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8 Great Projects for Teen Scientists
Hands-on, real-life learning can make science come to life for secondary students. Gone are the days of assigned Science Fair projects. These 8 projects for teen scientists will bring inquiry and project-based learning home!
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Strawberry Pastry Puffs Recipe
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! This tasty recipe for strawberry pastry puffs is sure to make a special Valentine’s Day treat!
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Valentine’s Day Craft for Kids: Upcycled Tabletop Teddy Bear
This adorable tabletop Teddy Bear craft is easy to make and you don’t need a lot of expensive materials to make it either. In fact, you probably already have what you need on hand!
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Living Simply Series: 5 Ways to Start Simplifying Today
Last month, we began our series on simple living by talking about the benefits of simplifying our lifestyles. Today, we continue by giving you 5 ways you can start simplifying today.
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Using Maps to Study Literature
Maps are traditionally aligned with Social Studies and Geography curriculums, but they can be extremely useful in studying literature. There are so many different resources to explore when learning about the setting of a story. Here are a few different ways to use maps to study literature in your Language Arts curriculum!
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Handling Homeschooling When Mom is Sick
At some point, it will happen. You will get sick. It happens to all of us. When it happens we not only feel terrible due to the flu bug but because of the stress of managing school while we are sick. Homeschool moms have a hard time turning off the homeschool even during sick days. First of all, let’s just clear something up. You are allowed to have a sick day. Your kids need you healthy and ready for unpredictable days of math and field trips. It is ok and best to take the time to recover properly.
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Overcoming Common Homeschool Challenges
There are many challenges that can come when you make the decision to home school your children. From dealing with state laws, to choosing a curriculum, and finding ways to socialize your children, the challenges are many but with a little planning, thought, and prayer, are easily overcome.
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What to Teach When Homeschooling Preschool
While there aren’t any hard and fast rules for what to teach when homeschooling preschool (it’s mostly about playing with them and loving on them), this guide will provide some suggestions on what to cover to prepare them for Kindergarten.
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Make Your Own Toe Socks
Why do you need toe socks? I have no idea but they sure are fun. Easy enough for little hands and cool enough for the teenagers to make too.
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31 Writing Prompts for Teens
You hear it all the time. The way to get better at writing is to just do it. . .write! What happens when the words don’t flow? You can sit there waiting for divine inspiration to strike from the muses, or you can have writing prompts ready at your disposal to help you fight so-called “writer’s block”. Here are 31+ prompts (one a day and then some for our short months) to kickstart your writing!
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