Finding Dory Addition Game
The first thing I heard when I woke up Friday was “Finding Dory comes out today!!”. I honestly don’t know how they knew. We don’t really watch TV. Or YouTube. Or anything with commercials. I suspect it was my mother (who is way more excited for Finding Dory than anyone else in existence). Still, surprised…
Read MoreSwing Into Learning Week 4: Bugs!!
We are not dealing with boredom at our house, but we are dealing with too much to do and boys waking up way to early. They can use the summer program pretty much independently so I’m just going to start leaving it out in the morning. They will have something quiet to do for a…
Read MoreFact Family Themed Mats
Teaching math can be one of the most fun and most frustrating experiences. I love math. As Lindsay Lohan said in Mean Girls, it’s the same in every country. Math is a constant. But teaching math can be it’s own beast. Especially at the beginning, which is where we are with Logi-Bear. The funny thing…
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Stack a Word Sounding Act Activity
Learning to read can be a really difficult task. But by making it fun, it’ll seem a lot easier. Each of the boys has presented a unique way of learning to read. So far they’ve all approached it differently. Baloo went with the method where he wouldn’t do anything and then one day he could…
Read MoreInvolving Your Kids in Homeschool Decisions
I remember sitting in our brand new homeschool room with the entire week planned out. Worksheets printed. Books on the shelf ready to be read. And Baloo (5 at the time) refused to do all of it. “But learning is fun” I told him. He didn’t want to write, he didn’t want to color. So…
Read MoreSwing In To Summer Week 3: Explorers
It’s getting to that part of summer – too hot to be outside during the day but not enough to do inside. Well here it’s like that, at least! We live in the desert and it’s been 108+ that past week. Insanely hot. But at least it’s a dry heat. I don’t do well with…
Read MoreDot Marker ABCs – Letter Pp!
Logi-Bear has learned his letters. I don’t speak a lot about the boys and where they are academically. I feel it’s kind of a personal thing for them and when they’re older I don’t want them looking back and saying “Oh I didn’t know how to add until I was 15” or something like that. …
Read MoreSTEAM Sailing Boats Experiment
The Olympics are coming up and, if you’re like me, you want your kids involved in the excitement and frenzy. Once every 4 years the summer Olympics takes over. I was never into it as a kid. I really didn’t care about gymnastics or skating or sports in general. My mom loved watching as…
Read MoreHow to Have the Patience of a Saint
It’s 5:00. There is marker on the wall, kids screaming in the living room, and dinner is not ready. After screaming into a pillow, you get up to tackle this disaster. You’re considering homeschooling but you just don’t have the patience of those moms. Because anyone who chooses to be with their kids 24/7 all…
Read MoreSwing In To Summer Learning Week 2: Superheroes
Kids are bored, restless, and demanding entertainment 24/7? I bet you’d like a little break. Well Cassie from 3Dinosaurs.com and I have the answer for you. And bonus – it’s educational AND fun. Our summer learning program is designed to entice kids but still help them retain what they’ve learned over the past 10 months!…
Read MoreWhat do you mean Secular Homeschooling?
So when people find out we homeschool we get a lot of different reactions. And I’m always a bit surprised because the people who I think would be super against homeschooling are always the ones who literally cheer us on. I mean standing in front of us clapping their hands. (Yes, very awkward). If…
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Swing In To Summer Learning Week 1! Zoo Theme
Swing In To Summer Learning: A Free 5 week summer learning program for kids from 2-10! Ahhh it’s here! It’s here!! I am so incredibly excited about this year’s summer learning program. Most years at this point I’m like “Seriously, are we done yet?” (These programs take months and months of planning and working! We…
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