Made The Switch To Robinson Curriculum

About a month ago I was going through my e-mail, when a certain one caught my attention. With being a home-schooling family, I get many different home-schooling e-mails. This particular one was for a curriculum that would take the child from 1st grade to 12th grade. The part that caught my eye was the fact it was less than $200! That curriculum was Robinson Curriculum, I clicked around on the site to learn more about this curriculum, and what I {Read More}

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Activity Sheets

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is now in theaters! My daughter has been begging to go see it, but I think we will be waiting for it to come to DVD. If you have a Guardians of the Galaxy fan click the image below and print out some fun Guardians of the Galaxy activity sheets. If you’re a homeschooling family you could easily include these into your homeschooling day. STORY SYNOPSIS: From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster {Read More}

2014/2015 School Year Plan

School starts back in full swing in two more weeks!!! My daughter isn’t that thrilled, however, I am pretty excited about the coming year. Going into 7th grade, I plan to have a lot more intense learning, but in a fun way. I want her to read more, write more, and explore more. We will be doing a lot of hands on but in away she doesn’t know she is learning. For example we will be using the kitchen for {Read More}

Awesome Educational Apps for Android

There are new and handy ways to aid child development if you can harness the functionality of Android tablets with the addition of the latest free educational apps. Here are some of the best educational Android apps to keep the kids amused (and also learning things) during those long school holiday periods. Kids Place While not an educational app in itself, this free Android app acts more like a gatekeeper. It’s a safe playpen for kids to explore using Android {Read More}

Seeking Back To School Products

Soon Summer will be a thing of the past, and we will be setting those alarm clocks and getting back into those back to school routines. This means early mornings, cranky kids, and rushing to get everything in order and the kids out the door. I am currently seeking out those products that will make the transition easier on both parent and child. With being homeschoolers we are also looking for fun activities that will get our minds going and {Read More}

My Job Chart Tips For Homeschooling Families

My husband and I decided to homeschool our daughter a few months after she started kindergarten in the public school systems. There were several reasons I wanted to homeschool, however, we wanted her to get through a few years at the public school before we made our final decision. That didn’t work out as planned, we had several issues with the school she was going to and pulled her out three months after she started. One thing that I as {Read More}

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