My youngest started high school on Monday. It is bittersweet. She has always been homeschooled; never attended public school like her sisters did. It is so exciting to see her start high school and set up her high school transcript this week! But, I am also sad knowing the homeschooling adventure for our family will… Continue reading What we are using for 9th grade 2025-2026
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Have fun learning about cells
(This post contains links to products in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and Amazon Affiliate links. Purchases help to fund the blog. Thanks!) My eighth grader is wrapping up her last science project of the year for Earth Science. She chose to do a PowerPoint presentation of organisms that live in the different ocean zones,… Continue reading Have fun learning about cells
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Using Amoeba Sisters in Biology
(This post contains an affiliate link to Amazon. Purchases made through this link help to fund this blog.) I would classify my homeschool style as eclectic. I pull from many different resources, and when I find a resource that works well with my kiddos then I continue to use it throughout the year. Several years… Continue reading Using Amoeba Sisters in Biology
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NEW Activity Supplement for Apologia Physical Science
Apologia has long been used by many homeschool families for science. It is written in a conversational style, includes practice problems, review questions, laboratory experiments, and tests. All the homeschool parent needs is a textbook and the test/answer key book. For current editions of the textbook, Apologia produces a student notebook that includes a lesson… Continue reading NEW Activity Supplement for Apologia Physical Science
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Freebie Friday: Summer Planner
It is that weird time of year between Easter and summer vacation when homeschool parents can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is exciting to see the last day of school approaching and the empty summer days ahead. Camps, swimming, vacations, and lazy days will be here soon enough! If you… Continue reading Freebie Friday: Summer Planner
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Freebie Friday: Color Word Match-ups in English, Spanish, and French
Each of my girls had a different preschool experience. My oldest spent five days a week for three years in PPCD, the public school preschool program for children, in a special classroom for kids on the autism spectrum. My middle daughter attended Kids Day Out two days a week at the local church when she… Continue reading Freebie Friday: Color Word Match-ups in English, Spanish, and French
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Freebie Friday: 12 Months of Spelling Practice
Since this is my birthay month, every Friday I will be highlighting one of the FREEBIES in my TPT store. This first Friday, I am sharing one of my favorites, a year of monthly-themed spelling practice. Many years ago, when my kiddos were still in elementary school, we used All About Spelling to learn spelling… Continue reading Freebie Friday: 12 Months of Spelling Practice
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New Biology Supplement!
I just finished a new product to go along with Apologia's Biology textbook: a student supplement packed with activities! Next year, my youngest will be a freshman in high school. She is taking Earth Science this year, which transitions perfectly into Biology. After learning about landforms, geological processes, oceans, fresh water systems, atmosphere, and weather… Continue reading New Biology Supplement!
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Apologia Marine Biology 2nd Edition Lesson Plans
We are in our 3rd week of school and just starting to find our groove. My goal is to start by 9am each day. I have all of the kids assignments loaded into Google Classroom, so they can choose which order to do their lessons. My 8th grader and 11th grader usually choose to start… Continue reading Apologia Marine Biology 2nd Edition Lesson Plans
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A Whole Year of FUN Spelling Practice for Homeschoolers!
I just added a WHOLE YEAR of monthly themed spelling word practice activities for homeschoolers to my TeachersPayTeachers store. Many years ago, when we first started homeschooling, I quickly learned that spelling practice was not a favorite activity for my girls. It did not seem to help them to just copy the words over and… Continue reading A Whole Year of FUN Spelling Practice for Homeschoolers!
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