I've been taking nature walks with the kids since before they could walk and encouraging them to observe the world around them.  La...

H is 33 months old and it's amazing how much his attention span and capacity for learning new things has jumped in the past month.  Th...

In our study of France in Homeschool Kindergarten, the kids and I made crepes.  It was a great Montessori-style practical life activity w...

Getting something in the mail is so much fun - even more so when it's a box from Influenster full of wonderful products to try!  I re...

Since we learned about France last week, it seemed natural to use Claude Monet for our artist study in homeschool Kindergarten.  After loo...

I've been seeing the Ivory Microwave Experiment on blogs for years and have been meaning to try it.  When the girls got ivory soap for...

The girls really enjoyed making foil sculptures last week (using aluminum foil over pipe cleaners).  This project came from the Usborne Ar...

Lately we've been taking a gentler approach to homeschool Kindergarten.  We've been spending less time on worksheets and 'form...

We recently finished A Penny's Worth of Character by Jesse Stuart, which everyone loved.  It was also a wonderful bonus to be able t...

I'm starting to introduce my kids to famous artists and their works.  Last week's artist was Kandinsky and E created an oil pastel...

This week in Homeschool Kindergarten was very relaxed and productive.  I was consistent in getting the kids together for school-time in th...

One of the days last week, I decided to make a fun "monster" theme for the kids during our homeschool time.  We read books about...

After reading an article in Click Magazine on flying squirrels (and how they glide rather than really fly), we made our own gliders.  It l...

We completed this mini-unit about pond life earlier this school-year in Homeschool Kindergarten, but I totally forgot to post about it.  A...

We're reading through Among the Farmyard People by Clara Dillingham Pierson (free on Google Play Books and Project Gutenberg).  After...

The twins (homeschool Kindergarten) and I just finished reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins.  It's the first book in a ser...

The other day, the kids were playing out on the deck when they ran to me with a gooey substance in their fingers asking what it is.  At fi...

If you love Montessori manipulatives, but can't afford the price-tag, try this easy DIY version of the Montessori Weight Cylinders usi...

Now that H is 2.5 years old, we've decided to put him to work on the farm.  Here he is milking the cow..  :)  Actually, H's "...

Here is another easy edible math activity that kids just adore...  When my children begged for some rainbow goldfish crackers, I put a bun...