I haven't menu planned in a while, and I have a sneakin' suspicion that might be why we haven't been eating very many sit-down meals as a family. So I'm going to attempt to plan out some meals, hoping beyond hope that we'll actually be able to have a few family meals this week. Lunches […]
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Using Online Chat to Teach Spelling
Can using online chat to teach spelling appeal to kids? How do you do it? I've spent quite a bit of time on Skype lately, and my 7-year-old has gotten a bit jealous. She really wanted to 'chat' too. So I decided to let her do a little bit of chatting herself. I started up Gmail […]
How to Teach Your Kids to Type
It is not only a question of how to teach you kids to type but when should you begin. Knowing how to type is a must-have skill these days. I'm not talking about being able to type 125 words per minute. But I am talking about being able to know your way around a keyboard […]
How to Cook Perfect Scrambled Eggs Every Time
As a life skill I am teaching my kids how to cook perfect scrambled eggs by using the Alton Brown's cookbook. Science has always fascinated me, and the science of food is no exception. That's why two of my favorite cookbooks are Alton Brown's I'm Just Here for the Food (about cooking) and I'm Just […]
The WorldWide Telescope Project
Want your kids to study astronomy? Have you ever heard of Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope project? I have to admit, I'm always pretty leery of anything produced by Microsoft (I'm a diehard Mac lover myself), but when I took a look at what the WorldWide Telescope project was, I was very impressed. It's a homeschooler's dream, […]
How to Raise a Reader
We cannot say we truly know how to raise a reader as over the years we feared we had tried everything and it did not seem to be working. I love to read. My husband loves to read. My two daughters love to read. But my son has been staunchly opposed to reading since he […]
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