TEACHING MATH WITHOUT A CURRICULUM: plus our favorite fun math learning resources
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TEACHING MATH WITHOUT A CURRICULUM: plus our favorite fun math learning resources

Welcome back to the homeschooling without a curriculum series! Each week I will be breaking down one subject and sharing how we teach our children that subject without using a curriculum. Last week I kicked things off with Language Arts and this week we are onto Math! I did not enjoy math in school and…

14 Classic Picture Books That Have Stood The Test of Time
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14 Classic Picture Books That Have Stood The Test of Time

There are some picture books that have just proven themselves over and over again. Of course, everyone has a slightly different opinion on which books are actually good classic picture books. Truthfully, my kids even have different opinions than me (if they had made this list Curious George would have been included). When trying to decide…

Another Homeschool Resource Haul: lots of good books and games for our homeschool!
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Another Homeschool Resource Haul: lots of good books and games for our homeschool!

We got a “few” more new books and games for our homeschool and I wanted to share these new resources with you! I’ve been stocking up on some new books and games for the new school year and I’m so excited about some of the new resources we have. I love it when my kids…

Teaching English Without a Curriculum & some of our favorite language arts resources
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Teaching English Without a Curriculum & some of our favorite language arts resources

Welcome to the teaching without a curriculum series! Today we are kicking things off by chatting about how my kids learn English Language Arts in our homeschool without a curriculum. Check back next Friday for the next subject in this series! You can see the whole series here.           You can…

19 Picture Book Biography Stories
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19 Picture Book Biography Stories

It’s never too early to introduce kids to biographies. I love the increase of the number of biographical picture books in the last number of years. It’s not even just the number, it’s the quality as well. Even I have learned a lot about history thanks to some well written picture books. In this list I’ve…

Homeschool Library Haul: a peek inside some great fiction and non-fiction books, plus graphic novels  Private
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Homeschool Library Haul: a peek inside some great fiction and non-fiction books, plus graphic novels Private

Today I thought I would show you a little library haul! Since our library has a limit of 100 books per card we make good use of our library. I know not everyone has such a great library service so I thought it may be helpful to see inside some of the books we’ve gotten…