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Summer Learning We always look forward to summer at our house! We pretty much drop all formal sit-down schooling, except for reading and math. But that doesn’t mean that the learning stops! It just means that we spend more time focusing on fun ways to learn. Sometimes we have taken summer art classes at local shops. Other times we have focused on learning new sports, like tennis or basketball. We’ve spent many summers watching documentaries about science, history, or politics. Alongside fun, silly movies of course.   [Fun Grammar Freebie below!] Summer Learning We always look forward to summer at...

Stock up on Amazon’s best-selling school supplies without leaving the house! 🙌 Whether you’re homeschooling, shopping for school supplies, or restocking your home office, Amazon has all the school and office supplies you could possibly need to check off your list. Take a look at Amazon’s current 10 best-selling school supplies, and stock up on everything you need without leaving your couch! Please note that this list was current at the time of this post. Click through to the product’s Amazon page for the latest pricing information, and be sure to check our Amazon Deals Page for all the latest money-saving...

Fantasy stories are speculative fiction, asking the question, 'What it?'  They have elements of magic, fantastical creatures, unnatural events; with events that take place in a different world.  An allegory is a story that has a hidden meaning, usually having something to do with politics, religion, or morality; uses symbolism where most things stand for something else. The Phantom Tollbooth is

Most people have learned about famous scientists such as Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, and Sir Isaac Newton. But what do you know about Emma Lilian Todd, Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler, Mae Jemison, and Grace Hopper? These incredible women in science have been pioneers in their fields and inspire future generations of women in science, technology, engineering, and math. This month’s STEM Tuesday theme is Women in Science. Here are a few activities to help students learn more about these extraordinary scientists. Create a Living Museum Make history come alive in the classroom with a living museum. Start by having students...

Being a mom means that you reach the point of a school year where you just need the year to be done. You need a break. Of course, that is usually when the panic sets in because once school is over, we are most likely going to hear the dreaded phrase, "I'm booooooooored!" no less than 500 times per kid every day. Thankfully, this has arrived just in time. 100 Days of Adventure - Greta EskridgeTurn off the screen and turn on the creativity as second-generation homeschooling mom Greta Eskridge shares 100 hands-on learning activities for kids that will connect and...