Only a few weeks until the new school year begins.  My daughter is ready to begin Grade 1 this year.  As her teacher, I’ve been working hard at researching, choosing and gathering everything we need for this upcoming year.  I’ve also created a schedule for our year so we know what we need to get done …

Even young children can be taught geography. When I was little, my mom would spend a few minutes a day doing geography with my brother and I.  At a very young age, I knew the name and location of every country on the globe.  I am now following the same simple method with my daughter. …

My mom put me in piano lessons in a Conservatory when I was 3.  I’m not sure the Conservatory should have accepted a 3-year-old, but my mom said they were more than happy to take her money.  I still have all my piano books from back then. Later I learned from a lady that was …

Learning Comes Easy When It’s Fun, Not Work When I was a teenager, a friend organized a weekly Friday night get together to learn American Sign Language.  It was open to any of my friends (from kid to adult) who wanted to join the class.  There were about 40 of us who regularly attended.  A …

My 4 year old has a poster with the pictures of 60 local birds and their names.  I keep it near the window so my daughter can consult it throughout the day when she looks at the birds outside. She will come to me several times in a day, to ask me to help her read …

I used to bake bread I would say about once a month.  I was never taught the secrets of bread baking, but was able to follow a recipe and enjoyed freshly baked bread for an occasional breakfast.  It turned out decent enough I thought.   My daughter wanted to help me, but since I had …

If you’ve seen my blog post on ixl math, you know I really like the program and had previously purchased a one year subscription for my daughter. I have since purchased another year subscription. My biggest draw to ixl is it’s completeness skill wise. You can see very clearly all the math skills for that …

Here are some fun duck activities for preschoolers. It includes: book lists, music ideas, arts and crafts, games, colouring & cut and paste printables, videos to learn about ducks, duck jokes and more. Our Preschool Duck Theme Ducks became the theme of our preschool homeschool this winter. We feed the birds every winter.  This year, …

A little over a year ago, I took my daughter to Disney World in Orlando Florida.  It was going to be a long drive (about 22 hours) so I googled tips on taking kids on road trips.  I read a ton of different parent recommendations.  Many recommendations went something like this: “Of course they have …