Wow, seems some people seem to think I need help staying on track…have they been watching me while I am working in Photoshop? Well, probably not, but, I do tend to get distracted, and Time Timer $30 has helped some. But, I believe any old timer could help. This is a neat little timer, that…
I am not naturally organized. In fact, even when I try really hard I am not really organized. I have great ideas, and I mean well, but, in reality, I am just not an organized person…or am I? In fact, I have made wonderful forms that keep my older children organized in their homeschool lesson…
"How do you get everyone up, moving and motivated in the morning?" Our mornings are incredibly ROUGH! I am not an early riser by nature, and really not by force either. However, getting up in the morning before 9 is a good thing. Actually, I try to be up around 7 or 7:30…Try… I…
I have talked before, how I use these in our home. Well, today is the day to get The 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planners for 50% off!!! Here are a few of the ways I am or have used the TOS Planner. Assignment and Record Keeping Book Homeschool Convention Binder Family Notebook and Homeschool Binder This planner…
A couple of years ago, I put together File Boxes as modified Workboxes. That really worked, but somehow, I stopped using them. The main reason was the work load to keep them loaded and to make sure everything made it back to their spots. Also, the Hanging File Folders kept falling apart. The first revamping…
As in, the rain we have been praying for came, along with high winds, and hail. We didn’t really receive at our home, but over at my in laws where we keep a lot of our farm equipment is another story. The out building that we stored some of our smaller equipment was blown away. …
Over the years, I have worked hard to put together a record keeping book that would work for assignment too. However, they have always been a little too much for my older children. This year, however, seems to be the year I figured it out. I have used forms from my The 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planners,…
This week we are easing into the new homeschool year. I have four weeks of lessons planned for our new year, but we won’t start on them for at least two weeks. Because we took an unexpected time off through most of the summer, I want to spend some time reviewing where we left off….
Do you have a child who struggles staying on task? Do they get “lost”? What about you? Watchminder 3 ($69) may be a little gadget that will help. It is a watch that you are able to set to alert or remind you or your child to the tasks ahead of them or that they…
