Homeschool Resources
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Brain Quest Learn to Write Cursive — A Family Practice Book for Real-Life Learning
With School getting out soon I wanted to share a fun workbook Brain Quest Learn to Write for children 7 & Up children can use in the Summer to help them practice their handwriting while learning cursive which my family needs to practice on. What makes this cursive workbook from Brain Quest different that other workbooks we’ve used in the past is how easily the workbook stops feeling like something meant only for kids and starts becoming something a whole household can use without turning the information into a “lesson.” The structure is simple enough for younger learners, but the pacing and repetition make it just as useful for older…
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Play Beauty Shop: A Retro Salon-Inspired Homeschool Craft & Role Play Activity
I don’t know about you but for me there is a certain kind of childhood memory that doesn’t fade, even years later. Thar can be small chair. A brush moving through a doll’s hair. Or the quiet focus of someone “getting ready.” For many families, that memory is tied to real places—salons, barbershops, kitchen trims, or familiar hands that always seemed to know exactly what they were doing. For my family hair has a way of holding family history inside it. Not just as appearance, but as routine, care, and connection. Some children grow up watching relatives work in salons, listening to conversations while someone’s hair is being shaped and…
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Frogs in the Backyard: Turning Outdoor Moments into Science Learning
When I was #Homeschooling Charlie and even Suzzane some of the strongest homeschool, lessons did not begin with books or planned curriculum. They begin outside, in ordinary moments when something small catches Charlie or Suzzane’s attention long enough to make them stop and ask questions. Frogs was one of those topics that naturally invite that kind of learning because they appear suddenly, quietly, and usually in places where children are already playing or exploring. Or in the shower will Charlie liked to keep the Frogs so they wouldn’t get hurt. Which is why backyard learning does not require special preparation. It starts with noticing. A frog near a garden edge,…
