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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June 2023 in review
It is June 23 and I'm just now doing anything with this post. That all by itself tells you what my June is like. But, continuing on... I'm actually going to split up June slightly different from usual, instead of trying to stick to as close as
Somalia Unit
Finding pictures of Somalia is tricky. First there are the pictures of people on vacation in some sort of variation. Then there are the pictures of the results of the civil war, and I'm sure Somalia doesn't want to be known for war. Finally, there
Homeschool writing lessons
I was updating an old post and went to link to a homeschool writing lesson landing page only to discover I hadn't written one! Shock! HORROR! Pearl-clutching! That being said, there are so many great writing lessons you can have as a homeschooler,
Kiribati Unit
The interesting thing when I'm looking up many of the Oceania Units is discovering how very small these countries are, and how similar many of these island nations are. This can be tricky when looking for recipes for the countries, but that's another
How to share the Gospel
I love gospel presentations. At first I wasn't as sure, but as I've grown older and seen how people respond to different things and how some gospel presentations work better for different ages or different cultures, I've worked to find as many gospel
Sunday School and Family Discipleship
Teaching your kids about giving
As a Christian there are some pretty clear things God tells us to do, and what starts in Sunday School needs to continue at home as family discipleship. One of those is to care for those who are less fortunate than us, and being in the United States that makes us pretty much better off […]
Guess the Bible Meme
A few years ago I was trying to come up with a game for our middle school Sunday School. There were a wide number of amusing choices available but none of them particularly screamed me, so I was absent-mindedly scrolling through Facebook, because what else would you do when trying to come up with ideas? […]
Homeschool History
Experience life in Colonial America with Made for Trade
We are all fascinated by colonial America, and we wonder what life would be like during that time. Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown are both filled with visitors every day. But unless you are on the East coast you won’t get the chance to experience colonial America truly, until now. Now you can spend an hour in […]
Handkerchief doll craft
As part of our geography study of Pennsylvania, I wanted to find a good book about the Amish (hence the handkerchief doll), and I found a great book set in the 1700s, so this also served to teach a little bit about Colonial America at the same time. I loved learning this fun bit of […]
Homeschool Science
Science experiments to demonstrate Bible stories
So, let’s pretend I didn’t break all of the eggs I have dropping them earlier this week. Or let’s say I did and I made it to the grocery store before Thursday afternoon. Then let’s pretend I actually was able to do the science experiment/Easter lesson I wanted to do instead of having to […]
How did sailors navigate before the age of GPS?
In 2016, if I need to know how to get somewhere I will type the destination into my phone and it will tell me step by step how to get there. But, how did sailors navigate before GPS? Did they just point a direction and go? Of course not, they had all sorts of ideas, […]