After posting my huge outline on Using Music to Build Spirituality last Sunday I received quite a number of e-mails! Some were wanting to know if I had any sources for rejecting music because the video may be bad but the lyrics are not. Others were asking if I was really justified in telling the […]
Summer Reading Activities
It is not hard to get my children to read during the summer for several reasons. It gets too hot to do anything outside. The bookmobile comes to our front door every other Monday. The bookmobile’s summer reading program is terrific. The kids are required to read a certain amount of minutes, depending on grade […]
Harvesting Green Gold
We’ve started. Three swathers mow hay, leaving trails of green gold to dry in the sun. Three hundred and sixty acres were mowed yesterday. Only about a thousand more acres, or nine more pivots, left to cut. The rest of the pivots (6) are growing wheat and corn, rotation crops in old stands of alfalfa. […]
Vision Forum Homeschooling SALE!
Just had to pass on this great sale from Vision Forum. Save up to 60% off over 300 items! Click on the image below to get to the sale page. Sale ends June 25th. You better believe I’m using this sale to stock up on gifts for birthdays and Christmas! I know several of my […]
Using Music to Build Spirituality
Here is the outline and all that I had prepared for my presentation to the young men at Camp Helaman. I was way over prepared and only ended up doing about 1/3 of all of this (skipping around lots) but it went well (I think) and the boys participated in the discussion which was a […]
Quick Math Games for Summer {or anytime}
One thing I have learned about math with my children, if we continue to review the basics during breaks or vacation from school math goes a lot easier when we start up again. Here are some of the quick games and activities we do to keep their skills sharp. Math War (a favorite): Use any […]
Keeping busy
While I am trying to finish putting together my presentation on “Using Music to Build Spirituality” for the 16-18 year old young men in our stake (visit that link to read more about it) I thought I’d share some of the things we have been doing around here. Watering our “gold” at the end of […]
A Plea for Help! PLEASE!!
Okay, everyone, I really need some help. I have been asked to give a 45 minute presentation/discussion on “Using Music to Build Spirituality” I LOVE this topic and have found so many good talks and articles, learned some new things, etc. But here’s my problem . . . . I have to give the presentation […]
Shabby Apple Winner!
There was a total of 233 entries in the Shabby Apple Spanish Steps Dress Giveaway! That’s a lot for this lil’ ol’ blog. The lucky winner as chosen by Random.org was commenter #90……. An Ordinary Mom!!!! Congrats, Lucy! You should have already received an e-mail from me. If not e-mail me at chocolateonmycranium {at} […]
Easy Writing Activities for Summer
School is out for most people. We are taking a little break too. Not a big one as we want to keep to our year round schedule (so we’ll be off the first month after the baby is born). Whenever we take a break, we never really take a full break. There are still some […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Summertime Alliteration
Today’s Wordfull Wednesday Topic: Choose a letter of the alphabet. Pen a quick story about your typical summer day using as many words as you can that begin with your chosen letter. “A little alliteration lets the lesson linger longer!” (a line in a grammar poem from my eighth grade teacher) Golden rays of sunshine […]
Sewing Basics: Child’s Dishtowel Apron Tutorial
This is another simple project my older daughters’ first sewing teacher made with them. It is a great beginner project for boys and girls! And another useful item to have in the house. These are also pretty cheap to make which is a plus! Materials Needed:a standard dishtowel (mine measured 15 x 24 inches)1 package […]
Shabby Apple Dress GIVEAWAY!!!
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!!! Thanks for participating. Summer is here! Well, in theory anyway. Where we live it got down to 22 degrees last week and there was snow in the middle of the day. But I shall not dwell on the negative. Instead I have a super sweet treat to help you bring in […]
Figures of Speech
Simple and short homeschooling post today (and very, very, late). We have been painting the dining room! Today’s post comes courtesy of my 8th grade English teacher. She wrote this simple poem to help her students remember basic figures of speech and to help keep them straight. A simile is like a song It’s as […]
Simple Pleasures: Free Printables!
In the midst of our redecorating I’ve been browsing the web looking for inspiration. There are some very talented people out there who are sharing their talents with all of us! These printables are all free, and cute, and did I mention free? Click on each image to take you directly to the site. from […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- …
- 143
- Next Page »