Whether you homeschool or not, summer camps are great to keep kids on the learning path while on a typical school “break”. These days there are so many options, but the ones I like best are FREE! 🙂 A friend emailed me some info which gave us the opportunity to apply for a FREE 3-Week […]
50+ Top Curriculum Picks (from the Experts) and FREE Printable
Homeschool convention and curriculum fair season is here that means 3 things; curriculum, curriculum and curriculum! Wanna here a confession? Even though I’ve homeschooled since the beginning (my oldest is 10 years), I’ve never been to a homeschool convention. I’ve been scared to go! Yep. It’s true. I’m already a book junkie and I’ve amassed a […]
STEAM Product Review: Future Engineer Kit by KitHub
My kids are typical boys. They’re curious. They like to tinker with stuff to figure out how things work. In other words, they love STEAM. So we’re always doing and looking for awesome activities and projects to get into. Recently, I connected with a STEAM project-based curriculum provider, KitHub and we were asked to give […]
All About Memorial Day (for Kids)
Happy Memorial Day weekend, friends! Everyone loves holidays, no matter what the specific occasion. Memorial Day is no exception. Summer-time holidays like this usually involve some type of outdoor gathering with a guarantee of some over-indulgent eating! I personally look forward to that! I have to remember however, that Memorial Day, is not just about burgers and hot dogs. […]
3 Easy Steps to Organizing Your Homeschool Records (+Freebie)
The school year is quickly coming to a close, which means for some of us homeschoolers it’s Portfolio Review time! Do you dread review time? Are you scrambling around trying to find bits and pieces of evidence that you actually did some school this year? Or worse yet, do you keep re-scheduling with your reviewer? […]
7+ Ideas for Easter Activities (That You’re Gonna Love!)
Updated: 3/24/17 It’s Easter (almost)! I have very fond memories, growing up in Jamaica and celebrating Easter. I can still remember my grandma laying out rows of hot cross buns to cool on the kitchen table. We always ate our national dish (ackee and saltfish) for breakfast and Easter dinner was a family affair. We […]
Sharing the Easter Story with Legos!
Easter celebrations are almost upon us. Every year I work with the boys to find creative ways to share the story of Jesus’s suffering, death, triumphant resurrection and ultimate ascension. This year, Legos seemed like the perfect resource to use. Here’s how the boys shared the Easter story using Legos. Inspired by some of the […]
How to Make an MLK, Jr. Paper Roll Craft
This is a February 2015 re-post from my former Wix blog. Edited and republished. Here’s an easy craft to do for Black History Month. It’s a Martin Luther King, Jr. paper roll craft that I found on this site. All the instructions and the template are on the DLTK site. Here are some pictures of how we […]
Using Try the World’s Gourmet Food Box as your World Geography Curriculum
Remember in my previous posts I kept raving about Try the World? Here’s a reminder: Backstory: We were so BLESSED to receive a one-year gourmet food subscription from Try the World as a gift from the boys’ uncle (he gives the most thoughtful gifts!). Every two months we get a new box with food from a […]
Celebrate Black History Month – 2016!
Happy Black History Month everyone! National Black (or African-American) History Month is an annual time to recognize, celebrate and honor the achievements of African-American people who have affected the course of history. Canada also celebrates it in February and the United Kingdom does so in October. Here in the U.S. there is a full calendar […]