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Hello! I am a homeschooling, stay at home mom who loves to teach, cook from scratch, write (and blog), sew, listen to great sermons, and travel.

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Making a Shoebox Diorama Making a Shoebox Diorama
The classic shoebox diorama is a childhood rite of passage. Although it can be used for school work, your children may enjoy making them just for fun. Make a...
Updated 102 days ago | Diorama › activities for children
Math Notebooking Math Notebooking
Whether you call them math notebooks or math journals, writing about math and documenting math activities are a great way to cement mathematical understanding....
Updated 20 days ago | notebooking › education
Homemade Calzone Homemade Calzone
Calzone is a close cousin to pizza; you could even call it wrapped up pizza because the filling is encased in the delicious dough rather than sitting on top. Want...
Updated 111 days ago | calzone › appetizer
50 States Notebook 50 States Notebook
The Fifty States of America is a popular notebooking topic. It can be the basis of a unit study, or it can be a supplement to your American history curriculum....
Updated 20 days ago | notebooking › 50 states
Lapbooking Lapbooking
Lapbooking can be done by any learner-- from preschoolers to adults. With this educational method, you make mini-books covering details that you've studied....
Updated 32 days ago | Lapbooking › free lapbook templates
Shakespeare for Children Shakespeare for Children
When should students first be exposed to the world famous works of William Shakespeare? Should it be during high school or college years? Isn't it true that...
Updated 20 days ago | Shakespeare › appropriate shakespeare for kids
Timelines for Homeschool Timelines for Homeschool
Timelines are an important complement to any homeschool history curriculum no matter your spine or educational philosophy. They are especially good for visual...
Updated 20 days ago | Timelines › centuries
Minibook Gallery Minibook Gallery
Whether you're new to lapbooking and are trying to get an idea of what minibooks are or whether you're an old hand at lapbooking and want some fresh ideas, welcome...
Updated 20 days ago | Minibooks › directions
Human Body Lapbook Human Body Lapbook
We all have one! We use it every moment of every day-- your incredible human body! What a personal and relevant topic of study for any child! For the younger...
Updated 120 days ago | Lapbook › anatomy
Tangrams Tangrams
Tangrams are geometry made into 3D, creative fun! Print off some paper tangrams or make your own from craft foam. How about tangram toast for breakfast? Then...
Updated 111 days ago | tangrams › activities
Hands-on Fractions
Understanding fractions is a critical foundation of math learning. But despite their daily frequency in our lives, math with fractions can be difficult to grasp....
Updated 113 days ago | fractions › activities
How to Make a Shadow Puppet Theater
Making shadow puppets with your hands has been a pastime since the earliest of times as men sat around an open fire. Dress it up a bit by designing a small puppet...
Updated 20 days ago | Shadow Puppets › book report
Physics Lapbook
Think physics is only for geeks? Think again! Physics is a fascinating facet of science that is especially relevant to children -- pushing and pulling, falling...
Updated 115 days ago | Physics › children
Mini Offices
A mini office is a particular application of lapbooks. Each child can make his own mini-office -- a lapbook filled with reference pages for his own learning....
Updated 20 days ago | reference › 2nd grade
Salt Dough Maps
How can a little flour, water, and paint become a fantastic hands-on geography project, full of educational benefits? With salt dough maps, that's how! Get...
Updated 20 days ago | salt dough › activity
Space Lapbook
Take advantage of a child's natural fascination with outer space and space travel with this science unit study!  What child doesn't like to pretend he's...
Updated 20 days ago | lapbook › astronomy
Artist Study -- Charlotte Mason Style
With most things Charlotte Mason (CM), once you get accustomed to her methods and they become a habit, you realize just how easy they are. Artist study is no...
Updated 20 days ago | Charlotte Mason Artist Study › art
Picasso Artist Study
Study the artwork of a modern artist whose very name has come to mean a masterpiece of art-- "a Picasso." If your children have been studying more traditional...
Updated 20 days ago | Picasso › activities
Rainforest Lapbook
The tropical rainforest is a fascinating topic for a homeschool unit study! Just the botany and zoology alone could take weeks to cover. There are also the history...
Updated 115 days ago | Lapbook › animals
BF History of the Horse Unit Study
Welcome to my curriculum review of The History of the Horse. Buying homeschool curriculum is a huge decision. Not only is it a large investment in money, but...
Updated 88 days ago | Curriculum › beautiful feet
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    You have some great homeschooling lenses, love them!
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    you have so many great home school lens. I just, had to stop by and tell you how amazing they are.
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    Wishing you a Happy St.Patrick's Day from the Emerald Isle!
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