Month: November 2015

H is for Handmade

The holidays are upon us once again. I love the holidays, the whole feel of them- except the overwhelming message blared at us each year to SPEND MORE MONEY. I prefer my gifts to be heartfelt and that doesn’t mean spending a lot. One of my all time favorite gifts was from my sister- an […] Read more…

How to Create a Homemade Instruction Cube:

I purchased an instruction cube online and I LOVE it. I bought mine at Oriental trade and found some great deals on amazon. I plan to buy at least two more. To tide me over until I have enough items on my wish list to purchase I have created my own DIY instruction cube. Let me give […] Read more…

Taking Your Homeschool Outdoors with Creative Nature Study

This school year, one of our more lofty goals has included getting outside for more nature study. Imagine my surprise when I had the opportunity to review The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s eBook Creative Nature Study, what amazing timing! With the new baby, I have often felt it was too hot or too cold or rainy, […] Read more…

Free Printable Montessori 3-Part Cards For Teaching Shapes

Little Miss Red is learning her shapes. At nearly two she is a toddler tornado This can be problematic if I need to help Boober, my preschooler, with his handwriting. I needed something she could manipulate while we were all together in our school room. Something she could work with on her own, that would keep […] Read more…

Free Reading Success Charts and Certificates

Encourage your child to read with this free printable reading success chart. It includes 3 versions of the chart in blue pink and green and four certificates of achievement. We use our success charts by laminating and checking off each time Boober reads a book. When he has filled in all the circles on the chart […] Read more…

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