Success is the ability to move from one failure to another without loss of enthusiasm. This quote has been attributed to both Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln. It’s an encouraging thing to remember when school projects fail. Our Ill-Fated Iroquois Gumdrop Longhouse Project was tragic, but Continue Reading
Read White and Blue Summer Reading Nook
Read White and Blue Summer Reading Nook This summer, the younger children and I will be participating in the Summer Reading Program for our county. I created a Read White and Blue Summer Reading Nook to generate excitement (not sure how well that’s gonna work). I also wanted a special place Continue Reading
How to Make a USA Map With Your Kids
How to Make a USA Map With Your Kids This year we used Around the World in 180 Days by Sherrie Payne, for World History, Geography, and Cultures. I don't about you, but I get tired of teaching the same way, with the same books, every year. This book was a welcome change, especially since Continue Reading
Teach Your Children About the Passover
Teach Your Children About the Passover Exodus Unit Study It’s a great time of year to teach your children about the Passover. This year, Passover will be celebrated from April 19th- April 27th. My interest in the Passover and the Passover Feast (also called the Seder) itself, compelled our Continue Reading
How I’m Taking Back My Home in 2019
How I’m Taking Back My Home in 2019 My home has been in bondage since April of 2018. It has been loaded with unorganized dishware for my new eBay store, The Little Dish Cottage. I enjoy finding lonely, vintage dishes, then selling them to good homes. I have well over 300 Continue Reading
Teaching the Younger Women to be Workers at Home
Our Workers At Home Christmas Tree My heart was full this morning as we headed out on a homeschool field trip to The Festival of Trees. It is a fundraiser for our local hospice organization. Sponsors buy and decorate the trees. Then the fully-decorated trees are sold, and Continue Reading
What’s New This School Year at Your Homeschool?
It’s August 1st. The start of our homeschooling year is looming. I am so excited. Before the start of every homeschool school year, I love talking to friends about their new curriculum. This year, as always, we are adding some new things to our coursework. In the Continue Reading
How to Keep Going When You’re Feeling Like a Failure
It is easy to tell other people to “just keep going, keep on trying!” But it’s different when you’re the one that needs to move forward in spite of failure. Just this week I said to someone, “You should have given two weeks notice before quitting.” Would I have given a two-week Continue Reading
How Old is Your Globe?- Behind the Vintage Item #5
Have you ever wondered about the age of that old globe in your home or classroom? I have. While we’re on homeschooling hiatus this summer I plan to scour the second-hand stores, flea markets, and garage sales for vintage items of all kinds and research their origin and current Continue Reading
Christmas Visits to Assisted Living Homes
For the past three years, my children have performed in a Christmas program presented to the assisted living and nursing home residents in our community. Several friends of mine began the practice a few years before we joined. By the time we came along, their program Continue Reading