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10 Kitchen Projects for Family Learning

Most “homeschooling in the kitchen” articles focus on the underlying scientific principles behind the project; what makes the bread dough rise or causes fermentation—you know, the sciencey stuff. We are a food geek family; we relish those projects. But this article is not that. Don’t feel a need to justify your time teaching important life skills; we can let those skills stand on their own educational merit.

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10 Easy Ways to Incorporate Art into Your Homeschool Day

Sketch pads, chalk pastels, and watercolor paints aren’t usually considered standard supplies for covering subjects like language arts, history, science, and math, but these things are just as important as having pencils, paper, and curriculum on hand in our homeschool. You see, my kids love experimenting with art, but we don’t always have time for a big art project in our homeschool day. That’s led me to get creative and find ways to work art into our other subjects. Here are ten easy ways you can incorporate art into your homeschool day.

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Back to School Toolkit Giveaways

(click to view larger) 35 homeschool bloggers have joined together to provide one massive back-to-school basket giveaway! Take a peek around these 35 sites and enter to win as many baskets as you like. Each blogger is conducting her own giveaway, so you never know…you may end up winning more than one! All giveaways will be live on Monday, July 15.   (1) Back to School Toolkit from Milk and Cookies(2) Back to School Toolkit from These Temporary Tents(3) Back to School Toolkit from Spell Outloud(4) Back to School Toolkit from Great Peace Academy(5) Back to School Toolkit from Gricefully Homeschooling …… (6) Back to School Toolkit from Raising Lifelong Learners(7) Back to School Toolkit from WriteShop(8) Back to School Toolkit from Preschoolers and Peace(9) Back to School Toolkit from Starts at Eight(10) Back to School Toolkit from Joyful Mothering …… (11) Back to School Toolkit from Harrington Harmonies(12) Back to School Toolkit from Ponder the Path(13) Back to School Toolkit from Forever, For Always, No Matter What(14) Back to School Toolkit from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus(15) Back to School Toolkit from Habits for a Happy Home …… (16) Back to School Toolkit from Curriculum Choice(17) Back to School Toolkit from See Jamie Blog(18) Back to School Toolkit from Beautiful Motherhood(19) Back to School Toolkit from Sam’s Noggin(20) Back to School Toolkit from This Reading Mama …… (21) Back to School Toolkit from Teaching Mama(22) Back to School Toolkit from Adorable Chaos(23) Back to School Toolkit from The Pelsers(24) Back to School Toolkit from Hodge Podge(25) Back to School Toolkit from Sallie Borrink …… (26) Back to School Toolkit from The Kennedy Adventures(27) Back to School Toolkit from Flourish(28) Back to School Toolkit from Our Journey Westward(29) Back to School Toolkit from Meet Penny(30) Back to School Toolkit from On Faith and Coffee …… (31) Back to School Toolkit from Our Abundant Blessings(32) Back to School Toolkit from Holistic Homeschooler(33) Back to School Toolkit from The Encouraging Home(34) Back to School Toolkit from Motherhood on a Dime(35) Back to School Toolkit from The Homeschool Scientist ……

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Summer Hopscotch

The premiere homeschooling blog hop, a first of its kind in the homeschooling community.    Hopscotch with us June 10th – 14th as we share another round of 165 posts full of  such topics as summer art projects, upcycled crafts, homeschooling with a newborn, frugal summer fun, boredom busters and much much more!  Homeschooling activities and advice galore!   Brought to you by these lovely ladies… Keeping Your Kids in the Word | Amanda at The Pelsers Picture Books for Adoptive Families | Ami at Walking by the Way Summer Unit Studies | the team at the Homeschool Share Blog Easy Summer Art Projects | Amy at Adorable Chaos Classical Preschool | Amy at Living and Learning at Home Homeschooling with a Newborn | Amy at Raising Arrows Educational Crafts with the Silhouette CAMEO | Amy at Milk and Cookies Upcycled Crafts for Kids | Angela at Teaching Mama Multi-Sensory Activities for Teaching Reading | Becky at This Reading Mama Using Essential Oils | Carlie at Beautiful Motherhood Bible Study for Moms | Christin at Joyful Mothering Frugal Summer Fun | Colleen at Raising Lifelong Learners Literature-Based Learning | Connie at The Daisy Head Water Play for Kids | Dianna at The Kennedy Adventures Erica A – Summer Boredom Busters | Erica at Confessions of a Homeshooler Delight Directed Homeschooling | Heather at On Faith and Coffee Teaching Sewing in Your Homeschool {Whether You Sew or Not!} | Heather at Blog, She Wrote Scheduling Your Entire Homeschool Year | Jamie at The Unlikely Homeschool Why Homeschool? | Jen at Forever, For Always, No Matter What Color-by-Number printables | Lauren at Mama’s Learning Corner Summer Science | Marci at The Homeschool Scientist Planning for the Large Family Homeschool | Marianne at Abundant Life Dollar Store Crafts | Marlene at A Diligent Heart Teaching Music History | Mary at Homegrown Learners Summertime Nature Studies | Michelle at The Holistic Homeschooler Getting Your Children to Love Reading | Sade at Sade Tagbo Father’s Day Crafts | Sarah at Sidetracked Sarah Surviving Summer as a Homeschooling Family | Sarah at Homeschool Survival Summer Sensory Activities | Sharla at The Chaos and the Clutter Oven Free Meals | Tabitha at Meet Penny Classroom Organization | Tabitha at Teaching With Cents Money-Saving Tips | Tabitha at Online Coupon Workshop Choosing Curriculum | the team at Curriculum Choice

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