(Purchases made through links in this post for my TeachersPayTeacher.com store and Amazon help to support this blog. Thanks!) We are about to wrap up Unit 1 in our biology curriculum, which includes a biochemical section on biomolecules and reactions. As a classroom teacher, my approach to biomolecules was geared toward the types of questions… Continue reading Using molecular model kits in biology
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Cleaning out the classroom
Summer is in full swing. We went to Texas 4-H Round-up in College Station. The girls are doing Shakespeare Under the Star performances this weekend. I'm sitting in a library in Luling while my younger two are at a multi-county 4-H officer training this morning. Tomorrow, my oldest two and I will attend training to… Continue reading Cleaning out the classroom
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Big news: Introducing North Star Homeschool Resources
I have news. My TeachersPayTeachers store is now North Star Homeschool Resources! I love the new colors, logo, and motto for the re-brand: "Helping you navigate the homeschool journey". It was not an easy decision, but I chose to rebrand the store to reflect the new place that our homeschool and my TPT store is… Continue reading Big news: Introducing North Star Homeschool Resources
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The new house cleaning plan
I have officially given up on all of us pitching in together on Friday mornings to clean the house. This worked last year and over the summer, but just has not been jiving with our schedule this fall. Having a dirty house does not bring me peace. The kids are busy all day with lessons,… Continue reading The new house cleaning plan
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FREE Binder Spine Label Templates
I have added another freebie to my TPT store! I just finished printing out the labels for my kids' binders and decided to make it into a free download for my store. Now that the kids have all outgrown workbooks, we have found that binders work best for storage and organization of work. At the… Continue reading FREE Binder Spine Label Templates
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How I am planning Guest Hollow’s World Geography & Cultures for 8th grade
Although I consider myself an eclectic homeschooler, I have serious Charlotte Mason leanings toward using real books. I feel like it seriously limits the scope of understanding to limit the learning to just one resource, such as one textbook. As my children have gotten older and we have depended more and more on textbooks, I… Continue reading How I am planning Guest Hollow’s World Geography & Cultures for 8th grade
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Homeschool shopping Pinterest board
I started a Pinterest board with all of my favorite homeschool classroom items! Now, I did not go out and buy all of these at once. We have been homeschooling for ten years, so these treasures have been accumulated over that time. I will say that I am a snob when it comes to school… Continue reading Homeschool shopping Pinterest board
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Planning for the 2024-2025 school year: 12th grade goals
First, let me say, this is such as bittersweet year to plan. It is so exciting to be graduating my oldest daughter this year. It will be her last year homeschooling, the last year for all three of my children to be my students. For reference, during her junior year, she completed year 3 of… Continue reading Planning for the 2024-2025 school year: 12th grade goals
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Our 15 year old has Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Several years ago, my middle daughter started having these episodes where she would get dizzy and lightheaded. Her pediatrician ordered lab work, an EKG, and a thyroid ultra-sound, since I have a history of autoimmune thyroid disease that tends to be hereditary. Everything came back normal, except for a benign nodule on her thyroid. Fast… Continue reading Our 15 year old has Papillary Thyroid Cancer
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Food prep to help with busy days: waffles and pigs-in-a-blanket for the freezer
This is not exactly a post about homeschooling, but more about keeping everyone at home fed during busy weeks. When my kids were younger, I made the breakfast and lunch for everyone. Now that they are older, they are pretty much on their own for breakfast and lunch. In order to not have to rely… Continue reading Food prep to help with busy days: waffles and pigs-in-a-blanket for the freezer
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