by Learning Mama | Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
A month or so ago I noticed that my desire and motivation to keep plugging away at my 2016 Reading Plan had wained and I was really having to force myself to read. My list involves some pretty heavy reads(for me anyways!) and it really began to feel like work,...
by Learning Mama | Aug 18, 2016 | Homeschooling
I’m a book hoarding, classics loving, library visiting, book worm, homeschooling mama who loves a good book list more than just about anything! You might be surprised however, that I don’t have any required or assigned reading lists for my children in our...
by Learning Mama | Aug 17, 2016 | Family Life, Homeschooling
Puzzles are always a popular activity in our household. Years ago, when my oldest was kindergarten aged, making puzzles was even an item on our daily homeschool schedule. We have a good collection of puzzles these days, everything from simple wooden puzzles with peg...
by Learning Mama | Aug 10, 2016 | Homeschooling
There were many things that initially drew me into homeschooling — I loved the idea of allowing my children more time to play, to develop at their own pace and on their own schedule, spending more time with them, choosing the content of their curriculum and...
by Learning Mama | Aug 3, 2016 | Homeschooling
There are many ways to homeschool for cheap or free, and a library card can and will take you far, but unless you have a lot of time on your hands and actually enjoy the work of creating your own curriculum, chances are you are going to want to purchase formal,...