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  I am attempting to homeschool a 3 year old. Not just any 3 year old my very strong-willed 3 year old, I think I know better than you, 3 year old. Over the last few weeks I have had a crash course in homeschooling preschoolers and figuring out what direction to go in with my little one. I know I want to do a mixture of unschooling and unit study, but for right now we are just doing the basics. Coloring, Playdoh, painting and a little bit of drawing lines on a workbook. Lots of dolls and free-play! I...

The other day I was doing math with my son and noticed that my daughter was practicing violin outside. The weather was nice and sunny, but I wanted to know why she chose to be outside: just for some vitamin D? Or was there anything else? Playing violin outside Well, it turns out that she felt completely unmotivated to practice her violin. She knew she had to do it while I did math with her brother. That is our routine. And then we switch. I do math with her while her brother practices his violin. As she pondered her lack...

Learning about magnets and magnetism is a lot of fun for kids.I have 2 fun worksheets for you to use in your classroom or homeschool with students in grades 2-5. Magnestism Worksheets One worksheet is a word search and the other worksheet is a word scramble. Both come in 2 versions to help you with differentiation.Each worksheet introduces or reviews 12 or 17 vocabulary words. Magnetism Word Search Worksheets - 2 versions Magnetism Word Scramble Worksheets - 2 versions Free Magnetims Worksheets at TpT These free worksheets are available for you at my TpT store. Click on the following Link:  Free...

 What? am I actually posting to this blog?! Yes, yes I am. It's for you....my children, grandchildren and their wives of the future who are reading these yearbooks that are dusty in my basement. Are you actually reading this? Do you find it fascinating? BTW....how's life right now?... because the USA president (Biden) basically just said we're on nuclear Armageddon's doorstep....so...glad you exist....  ANYWAY....hi future SELF because let's be honest, YOU are the one actually reading this. Okay I have a lot to unpack here, and I'm obviously in a weird mood, so here we go:I left off when we were in...

My daughter is 13 and in 8th grade this year. Below are the 8th-grade homeschool curriculum picks we have made for her! Changes may come, but this is the plan for now. CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT SHE DID IN THE PAST? 7th Grade {7th Grade Year-End Review} 6th Grade 5th Grade {5th Grade Year-End Review} 4th Grade {4th Grade Year-End Review} 3rd Grade {3rd Grade Year-End Review} 2nd Grade {2nd Grade Year-End Review} 1st Grade {1st Grade Year-End Review} Kindergarten {K Year-End Review} PreK Tot School Year 2 Tot School Year 1 Curious to see what my boys did for 8th grade? 8th Grade Homeschool Curriculum...