Spell Out Loud — Page 5 — Nothing about spelling, everything about learning

Mama You Need to Fuel Yourself

Being a mom is awesome, scary, challenging, rewarding, and character-building. I have had a tendency in the past though, to forget to fuel myself so that I could do my mama job well. Mom self-care is important. I know I'm not the only one who has let this slide before! As a homeschooling mom, sometimes I can finish one school year and then jump right into planning mode for the next year. While this isn't bad, I realized that I need to take some time to refuel, evaluate where I am emotionally, physically, and spiritually--- and rework daily routines to help make my day run smoother before … [Read More...]

Read Alouds with Audio Books

I love books! I have shelves full of books and bins full of books. I also have wonderful intentions of consistently reading aloud to my children daily. That doesn't always happen. Or by the time we're done homeschooling for the day-- I've already … [Read More...]

Cleaning with Essential Oils

Spring Cleaning with Essential Oils Well, I guess it's that time of the year again! ;) Spring cleaning time! When I was a child I remember washing walls, taking down curtains to wash, and sorting through seasonal clothes. I'll admit that I don't go … [Read More...]

Free ABC Handwriting Pages & Resources

My toddlers and preschoolers love to have "schoolwork" to do just like their older siblings. Though we don't use too many worksheets in our home, I did want them to have some extra letter practice. I made a set of beginning handwriting pages that … [Read More...]

Observing Worms: Activities

learning about worms: creating a wormery

We started our worm study all because of a question my child asked. Yesterday I shared how to make a worm house in order to allow children to have an up-close view of what worms do. We have been observing our worm house for about a week now and one … [Read More...]

Observing Worms with Preschoolers

It all started with an innocent question, "Why do we need worms?" At that moment I realized that I could answer and explain how worms help mix the soil which is good for plants, or that they are food for birds, and so on, but I decided that it … [Read More...]