Archives for 2008

Hello. My Name is Joy, and I'm a Chocoholic.

Beyond being a chocoholic, I often have a powerful hankerin' for peanut butter, too. So what could be better than chocolate and peanut butter together—in a snack that's actually good for you? I know it sounds too good to be true, but I assure you, it's not. Now I do admit that this snack is […]

Filed Under: Family

My Husband's "Eureka!" Moment

The whole family piled in the car this afternoon to take my husband to the dentist. And since the kids hadn't completed their day's work, they were still working on schoolwork in the car. On the way to the dentist, Jerah was working on her Math-U-See lesson, and because today was the first day of […]

Filed Under: Homeschooling · Strategies & Tips

How to Make Your Own Lap-Size Dry Erase White Board

One of the best things we ever did when we started homeschooling was to make our own dry erase white boards. And it ended up being a lot easier — and cheaper — than we thought. Here's all you'd have to do to make your own set of boards. 1. Buy a sheet of melamine. […]

Filed Under: Link Roundups

A Little Random Link Love

San Francisco Symphony for Kids: Learn about music and instruments with the San Francisco Symphony. Joely absolutely loves this site! Nourish Interactive: Nutrition education games for kids. Although this uses the "new" food pyramid (which I thoroughly despise), the information is great on this site, and the games are really engaging. Make Your Own Handwriting […]

Filed Under: Curriculum · Language Arts · Language Arts · Reading

Looking for good books for your kids to read?

Wouldn't you love to visit a website that regularly posts concise reviews of great children's books and offers an easy way to print off the information for reference? Sounds like the perfect resource for homeschoolers, huh! I've talked about this wonderful site before, but I just had to mention it again in case you missed […]