Pinning It Down Volume 4 :: Valentine Countdown Garland
Click here: See how I have updated this Valentine activity with 14 Ways 14 Days including a free printable for you to download. Welcome to our fourth Pinning it Down Tuesday! Do you find yourself pinning projects to Pinterest, but rarely getting around to doing them? Do you need a bit of encouragement to make…
Weekly Learning Notes {Vol 2 Issue 1}
I used to do these WLN posts to keep up with what we were learning. Then this year it seemed be redundant because at the beginning of the year we were using a “do the next thing” curriculum. Since we have dropped that, I thought I would pick them up again so I would have…
Late January Daybook
Surrounded by…Baby, it’s cold outside. And by cold I mean the 30s. We will be back to the 70s later this week. I am loving this mild winter with small stretches of cold. I hear Team Umi Zoomi from the living room. It is Thomas’s current obsession. He loves to talk back to the Umi…
Virtual Curriculum Fair: 5 Ways to Use an iPad in Your Homeschool
I am joining up with Susan from Homeschooling Hearts and Minds and about 30 of her friends for the 2012 Virtual Curriculum Fair. I loved this idea when I first read about it on Susan’s blog — an honest look at curriculum and what works and doesn’t in your homeschool. There will be a new…
Indoor S’mores :: An Easy-Peasy Tutorial
The kids just love s’mores, and I have to agree. What could be better than chocolate and marshmallows on a cookie? S’mores are fantastic at a cookout or on a cold day in front of the fireplace. Unfortunately they are not without their issues. First, what if it’s 90 degrees outside (possible most of the…
Shameless Self-Promotion
We have a busy day on tap, but I do hope to be back later with a proper post. In the meantime, I wanted to chat about some of the changes around here. I am so excited — I started a Facebook page for Everyday Snapshots. Why? Because I can, and I like geeky things…
Kicking Curriculum to the Curb with Living Learning Lists
Note: You can now download a printable version of these lists by clicking here: Living Learning List Printables. Enjoy! I have long been a fan of the Bravewriter Lifestyle List. I love the ideas in it and how an entire language arts experience can be built on a few rich, real-life routines. And then one…
Pinning It Down Vol. 3: Capturing Christmas Cards
Sarah is hosting this week. I knew getting my pin done this week was going to be a challenge. In fact as I rode out of town with my Mom and kids for our three day trip to Orlando this weekend, I told her that I needed to think of an easy pin to do…
Math Monday: BUILDing Living Math
I thought it might be a fun idea to post each Monday on what I am putting in the BUILD boxes each week. I am going to try to be consistent with this. You can read about the BUILD boxes here. OliviaMonday – Place Value WarTuesday – Mental math problems and math journal prompt. Journal:…
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