Posts by Tasha Swearingen
5 Ways to Use Math Manipulatives
Looking for more ways to reinforce math concepts for your children? Try math manipulatives! Depending on your child’s learning style, math manipulatives may be supplemental or your child might…
Ice Lanterns – January STEAM Experiment
Mixing science and technology with engineering (construction), art, and math is at the heart of STEAM experiments. Each month, we’re going to feature a STEAM-based experiment or project you…
2017 Best Homeschooling Articles
Ever get that feeling when you wish you’d have found something sooner? If you recently found us, you can check out some highlights from our blog below! We spent 2017 doing our best to provide…
Getting Started With Homeschooling When You Don’t Want To
Christmas break can be bittersweet for homeschoolers. Of course, most welcome the much-needed break. The flip side to that is you’ll have to start homeschooling again after such a nice break.…
Resolutions: Do They Really Work?
Are you ready for some fresh, new things this year? New friends, new faces, new ideas, and new resolutions are among the things people look forward to as each new year rolls around. But, sticking…
Polar Express Mini Unit Study
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg is one of the most popular books/movies to study during the holidays. One way to teach this story is by using a unit study. Unit studies cover a variety…
STEAM Experiments: Holiday Version
Are you crazy at your house yet? All over the world, children are focused on Christmas coming - but that doesn’t mean the learning has to stop! In fact, Christmas is an excellent time to…
10 Things No One Ever Told Me About Homeschooling
If you’ve homeschooled for any amount of time, you’ve probably had to figure some things out for yourself…things no one ever told you were going to happen during your homeschooling years.…
5 Ways Online Curriculum Helps Homeschoolers Succeed
This is a guest blog post from Alpha Omega Publications. Alpha Omega Publications is offering their Monarch online curriculum FREE for 30 days. Simply visit DiscoverMonarch.com and use…