Homeschooling

A Few School Favorites

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As I get ready for back-to-school time, I love seeing what has worked for other families. Frugal tip: I set up an ongoing wishlist on Amazon of things I hear about throughout the year.  That way when a holiday or birthday or some room in the budget comes up, I have a list of product […]

All The New Things:  From Summer to Fall

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This post contains affiliate links.We’ve been moved in for a month and change. “And Change” sums things up pretty well. Pio started walking just before he hit ten months. Before ten months. We love leather-soled shoes for new walkers, but for some reason they are hard to find these days. We’re discovering that there aren’t […]

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum!

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Before the winter and potential further lockdowns strike, we took a fieldtrip to Walnut Grove, Minnesota to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum. It. Was. Awesome. There were exhibits and buildings that were closed because of the covid, but it was still so fun to walk around and see what we could. The kids and I […]

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Juggling Read Alouds with Multiple Kids

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I’m happy to be a BookShark Ambassador. I received this year’s history curriculum free of charge in exchange for honest reviews. All opinions are my own. At home we’ve got an 11, 10, 7, 5, and 2 year old, plus a baby.  While the kids love read aloud time, it’s gotten to be stressful to manage everyone’s […]

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Can Kids Learn History Through Fiction?

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I’m happy to be a BookShark Ambassador. I received this year’s history curriculum free of charge in exchange for honest reviews. All opinions are my own. Can I tell you a little secret? I got good grades in my history classes, but I have a hard time with keeping the dates, places, and events straight. Who came […]

Handling Hard History with Children

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I’m happy to be a BookShark Ambassador. I received this year’s history curriculum free of charge in exchange for honest reviews. All opinions are my own. I remember learning about the Holocaust in sixth grade. I was floored. Flabbergasted. I remember thinking, “But where were the adults? Why didn’t they do something about it? How could they […]

Fermentools {Review}

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. We made sauerkraut for the first time with the Starter Kit from Fermentools! Fermentools is a family business […]

Math-U-See {Review}

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. We’ve been brushing up our addition and subtraction skills with Accelerated Individualized Mastery (AIM) for Addition and Subtraction […]

The Easter Storybook {Review}

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. This Lent we’ve been reading from The Easter Storybook from David C Cook. Written by Laura Richie and […]

International Staycation Giveaway!

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. This post contains affiliate links. I shared about how much we enjoyed our staycations with Let’s Go Geography […]