All Posts By Christina
6 Games for Teaching Math
We all teach some subjects we don’t care much for, don’t we? Math happens to be my least favorite subject to teach. After all, I’m a musician, not a mathematician. Musicians count: “1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4.” Our idea of higher math is “1-2-3-4-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6.” In most subjects, I am an auditory learner, but in math, I…
Homeschool Conferences 2015
Are you looking for homeschool conferences for 2015? We’ve found this great list from Homeschool Buyers Coop to help make your search a lot easier. And if in any case you’re planning to do one as well, you can share it on their dashboard as well. Find more about them here. Event State Start Date …
How to Help a Struggling Learner
“What is God thinking?” Doesn’t He know that you are already stretched to find the time in the day to teach all the subjects (heaven forbid we should skip one) to all four of your children, while still keeping the toddler and baby happy? How can you find the time needed to work one on…
Recipe Road Test: Slow Cooker Moroccan Short Ribs
I’m always looking for tasty unique dishes that I can toss into the crockpot. This recipe for Slow Cooker Moroccan Short Ribs, from Real Simple magazine, calls for short ribs (just like the title says, duh!) but, oddly enough, my local grocer doesn’t carry short ribs. I substituted a very inexpensive cut of beef instead….
How to Stop Your Children From Arguing in Your Homeschool
Children argue. As much as parents hate it, as much as we try to look for ways to nip it in the bud, it’s not going away. It’s part of being a kid and having a sibling. If you are hoping to stop your children from arguing altogether, this isn’t the article for you. If,…
Sausage and Spinach Tortellini Soup Recipe
Recipe Road Test: Sausage and Spinach Tortellini Soup When I found this recipe in the pages of Real Simple Magazine (my most absolute favorite magazine in the world!), I knew I had to try it! With ingredients my family loved and how easy it was to put together, I thought it would be a hit…
My New Year’s Resolution Free Printable
It’s almost the New Year, and it’s the best time to celebrate a new beginning. And for kids ages 6-12, this is the perfect stage to learn to make resolutions. At this point in their lives, their habits are not firm yet. Though they know what resolutions are, parents are still in the best position…
Time Capsule Printable
Wouldn’t it be a lot of fun if we can turn back time and look at what we did at some point? Kids will definitely love this idea! So why not get them started with his fun Time Capsule printable? What are you waiting for? Download it here!
Fun With Christmas Word Search
Children (and admit it, adults too!) love to play word search games! Traditional word find games will scramble your words into a grid, and the players have to make sure they’ll find all the words listed in order to win the game. Wiht this Christmas Word Search printable, children will have lots of fun looking…