Handwriting practice and penmanship have been a really fun new adventure for Squeaks and I to explore together. I wish you could hear the excitement and pride in her voice when she writes out the letters of the alphabet. Obviously teaching good penmanship takes a lot of practice, and to be completely honest, sometimes it's difficult for me to not get impatient or controlling. There are some ... Read More about 7 Fun And Easy Tools For Penmanship Practice
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Printable Alphabet Beginning Sounds Activities
We're well into our first year of homeschooling now and we're loving it! Squeaks is devouring information as fast as I can put it in front of her. Early reading skills and beginning sounds have become one of our favorite topics. She loves sounding out words, finding similarities, and matching words together. I wish you could have seen Squeaks face when I told her that, after learning to read, ... Read More about Printable Alphabet Beginning Sounds Activities
Raising Grateful Kids | Printable Fall Banner
We're entering one of my favorite times of the year! Aside from Halloween (which if you've followed my blog long enough, you know I'm not a fan), the Fall season holds so many memories and reasons to be grateful. Gratitude is a characteristic I want my children to exhibit in abundance, because the amount we have to be grateful for is beyond abundant! It's my opinion that a lot of kids (and ... Read More about Raising Grateful Kids | Printable Fall Banner
Messy Sacred Motherhood | Looking Past The Daily To The Divine
Since my last post I have been accused of making motherhood look "organized". I'm going to pause here to laugh out loud. I briefly stated that our daily routine is just the nuts and bolts of our day. Really the bare bones of what my hopes and dreams for daily life look like. When Squeaks was little I wrote a post titled 30 Minutes that offered a small glimpse into life as a new mom. It ... Read More about Messy Sacred Motherhood | Looking Past The Daily To The Divine
The Daily Routine Of A Preschool Homeschool Mom
It's always kind of fun to read about another moms daily routine. Especially now that I have three kids, one of whom is now school age, and two still in diapers (hopefully not for much longer though). Daily life is super busy and I actually don't have much to compare my daily routine to in my personal life. Raising three kids four years old and under makes me the odd man out in our family and ... Read More about The Daily Routine Of A Preschool Homeschool Mom