Most adults are familiar with the three Rs – reduce, reuse, and recycle, but we had to learn them at some point! Earth Day is a great opportunity to talk to your kids about our amazing planet and discuss different ways to take care of it and be good stewards. These Earth Day coloring bookmarks are a fun way to start talking to your kids about ways to be good stewards and take care of our planet. Each bookmark has an Earth related joke on it, too – they’re super cute! There are four styles of bookmarks to choose from, so you kiddo can color their favorite or all of them! If you want to use the ..read more

Homeschooling doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated! Take a look at these FREE all-in-one homeschool options and see if one if right for your family. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool One of Cathy Duffy’s top 103 Picks, Easy Peasy exists to help families homeschool who thought they couldn’t due to lack of time, knowledge, or finances.   At Home Middle School At Home Middle School pulls together the best free online curriculum, from sites like TedEd, CK-12 and Crash Course, and organizes it into daily lessons for middle school students.  Students are meant to do each subjec ..read more

As a homeschooling parent, one of the biggest challenges is finding the right math curriculum that not only meets your child’s academic needs but also keeps them engaged and motivated. Math is an essential subject that many students struggle with, and finding a program that makes it both interesting and understandable can be a daunting task. That’s where Simply Good and Beautiful Math comes in! This curriculum promises to make math fun and accessible for all learners, using a unique approach that combines hands-on activities, real-world examples, and engaging visuals. But does it live up to ..read more

Going on a car trip soon? Podcasts can help. Live far out of town and need something to liven up the drive to grocery store, karate, or dance class? Podcasts can help. Need a calming bedtime routine and don’t want to read aloud every night? Podcasts can help! Podcasts for kids are so popular because they’re so good! There are educational podcasts, story podcasts for young children, exciting fictional podcasts for older kids and teens. The list goes on! If you are looking to listen instead of watch, then there is a podcast for you and your kids. Podcasts are a great way to have entertainment a ..read more

Whether you are celebrating the Easter Bunny, Jesus, or both, Easter is a great time to add some special activities into your homeschool.  I’ve gathered up lots of fun activities that you can try this year for an Easter homeschool activity! You know we love books around here, so I’ve also included a list of Easter books and family devotionals. Add some fun and meaning to your homeschool this Easter! Easter Art Activities This Easter egg painting activity is perfect for little ones. We did this when the girls were little and they loved it. I think I’ll have to do it again with my youngest ..read more

Are you looking to have some FUN in your homeschool or homeschool co-op? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve got the ultimate list of homeschool field trip ideas for you – over 120, in fact! Whether you are planning your homeschool year, are looking to break up a homeschool routine rut, or want to add in some real world experience to your current unit study, after you read this list you will have lots of ideas for homeschool field trips! Homeschool History Field Trip ideas History can be so much more than just textbooks! We do a lot of living books for our history studies, but we also LOVE ..read more

Second grade is such a fun time to be homeschooling!  Children are generally starting to read or increase their fluency, they can understand and do more on their own, and their attention span is (usually) getting longer.  This year my middle daughter is in second grade and she is definitely a different learner than my oldest!  I decided to change some things up as far as the curriculum we had been using, so I’m excited to share what has worked for us this year! Here are our top picks for a relaxing and effective 2nd grade homeschool year! 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum First of ..read more

Whether you are doing an Iditarod unit study or just a unit study on dog sledding in general, I’ve got some great resources for you today! As most of you know we are big on living books around here, so I’ve also got a book list of dog sledding picture books and chapter books about dog sledding, too! Let’s get started! Kids are fascinated by sled dogs, so let’s have some fun with a unit study! Dog Sled Printables and Activities There are so many great resources around the web for a dog sled unit study no matter what grade you are teaching! You can choose one or as many of these awesome activiti ..read more

I love history. I think it’s one of my favorite subjects, but it wasn’t like that when I was in school. In history class…..I fell asleep. It’s actually the only class I remember falling asleep in during school. Now that I love it so much I wanted my girls to have a different experience. I wanted them to see how fun and exciting it could be to learn about people and civilizations from the past. Make history fun and exciting with these early American history books and activities! Today, I’ve rounded up some great history resources for you to check out and see what you might like to add to your h ..read more

Let's inject some fun into your homeschool this spring! Spring is a great time to really get reinspired in your homeschool! The weather is warming up, days are brighter, and there is so much to learn this season! Let's explore some great unit study ideas and small projects that you can do in your homeschool this spring! Springtime Activities for Your Homeschool Pressed Flower Bookmarks Kids love pressing and keeping flowers! These pressed flower bookmarks from Leanna at Aberle Home are so simple and fun! We've done these for the fall, but I can see we will have to make more bookmarks this spr ..read more