Moms Devoted to Home Life and Family
We all have our own opinions about what home school curriculum works for us. Some families adhere strictly to one method or the other, while many combine methods and create their own curriculums. Some don’t “school” at all. We fall into the category of mix and match; or what is called Eclectic Homeschooling. My kids [...]
Home schoolers are always looking for new ideas when it comes to hands-on activities. Building your own ant farm is one popular way to teach kids about these busy little critters. I wish I had known about this last year when we spent a whole month studying ants! The nice thing about this project is [...]
So you’ve made the choice to home school your children. But now what? There are different methods of homeschooling: school-at-home, Charlotte Mason (my personal favorite), classical, and unschooling, to name a few. If you unschool are you really homeschooling, or is it something else entirely? Unschooling, as it’s often called, is one alternative to public [...]
Math Blaster is an online virtual world where players help keep their galaxy safe by playing fun online math games for kids. This is not some simple little video game that your child will play for 10 minutes and then it’s all done. Math Blaster is a world full of learning disguised as fun, and [...]
When the weather is warm, it is easy to find things for kids to do. Children will spend hours doing outside activities like riding their bikes, playing sports, digging in the sand box or playing on the swing set. Cold or rainy weather is another story; this is when you need to get creative play [...]
Blow painting is an easy activity for your preschooler. Pour liquid non-toxic paint onto a piece of paper and let your child blow the paint into a pattern or picture. Once the paint has been absorbed into the paper, pour out another color onto the paper and let him blow the paint around again. [...]
The basic art of storytelling is an ancient form of communication. For millennia, people have passed on traditions, legends, and historic events through the telling of stories. True storytelling does not make use of books; like the ancients, it is intended to convey an idea simply through the spoken word. Many are interested in exploring [...]
Home schooling families know that if a child develops good reading skills early in their lives, they have the opportunity to be better learners which leads to a better educated child. Reading is the key to success in any learning process and should be first priority when it comes to your home school curriculum. Reading [...]
Your baby is only a baby once, and just for a little while. Rather than worrying about growth and development charts, why not have some fun? This is your chance! Getting out with your baby helps you both – it gets you out of the house, and provides baby with invaluable social interaction and brain [...]
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