I was never going to be one of those people. You know the ones, those Happy Planner people. What was that thing anyway? Three big boxes for each day? What would I ever use that for? No lines, no nicely divided subject areas for my homeschool planner. The thing was...
Last winter my third grader, Sarah Joan, and I were so frustrated with homeschool and each other. I had tried several systems, including the spiral notebook system, to no avail. She still wasn’t independently task driven, and I was still falling behind giving...
I have a confession. Way before we had children, I had a collection of yard sale and thrift store picture books. In fact, I used the excuse that we would have kids someday and would use them then. But let’s be honest, they were for me. I am one of those people...
I love our living room. It is in the middle of the house with four interior walls. What this means in practical terms is plenty of room for bookshelves. Ikea anyone? It has taken me several years of trial and error to find books worthy of our family library shelf...
Welcome to the Eight For Each State US Geography tour. I am so glad you are joining us. We made it! Hawaii is the last state in our US Geography study! It has been a fun and amazing two-and-a-half years! Be sure to check out all of our US Geography resources to help...