Foraging with Kids
Spring and summer are an amazing time to get out and go foraging with kids! If you’ve never heard the term before, foraging is when you go out into your yard, into the woods, or on a nature…
Author: Jess
Homeschooling mama to five boys, homesteading and cultivating a home in Wisconsin.
Best Beginner Chapter Books for Early Readers
As a former elementary teacher and homeschool mom of five, I’ve seen many beginner chapter books – and honestly, there are a lot of awful ones. A lot of early chapter books are kind of boring, have terrible…
Build a Home Library
The secret weapon to interest-led homeschooling isn’t the curriculum you buy, the co-op you join, or having all the expensive learning materials. The best thing you can do for your homeschool is to build a home library for…
When Your Kids Hate Reading (and what to do about it)
Not every child is born with an innate love for reading. Even kids who are born into families with parents who love reading may be slow to embrace the book-loving life. When your kids hate reading (or claim…
Celebrating Winter Solstice with Kids
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December Life Skills to Practice
Practicing life skills is important all year round, but during different times of the year, there are some skills that will naturally come up and be easier to teach. December life skills are filled with practical activities from…
Chapter Books about Elections
As our kids get older, so many parents and teachers tend to turn away from books in favor of curriculum and lessons. However, I’m a firm believer that books can be the basis of your curriculum! Chapter books…
Engineering Books for Kids of All Ages
There are so many different STEM and engineering books for kids out there right now. I took weeks to find the best ones for our family, and as I went down the rabbit hole, I gathered them all…
Picture Books About Elections
Picture books are one of our favorite ways to learn just about anything in our homeschool. It’s an easy way to engage kids in a topic that otherwise may not be interesting to them. I’ve gathered up some…
Make Money as a Stay at Home Mom
It doesn’t take an economic expert to notice that everything is so expensive these days. And if you’re a stay at home mom (or want to be), living off one income might be getting harder to do! And…