Welcome to our little corner of the world. I'm Ticia, and I'll be guiding you on this journey here, so let me tell you a little bit about myself and our life here. I'm a former elementary teacher who decided to stay home with her twins when they were born, daycare would not have made sense on a teacher's salary, besides I'd always wanted to stay home with my kids. When I was teaching I always loved finding hands-on ways to teach a concept, and that continued with my kids when I … keep on reading
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September 2022 in review
Stuff. Okay, it's now October 1, and I'm having slightly more intelligent things to say: Stuff and nonsense. Yep, that sounds intelligent. On to our busy month. (there are affiliate links in here) September week 1 Interestingly I
Italy Unit Study
Italy is the center point for a lot of history. A LOT OF HISTORY. Narrowing that down into a usable Italy unit became a challenge to decide what I want to include. I ended up leaving out large amounts of things I could have included in our Italy Unit
Bhutan Unit
When we look at Asia, we don't think there are tons of countries there, because we see the massive expanse that is Russia, India, and China. So, it always surprises me when I find a relatively small country like Bhutan. It's not anywhere near as
Jesus at the temple sensory bin
As I thought about how to make a Jesus at the temple sensory bin, I wondered just what I would really want in a sensory bin like that. I want it to contribute to the Bible lesson, but I also don't want it to just be a rehash of other Bible sensory
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs book club
I read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as a kid and loved the book. It's such a fun silly book. When I was in high school the first sequel came out. At the time I was volunteering in a first grade classroom, so I had a valid excuse for reading the
Sunday School and Family Discipleship
Days of Creation mural
Sometimes I love to do messy crafts or BIG crafts. They can be a great way to get lots of interaction and allows space for everyone to add something to the craft. If you’re doing this Days of Creation mural in your Sunday School class, I’d prepare the paint part ahead of time. It’s a […]
You CAN disciple your kids
Years ago I sat down and said, “Just how do you disciple your kids?” I didn’t find any particularly good books, so I sat down and figured it out for myself. It involved searching every blog I could find on the topic, a lot of studying the Bible, and then reading a random assortment of […]
Homeschool History
The great unknown world war, the Seven Years War
My kids now joke, “The Seven Years War which only took 10 years to happen,” because that’s what happens when you are raised by a history buff, you make jokes no one else will get. The Seven Years War is one of those wars no one knows about, but in reality is the first World […]
Korean War lesson plan for elementary kids
Once you get past World War 2 all of the wars the United States are involved in become much less clear cut (I’d also say that about the wars we were involved in prior to World War 2, cough Spanish-American War, cough cough, World War 1)……….. If you ask most people about the Korean […]
Homeschool Science
Science Sunday: Where I showcase all of your stuff
These past few weeks I haven’t been able to visit everyone because of various things, and I wanted to make up for it by showcasing all of your amazing work. There were so many great ideas that I couldn’t limit it to just 4, so here you go: Source: homeschoolinthehills.blogspot.com via Ticia on Pinterest […]
Science Sunday: Comparing Bones
Our science book, Flying Creatures, went into flying and migration this past week or so, and of course we had to look at the bones of a bird and compare it to a cow bone, because all young kids are comparing bones of dead animals….. So, when I went grocery shopping I bought a t-bone […]