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
What I learned about homeschooling a high school senior, what I will do the same, & what I will change
My oldest child has finished high school and will receive her diploma on Saturday, at our house, surrounded by family and close friends. We began homeschooling in her 2nd grade year. She was my guinea pig each year, learning about what worked for us and what did not. This past year was no exception. Keeping:… Continue reading What I learned about homeschooling a high school senior, what I will do the same, & what I will change
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Have Fun Learning About Cell Part 2: Plant Cells
(This post contains links to products in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and Amazon Affiliate links. Purchases help to fund the blog. Thanks!) While learning about the differences between cells of different kingdoms in biology, some of the differences discussed are the presence of a nucleus (eukaryote vs. prokaryote), chloroplasts for photosynthesis, the presence of… Continue reading Have Fun Learning About Cell Part 2: Plant Cells
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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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Graduating my first homeschool student
May 16th, the last day of school for my high school senior, will be here soon. She has been homeschooled since 2nd grade, which means other than a few classes at co-op and dual credit at ACC, I have been her teacher for the past 11 years. Probably feeling like every other homeschool parent before… Continue reading Graduating my first homeschool student
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Friday Freebie for Easter
It is Good Friday! I cannot think of a better Friday Freebie that one that celebrates the Easter weekend. I present the Easter Ornaments from my TPT store. There are 12 hand drawn ornaments about the life of Jesus leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection. A list of verses that coordinate with each ornament… Continue reading Friday Freebie for Easter
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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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