The North American Phonics programs were not working for us. I searched and searched. What was going to work for my daughter? We were both struggling. We tried Reading Eggs, but the luster of it had worn off, the lessons were becoming too repetitive in a boring way and it just wasn’t helping her at …
Pad Thai Noodles with Chicken & Shrimp with Veggies Recipe
Today I am going to share with you a really simple, easy and oh so yummy recipe ~ Pad Thai! We have been trying a lot of new meals this month and planning out our dinner. I have a few plans for breakfast and lunch. But I have yet to really plan out every meal …
April’s Reading Themes
April showers bring May flowers! May is one of our favorite months to read about in our homeschool, and in our FREE EBOOK Reading Throughout the Year, you can find monthly reading lists for you and your kids to enjoy. Check out what the month of May has to offer… This Reading Plan keeps us …
Duct Tape Island – Fun Science Projects for Kids
Mythbusters is one of our kids’ favorite shows to watch. Once they watched Duct Tape Island, where the Mythbusters were stranded on a Hawaiian Island, with nothing but a pallet of duct tape, they were eager to try to build things out of duct tape! Grab your duct tape, and get ready to build! We looked …
Learning How to Play Chess + Our Review of ChessKid.com
Our kids Love to play Chess. They had their first Chess lesson at our last years Homeschooling Convention in Saskatoon. They had a class for the kids, while the parents went to the lectures and shopped for books and curriculum. The kids came home really pumped to learn more about chess. Their dad gave them …
How We Incorporate Minecraft into our Homeschool
My kids love Minecraft. If they could play it all day they would. I almost thought I was going to lose my mind with how much they loved it. I was thinking it was getting in the way of their learning. I was so wrong. Now we use it as a tool for learning because it …
Geography & Social Studies with Flat Stanley and Disney’s Small World Library
Are you looking for a fun, kid-friendly collection of books that spark curiosity and learning about our awesome world? Then you may just like what we have found! After reading Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventure’s my daughter fell in love with this friendly and funny character who has been flattened by the bulletin board that fell on him in …
How we use our local library
Using our Library Online Tools to find books for our homeschool has been awesome! Purchasing every book you want your child to read and experience can sure add up fast. Taking full advantage of your local library and their online accounts can really enhance your teaching in your homeschool. Before I started using my online …
We tried out the Peeps Play-dough Recipe
Now, the Peeps were something we only saw people do challenges with on youtube, but when I saw it get turned into an edible play dough, I wanted to try it! I heard about this from a fellow homeschool blogger mom, 123Homeschool4me.com, who is a great home educator and very inspiring to me! Her recipe …
A Tour of Our Homeschool Space and How it Works for Us
Welcome to our homeschool space! We have been homeschooling for a few years now and we have learned a lot about so many things, and mostly through trial and error. This new year came with a new goal and that was to simplify things for my kids so they could get to their work a …