I have found creating some fun, colorful math games to support Little Fish's math curriculum helps us on those days that he just needs a break from our 'regular' math lessons.  I posted earlier this year about a set I had made for the summer months here.  I have now created a Fall Themed Differentiated … Continue reading Fall Themed Math Practice for Kindergarten and 1st Grade

This past year, Little Fish took a music class and after one of his first classes, he brought home a worksheet to sort instruments by family.  I thought this would make a great sorting mat activity, which you can download here.  We also expanded on this activity by watching videos of each type of instrument … Continue reading Musical Instrument Sorting Mats

When we first decided to homeschool, I was fortunate to find a local class to help families get started homeschooling.  One of the topics they covered was the different methods of schooling.  Over the last three years, we have tried pieces of most of these methods and I would now describe us as eclectic homeschoolers … Continue reading 7 Methods of Homeschooling

The Revolutionary War shifted south in 1780, after the British capture of Savannah, GA in late 1778.  This resulted in several battles throughout the Piedmont of North Carolina and the upstate of South Carolina.  Many of these battlefields have been designated as National Military Parks and are within a two hour drive of the greater … Continue reading Make Revolutionary War History Come Alive For Children

The fish and I are studying one poem each month this year.  To learn more about how we structure this study check out our first "poem" we studied, which was actually the book Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan. Our plan for the school year is: September: Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by: Cathy MacLennan … Continue reading List of Poems of the Month for the School Year