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National Landmark File Folder Game
Am. History Crafts

National Landmark File Folder Game

Just in case anyone is following along with our American Landmark and American Icon craft theme, I wanted to post here to let you know that we’ve just added a National Landmark File Folder Game on our Sister Site, www.FileFolderFun.com. It’s really coming in handy to teach both my kiddos the names of the Landmarks, and even their locations. Here …Read the Rest

Base 10 Bean Sticks
Homeschool Tools

Base 10 Bean Sticks

This week we’ve also been working on Place Value. But instead of using our Base 10 Blocks, we decided to get a little crafty and make a set out of beans. We used the Jumbo Popsicle sticks, and I think these are red kidney beans. I put up a full photo tutorial in case you’re not familiar with the idea …Read the Rest

Rainy Day Oregon Collage
Geo Crafts

Rainy Day Oregon Collage

Summer in Oregon can only mean one thing: Rain. Lol, actually any season in Oregon can mean rain. So instead of lounging on the beach, or frolicking in the sprinkler like the rest of the country today, We spent the afternoon inside making some fun collages: (Nah, Nah, Nah, NAH, Nah) Paper was everywhere Glue was everywhere But I didn’t …Read the Rest

First Grade Curriculum
Homeschool Books

First Grade Curriculum

I DID IT! I’m totally done. I’ve got it ALL! It feels SOOOOOO Good. Since this was my second year picking out homeschool curriculum, I really feel like I know what I’m doing. (Snicker) Seriously though, I was able to pick and choose things that we’re more tailored to my daughters learning style (And my lack of ability to keep …Read the Rest

It’s Official
Homeschool Books

It’s Official

We’re in the club…. Seriously, do we get some kind of induction award or something? Ya’ll remember the day you came home with a set of Base 10 blocks right? It’s like crossing the line between “We’re thinking about Homeschooling ……and…… We are a Homeschooling family” (I’m not kidding….It’s even mentioned on YouTube …that means it’s got to be true!) …Read the Rest