It’s Halloween time and I’m exploring 31 Great Books to Read to Your Kids—what better author to share with your kids than Edgar Allan Poe, the master of suspense? Homeschooling post updated 10/29/2023 Reading a well written suspenseful tale—even one that includes murders—is nothing like watching a gory scene on TV or acting one out […]
Advice from a frugal mom during coronavirus #4: Yep, you’re a homeschool mom
This is the funniest Mommy War I’ve seen to date: “Real” homeschool moms against “Schools are closed” homeschool moms. It’s sad-funny, non funny-funny. Here’s a simple test to determine if you are a real homeschool mom: Question 1: Are your kids at home because their school buildings are closed? If you answered Yes to Question […]
100 Day Homeschool Year for Jr. High and High School Days 6-9
All happy families are alike; each homeschooling family is nerdy in its own way. This is our 10th year homeschooling and I have loads of free time (haha) so I’m going to share a day in the life of our homeschool—hopefully all 100 days, but this blog is full of one-off “series” so we’ll see […]
100-Day Homeschool Year for Jr. High and High School Week 1
All happy families are alike; each homeschooling family is nerdy in its own way. This is our 10th year homeschooling and I have loads of free time (haha) so I’m going to share a day in the life of our homeschool—hopefully all 100 days, but this blog is full of one-off “series” so we’ll see […]
An Old Fashioned 8th Grade Education: 4 Personal Development Books To Read Before High School
This is my 9th year of homeschooling! Last year, when Jefferson was in 8th grade, he informed me that he wanted to go to public high school. All of my relaxed, meandering, unschooling-but-not-unparenting educational ideals screeched to a halt, replaced by a drive to get this boy fully educated before he went to the local […]
Free Printable Disney Math Worksheets: Disney Descendants Multiplication Table and Guide
Get your Disney Descendants free printable math worksheets below! Update 2/21/2018: Disney just announced Disney Descendants 3. Even though Descendants 3 won’t debut on Disney Channel until 2019, the news immediately infected Jameson, Lover of All Things Dove Cameron, with a new wave of Descendants fever. If your girl is crazy for Disney Descendants, she’ll […]
Free Printable Roald Dahl Poem: Television (Turn it off!)
I put a new free printable resource in my Teachers Pay Teachers store: Roald Dahl Poem “Television” – Free Printable – TV Turnoff – 3 Minute Celebrations! If you’re like me, you’re unaware of National Donut Day until around noon on National Donut Day, when you finally figure out why everyone is posting pictures of […]
Free Printable Star Wars Math Worksheets! BB-8 Multiplication Table Worksheet
Every kid should know his times tables cold by the end of 3rd grade. My kids learn up to 12 x 12 because I’m old school like that. I also make my kids eat their vegetables and send them to bed at 9pm sharp. [Tweet “Free Star Wars math worksheets featuring adorable BB-8! #homeschool #freeprintable”] […]
New Arizona Marijuana Government Wants Your Kids to Smoke Pot: NO on Arizona PROP 205
As an Arizona mom, I’ve been screaming NO! on Arizona Prop 205 from the start. But just like people are not reading the Democratic party platform (read Why Moms Should Be Afraid of the Democratic Party Platform), nobody seems to be reading Prop 205! A NO vote on Arizona Proposition 205 means you do NOT want […]
10 Minute Dinner Hacks with Gobble Meal Prep Subscription Box
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