People often ask how we do chores in our family. This article is just me writing down all the questions I usually am asked and all the answers I usually give. How we do things is not the “RIGHT” way, it’s simply what works for us.
Tuskegee Institute was founded on July 4, 1881 in Macon County, Alabama. Founded as a Christian college for freed slaves to receive an advanced education, The students built the first buildings by hand. An elite group of black aviators was trained at Tuskegee during World War II. Those men are remembered as the Tuskegee Airmen.
What’s the big deal about archaeology? Well, it shapes so much of what we know about Ancient History and Ancient Peoples.
If you are a mom with a distaste for math, I want to encourage you that you can teach math to your children with a cheerful heart.
With it being an election year, this is the perfect time to teach kids about elections and politics. By following the election, they can learn about politics and issues. Even more fun is to experience elections, campaigning, and voting. Here are some things that are super fun for kids and educational, too. After all, why…
Economics impacts us every day, but many of us feel intimidated by economics. I’m here to explain basic economic principles to you in an easy-to-understand way.
When our family, along with our homeschool co-op learned about the first English settlement at Jamestown, we decided to build the settlement out of pretzels and cereal.
When we first studied HIS Story of the 20th Century in our homeschool co-op, I decided to hold a couch potato marathon. We watched a TV sitcom from each decade 1950s to 1990s. I wanted to show the the fashions, hairstyles, popular slang, and fads from each decade.
You’ve heard about living books and they sound great! You want your children to read books that are practically alive and exciting to read. But, where can you find them? What books are living books anyway?
No two children are alike, but I’ve found a flexible plan to teach grammar that has worked for all my kids from Kindergarten to high school graduation!