I'm really bad at math. No, scratch that. I'm not bad at math, I'm terrible at it. Once letters started getting thrown into the equation, my brain basically shut down and, well, that was the end of that. My number one fear as a homeschool mom was trying to figure out how in the world I was going to teach these kids math. Especially since I have no idea how to do it ... Read More
Using a Math Textbook to Make Lessons for the Whole Family
Are you tired of teaching math multiple times a day to each of your homeschooled children? What if I said there was a way to teach math one time to all of your students 6th grade and down? Today's guest post from Danielle at Blessedly Busy outlines how to use a textbook you already have to teach your family math. Who Should be in Your New Math Class? Earlier, I said 6th ... Read More
Learning Outside the Box: Teaching 5 Important Life Skills While Grocery Shopping
We've all been there before. Desperately needing to go grocery shopping, but you haven't finished school work for the day. Sometimes it feels like its impossible to get everything done in a day that needs to be done, that is, unless you know how to be creative with your to-do list. Today's post is the first post in my "Learning Outside the Box" series, where I hope to ... Read More
Fun Math Games for Kids (Affiliate)
My favorite way to get through our school day is by having fun as much as possible. Kids learn the most while they are having fun anyway, right? The best way to add fun to your homeschool day is by busting out the games! Some of our favorite games to play in our homeschool is for math, because doing constant drill after drill can get obnoxious after a while. That being said, ... Read More
The Homeschool Nook Link-Up #10
We've been struggling a little with my 2nd grader this year in the math department. It seems like every math curriculum or style we try usually ends up being a fail with tears and frustration (and my 2nd grader get's annoyed too.. ha!). I've been having to get creative with some of our lessons to try to really make things stick (Like my printable touch points cards or my ... Read More
Spend to the End – Free Printable Coin Counting Game
We've been working on counting money with my 2nd grader, and for some reason she still to this day struggles with skip counting. We've worked on it over and over again and just can not get it concrete in her amazing little brain. She was really struggling with it one day and was almost in tears, so I decided we needed to make this fun. I decided to make this game using real ... Read More
How to Memorize Your Multiplication Facts in 1 Hour: Times Tales Review
There are two things I've dreaded the most since I decided to homeschool my kids: teaching them how to read, and teaching them multiplication and division. I can't even begin to explain how much I have dreaded this, especially the multiplication part. Maybe its because I never fully memorized my times tables when I was a kid myself. I mean, I can figure them out - it just ... Read More
Touch Points: Making Math as Easy as 1 2 3 (Free Printable)
When I was in elementary school I remember always having such a hard time memorizing my addition and subtraction facts. Luckily, I had an amazing teacher in 1st grade who taught my class something called "Touch Points". This is definitely not a new math concept. It is, however, a concept that has stuck with through the years and that I still daily myself. Touch ... Read More
The Complete Buyer’s Guide to Life of Fred (Affiliate)
I have never personally used Life of Fred myself, but I have many friends who do and they absolutely love it! I'm looking into them to possibly use next year in our homeschool. Since I've heard so many good things about it from friends who use it, I thought this would be a great resource to share with all of you! "Life of Fred" is quickly becoming a buzzword in the ... Read More
Friday Funday: Week 6 Review
This week was crazy stressful for me. I think my brain is fried from trying to do too many things at once. I cried at least once, didn't sleep much, and was totally off my schedule. See how scheduling really works for me? Due to my pure exhaustion, Friday Funday this week is extremely low key. We're still learning and having fun, but in a more relaxing way. I even skipped a ... Read More