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,…
We all have them, days when we walk through the house and want to turn tail and run because there are messes everywhere. As we move through the house, we notice there is very little that can be done with these messes… What? Where did it all come from? Typically around here, it means we…
As a mom of six children, streamlining our home has become a habit. I constantly look around and try to find ways to make everything flow smoother. Our house is laid out in a way that is choppy, as in lots of walls, cutting up the “flow” of the floorspace. I like wide open spaces,…
We really had a slow weekend. Really we did. Saturday, I thought, and thought, and then figured out what I wanted to do with our workboxes. I love them, but I needed to change them. I needed to be able to load all five days on the weekends. Yes, I do. See, I am now…
Over the last couple of weeks, we have done a ton of gardening. Yesterday we planted some seeds. I placed the seed packets in their workboxes for their school. So, we had math, science, and all in one project. We planted flowers, gourds, eggplant, lavender, cilantro, dill, and more for seeds. In all there are…
Have you read the speaker list? Have you checked out the freebies, just for purchasing a ticket or in this case winning one? Really if you are homeschooling or thinking about it, you DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS. I sound a bit confident about that don’t I? Here is why: A few of…
The Schoolhouse Expo has given me one registration to giveaway to one of my readers. I am so excited to be able to do this. I don’t want you to miss this. The Expo is May 12-14. Not only are there free gifts for EVERY registrant, but there are door prizes, and two early…
Well, it is officially spring. Easter is just around the corner, and summer will be here before you know it. I have been busy working on preparing our spring and summer homeschool plans. I am trying to include lots of outdoor and spring fun in our workboxes. First off we will talk about garden workboxes. …
Boxes for homeschool, come in every shape and size. Pencil boxes, crayon boxes, boxes of tape, boxes of erasers, boxes of projects and so many more, boxes for this and boxes for that. In our home boxes are one way we streamline organization. I have a whole box dedicated to writing, it has ruled paper,…
