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A book review of Canada’s Wars: An Illustrated History by Jonathon Webb Stars: **** Scholastic (2010)Children’s Nonfiction>History128 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Canada has fought in many wars, and the war in Afghanistan has brought young people a new awareness of their terrible cost. Canada’s Wars is a timely history of the honourable effort that has led Canadians to fight for freedom on foreign soil. From the Nile Expedition of 1884 and Canada’s major participation in two World Wars to the vital role Canada...

So thrilled to finally be reading Caroline Starr Rose’s hot-off-the-press mid-grade novel, a thrilling mystery perfect for you and your kids ages 10+! Weekend homeschool links: Homeschooling Pre-Schoolers and Older Kiddos Slavery at The Hermitage/the Life of Andrew Jackson Fun, Easy Ways to Teach Alphabetizing  5 Relationships That Changed When I Deleted Social Media New Harvard Study: Homeschoolers Turn Out Happy, Well-Adjusted, and Engaged 6 years ago on the blog: On how maybe you never really have it all together, and that’s okay In case you missed it this week: Your quick start guide to homeschooling this year This week...

Are you working on rhymes? This rhyming words activity will give pre-k, kindergartners, and first graders more practice with rhyming words for kindergarten!  Grab these rhyming words with pictures and let children match the two pictures / words who have the same ending sounds. Low-prep rhyming activities like this one are perfect activity for some additional practice or […] The post FREE Printable Rhyming Words Puzzles Activity appeared first on 123 Homeschool 4 Me.

Home Edit Canisters / Home Edit Bins / Brilliance Containers I finally did it! I tackled our kitchen desk craft cabinets, and I feel like a new mom. Because our girls are young, we keep all arts and crafts in the kitchen, where messes are easier to clean up. (And house damage is less likely to occur.) The desk area is the perfect spot; We simply move an island stool over there when both girls are working on projects.  Before I decluttered and organized, things were—not surprisingly—very disorderly. It was hard to find anything, junk built up very quickly, and...

.wp-block-image img {max-width: 100%;} img {height: auto;} How to Starch Fabric / Mary Ellen’s Best Press Tutorial is a post from Confessions of a Homeschooler. If you’ve enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Erica on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest! Also be sure to stop by her Community to join the discussion or her Store to see her latest items! To Starch or Not To Starch, that’s the question for today! If you have always wondered how and why you starch fabric, today I’m going to share my tips and favorite product for starching fabric, so keep reading! Watch...