When I was nine, I REALLY wanted to get my ears pierced. My dad wasn't particularly a fan - his mother never had her ears pierced - but since my mom did, he didn't really feel like he wanted to flat out deny it, so he decided instead that he'd use it as an opportunity to get me to do something he felt was important. The deal was that - in order to get my ears pierced - I had to memorize my multiplication tables up through 15x15. We had an ancient computer program called Speed Math which ... Read More about How Ella Earned Her Earrings
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5 Easy Ways to Incorporate Daily Learning Into Your Routine
With school now in full-ish swing for us, education is top of mind for me right now. Education has been a hugely important part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I'm highly motivated to help my children discover a love of learning and give them as many opportunities to stretch their minds as I can. And because learning doesn't only happen in the classroom, here are a few simple ways to weave education into the daily routine that have worked well for our family over the last few ... Read More about 5 Easy Ways to Incorporate Daily Learning Into Your Routine
15 Homeschool Ideas (or Ideas for Supplemental Learning!)
One of the things I love most about homeschool is that it doesn't have to look like public school. You can make homeschool look like whatever you want, whether that means shorter days, more outdoor time, focus on topics that interest you and your children, or add in daily or weekly routines that make learning really fun. And if your children are doing distance or hybrid learning this fall, these are some fun homeschool ideas that you can add to your routine to add some fun and variety to ... Read More about 15 Homeschool Ideas (or Ideas for Supplemental Learning!)
7 Ways I Help My Children Learn to Be Problem Solvers
This post is sponsored by Sun-Maid, but all opinions are my own. One of the biggest skills I want my children to learn is how to be problem-solving adults. My dad has a fun line he used a million times when I was growing up. If something tricky came up, he'd say "If I gave you $10,000, do you think you could solve this problem?" It's easy to get mired down in a problem, but stepping back and realizing that there almost ALWAYS is a solution of some sort, if you're willing to look for ... Read More about 7 Ways I Help My Children Learn to Be Problem Solvers
How We’re Using the Homer App
For the past year or so, I've been hearing about the Homer app, including lots of messages asking what I think about it. Since I hadn't tried it out. . . .I've had zero opinions. But I finally downloaded a few weeks ago and my younger girls have been using it and I thought I'd share how we're using it and why I like it. What is Homer? Homer is a learning app that’s specifically designed to teach reading skills for kids from 2-8. It's ad-free and you can try it for 60 days for free ... Read More about How We’re Using the Homer App