If you haven’t figured it out by now, we are big hands on learners here in our homeschooling, that or I’m doing a really bad job of writing here. As I write my posts I notice there are some items I link to over and over again on Amazon. In my ongoing effort to organize this … [Read more...]
How to create a birdwatching station at your house
My son Batman loves birds, and so last year I set out to create a birdwatching station in our house. It was super easy to set up and since I did that a year ago my kids' ability to recognize different birds has gone through the roof. It seemed a good time to share this with … [Read more...]
How to make a reusable timeline
One of the big things to understand history is a timeline. {This post contains affiliate links. See my full Disclosure statement for more information} It’s such a big deal that there’s a whole section about it in the introductory section of Mystery of History 1 {affiliate … [Read more...]
homemade tools: spelling board
We use All About Spelling and it has 100 or so spelling tiles. They encourage you to get a magnetic board that is about 2 foot by 3 foot for this. The problem is I have problems knocking the magnets off and losing them. Enter my solution, a homemade spelling board. Supplies … [Read more...]
How to make a bead snake
Future Ticia 2019 here, ages ago the kids and I made a simple bead snake. It's a great fine motor skills craft to make with your preschool kids in your homeschool preschool. Then it becomes a great "toy" to keep them entertained while the older kids homeschool. (Of course … [Read more...]