I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post on making potpourri. We sure do love our homemade gifts around here. With the holidays just around the corner I was thrilled to see ‘making potpourri’ in our Oak Meadow grade one curriculum for this week. There is a large nature…
Moon Activities for Kids
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow to bring you these fabulous moon activities for kids! We are well into our Oak Meadow Grade One curriculum now. During our first 4 weeks we have been observing and learning about moon phases. One of the most exciting parts of homeschooling with Oak Meadow is the…
Fabulous Fall Science Experiments
I really do love Fall. I always have. But this year, it also means the end of MOSQUITOES, so I have never loved it quite this much. The mosquitoes have been out of this world. Our neighbours who have lived here for over 30 years claim they have never seen anything like it. And the…
Heart, lungs, brain, oh my!
Parts of our homeschool day are going really, really well. Parts. We will settle into our new rhythm and I am very convinced that in a few short weeks the parts that are going well will grow, and most of our day will be fabulous. For now, I will focus on those really, really great…
Our Grade 1 Homeschool Year-at-a-Glance
We will be homeschooling the boys this year. There. It is out there. And it really wasn’t that hard to write. I have been feeling unsure lately sharing that decision here. But now that it has actually been written, I realize it is no big deal. I was concerned some might feel I was passing…