Home School Resources
There Was an Old Dragon who Swallowed a Knight
I’m celebrating Picture Book Month all of November as I participate in a fun blog hop highlighting great picture books and crafts to go along with them. If you missed my post about Mo Willems yesterday, you should go check it out! Today I am featuring an author that has taken a classic children’s…
Read MoreMo Willems’s Pigeon Books: Who Doesn’t Love a Pigeon Craft?
Only Mo Willems can make a Pigeon endearing and hilarious in a children’s book. I first met the Pigeon and the Duckling at a friend’s house. Her son was cracking up over this crazy duo and the way Mo Willems brings their interactions to life. I found a great selection of these Pigeon books at…
Read MoreLatin Nouns Declension Free Printable
This year in our Classical Conversations memory work, we are memorizing the endings for Latin nouns. I love that the CC program takes so much time to really memorize these vital bits of information. Sometimes it’s challenging as a parent to memorize something when you don’t understand its purpose. Before I started studying Latin with my son, I…
Read More17 Reasons to be Thankful for Homeschooling
Life has been crazy at the Strauss house. After our trip to Boston, I was down for the count for the week after with illness. My how life piles up when mom isn’t functioning! I actually was thankful for the opportunity to rest and the opportunity to get a little help from my kids with…
Read MoreNIV Bible for Teen Girls – Giveaway!
One of my dad’s absolute favorite things to do was give away Bibles. He would go away on a business trip and come back with the address of the guy he sat next to on the plane that he was going to mail a Bible. Even in his Sixth Grade Sunday School class, the big…
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