July 25, 2012
The other day, I shared what is on our shelves for Aidan's fourth grade year. Â Today I'll share what we're planning for Gresham this year. Gresham will be 6 in…
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Our Homeschool Curriculum Choices: Fourth Grade
July 24, 2012
I cannot believe I have a fourth grader this year! Â Wow, how time flies! Â I want to share with you what's on our shelves for this school year, but before…
