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 came … keep on reading
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Chad Unit
My half brother's name is Chad, so every time I hear about the country of Chad, I do a quick double take and then realize people are talking about the country in Africa, I also discovered when searching for information on the country, that is also a
The Hand Gospel Presentation
Way back when I was in high school we learned many different gospel presentations, and the one that at the time was the most complicated and I had the hardest time learning was the hand gospel presentation. Fast forward a few decades, and it is
6th-grade books made into movies
In my ever-expanding books made into a movie series, and my continued plan to make my blog a bit more usable for people, and break that ridiculously long list down into grade levels, I now present to you 6th-grade books made into movies. (there
Brazil Unit
Hi, Future Ticia 2023 here, we went back and studied Brazil again in high school and it was a more thorough study, since it wasn't just cooking lots of food. So, I'm combining the two posts to create one uber Brazil unit that is perfect for your
Birds Unit
I think of all of our science lessons this was one of my kids’ favorite biology units. They loved our birds unit because it afforded them so many opportunities to make things and to act out what they learned. (there are affiliate links in
Sunday School and Family Discipleship
Creation story game
If this seems like a familiar topic it’s because I’ve taught it a couple of times before. First, because we did My Father’s World, and then because of Mystery of History. This time it’s because we’re starting a 2-year trek through the Bible with our Bible lessons and my kids get to be the guinea pigs […]
Jesus changes water into wine craft and lesson
When last we saw Jesus and his disciples, Jesus had picked his 12 disciples, well now Jesus and his disciples are going to travel up to Cana for Jesus’ first public miracle, and you can have some serious fun discussing this in your Sunday School class, or at least I do. What I learn from […]
Homeschool History
Here’s to accidental discoveries, and the discovery of Australia
Have you ever thought about the number of things we take for granted that are discovered by accident? Christopher Columbus discovered an entire continent by accident. Penicillin was discovered by accident. Much like these other incidents, Australia was discovered by accident when looking for something else. supplies for our discovery of Australia maps you can […]
How to Mummify a chicken
Or as my husband likes to call it, the undead chicken. My family has a weird sense of humor. But, in all seriousness, as I update this post 5 years later, this has made for one of our most memorable homeschool history lessons. When we cover Mystery of History 1 again, I plan to do […]
Homeschool Science
Florida oceans science lesson
I love it when I can incorporate multiple subjects into one lesson or multiple learning styles into one lesson. Our Florida Oceans lesson was one of those lessons that just jelled well together. We got a bit of geography lessons, science lessons, and a bit of art fun. (There’s some affiliate links in here) What […]
The Engineering Curriculum for Middle and High School
I don’t know about you, but as my kids get older it becomes more challenging to find a curriculum that stretches them. If you’re anything like me, your kids are not carbon copies of you, and their interests and talents are not the same as you. That’s my challenge with Superman. He wants to be […]