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Ready, Set, Race! 5 minutes of Rapid Recall

So often our homeschooling day becomes filled with tasks that need to get checked off of a list, that essentials like drawing maps, copying charts, or memorizing vocabulary are overlooked and forgotten. To make things worse, the only way to memorize maps, charts, or vocab is through daily repetition. When we started Challenge A, we…

A Quick Game to Foster Creativity: Add on Art

The other day I was working on preparing for the upcoming school year, which meant that the kids were left to fend for themselves. Occasionally my youngest finds herself a little lost in figuring out what to do. My husband grabbed her, gave her a marker, and they started playing what he calls: “Add on…

Who wants to win “Draw Africa”?

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for more details. So I’m in love with these geography drawing books. I heard about them recently, and couldn’t wait to get my hands on one. I started with the Draw Africa book because we’re focusing on that continent this year in Cycle…

60 Places to go in North Texas to Observe Nature

Living in the concrete jungle, or even suburbia, you can’t just walk out your back door and find a wealth of options for observing nature. While there are plenty of bugs, trees, and birds to watch in my back yard, sometimes I’d like to inspire my little scientists with more. Here’s my list of 60…

Homeschool Storage Solutions

One thing homeschoolers are never in short supply of is stuff. Aside from the normal everyday pile-ups of life, we have the extra troubles of “evidence of schooling” spilling onto every surface in the house. Over the years, I’ve found some great solutions for taming the chaos. Here are my must haves: 1. Open Shelving:…