I have had several people ask me lately for help in designing a lapbook. So, I thought I’d share with you how I go about designing lapbooks. I just made an Amelia Earhart Lapbook, so I will use that as an example.
After choosing the subject, I check out several kids books from the [...]
We are studying the country of Turkey this month in our co-op. Along with a few other Turkish recipes, I made Turkish Delight for the kids to try. In The Chronicles of Narnia, Edmund eats Turkish Delight that was prepared by the White Witch. It was unlike any candy recipe I’ve ever made. It has [...]
I received a question from Amber recently. She wants to know what resources are available for teaching her children how to read. I thought I’d write about what I’ve used or heard about, then open it up to you.
With our first daughter, we started out using Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL) from Common Sense [...]
I used to try to read all of the books my kids got at the library, but as they have become avid readers, it has become increasingly difficult to keep up with them. When Jennifer told me about her service, I just had to share it with you also!
Guest Post by Jennifer from TheLiterateMother.org
How many [...]
Personal finances and the economy seem to be on everyone’s mind lately. We are blessed that my husband still has a job, but this recession has got us looking at how we spend our money. I like to think we are pretty frugal people, but there is always something more we could do. I thought [...]
We belong to a local co-op that meets monthly. Every month we learn about a different country. The kids have Social Studies, Science, Art, P.E. and Foods classes. They study things relating to the country in each class. We met recently for January and learned about Egypt. I co-lead the Foods class for the kids. [...]
We are studying space this week. After talking about meteors and how they have made the craters on the moon, we brought in a pan of sand from outside. My son dropped marbles and different sized bouncy balls into it to make crater holes. He then drew a picture of the American flag into [...]
