Why do we make New Year’s resolutions? I wonder where the tradition comes from? The perfectionist in me really loves the New Year. It’s like a completely clean slate. A fresh start. A brand new year that I haven’t messed up yet. Wow. Maybe this year I’ll be able to do everything perfectly. Nope. I…
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Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. I have been blessed with the opportunity to review a lot of homeschooling products this school year as a member of the Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew. Many of the products are from new companies just trying to break into the homeschooling market. The Critical Thinking Company is not…
Do you ever feel like homeschooling is just too hard? Do you ever catch yourself watching the school bus drive by and wishing you could put your children on it? How about doubting whether your children are really learning what they should? Are you smart enough to teach them high school? Do you have a…
Motherboard books has a new e-book entitled Let’s Make a Webpage by Phyllis Wheeler. It is recommended for students from 8-12 years old. I was very interested to review this product because I have just completed 2 on-line web design classes. My older son (10 years old) is also very interested in learning to build…
As part the The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew, I was given the opportunity to review a unique website: Puppetools. What is Puppetools? If you guessed that it has something to do with puppets you were right! But Puppetools is not just about puppets. It’s about revolutionizing the education system in America. On the one hand…
As part the The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew, I was given the opportunity to review a unique website: Puppetools. What is Puppetools? If you guessed that it has something to do with puppets you were right! But Puppetools is not just about puppets. It’s about revolutionizing the education system in America. On the one hand…
I have something to brag about. My 10 year old son has done his math everyday for the last month without complaining! Is this due to my fabulous parenting skills? What about my exciting teaching? Unfortunately the answer is no on both counts. As part of the Homeschool Crew, I’ve been given a free trial…
I was so excited when I learned that the entire Homeschool Crew was going to receive the Clean and Flip Chore System and Times Tales by Trigger Memory Systems. I have been hearing about Times Tales for years and had never had the opportunity to see it. And as a neat freak, I’m always looking…
Here is a cute project that my older son (10 yo) made for our bookclub. The assignment was to read a Christmas book and report on it. In addition, they were to make a Christmas craft that related to the book, if possible. He read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and chose to make a…