November 14, 2018
Pumpkin Pie Craft When it comes to fall and thanksgiving we have all crafted our fair share of trees, leaves, pumpkins, and turkeys. I wanted to share a fun and easy craft that is perfect for fall and thanksgiving. This craft is pretty simple and it helps kids develop hand strength and motor skills which is always a good thing.…
November 13, 2018
What will they remember about your homeschool? We all know that homeschool is work. Work that we love and value. Our days are filled with reading, calculating, cutting, gluing, cleaning, organizing, planning, researching, checking, listing, outlining and so on. But, when it comes down to it what will our kids remember? Will they remember all the work we put in…
November 12, 2018
Creating light bulb moments in your homeschool Don’t you love when your kids have a light bulb moment in your homeschool? I mean we know that learning isn’t all about memorizing facts, that’s why we are homeschooling, right? We value these “aha” moments with our kids because we know they are learning and connecting information in new and exciting ways.…
November 11, 2018
Positive Parenting: What You Say to Your Child Matters Why is keeping your cool as a parent so important? Why does what you say to your child matter so much, especially when they have you at your wits end? Choosing your words wisely and giving positive feedback reaffirms and reinforces good actions. So when you catch your child is doing…
November 10, 2018
Using Positive Affirmations Kids need the tools to deal with their internal critic. In my day job, I see how many children suffer from the feeling of sadness and depression. I remember in my own youth trying to navigate those feelings. We as parents and educators need to arm our children with the tools to empower themselves. Being a tween…
November 9, 2018
The Power of Positivity Have you ever heard of Masaru Emoto? He works with water, frozen water actually, he began this idea to freeze water and observe it with a microscope in 1994 and he observed this frozen water under different conditions. He noticed that beautiful crystals appeared after giving good words, playing good music, showing, playing and offering pure…
November 8, 2018
Evaluating Your Homeschool When you decide to take on the job of homeschooling it can become very overwhelming. You have state forms to fill and file, opposing opinions to prove wrong and even at times your own opinions to prove wrong. The overwhelm at times may turn you into a crazy person. Carrying the responsibility of your child’s education on…
November 7, 2018
Avoiding the red pen in your homeschool Have you ever made a mistake? Chances are you have. Have you ever been really passionate about something? Really excited that you completed something? Then been told right after sharing it that you have made numerous mistakes? No applauds for you effort just you need to fix XYZ. Criticism and correction are needed but…