For this unit study we read the 6 books in the American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Collection by Jaqueline Dembar Greene, illustrations by Robert Hunt, and vignettes by Susan McAliley. Feel free to choose any extension activities to tie in with the book that sound like fun to you! We did not do all of these … Continue reading American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Unit Study
My younger sister is going through a real rough patch. In an effort to encourage her from afar, I sent her a series of 5 Care Bear color themed care packages. I bought the Set of 5 Micro-Teenie Care Bears on Amazon. the purple box 💜 First, we sent the purple box: a hand-knit deep … Continue reading Care Bear Color-Themed Care Packages
One of my teens has been having a consistently rough time on Mondays in particular. The teen has been feeling generally miserable and unmotivated to do schoolwork and is acting exactly how they feel. This is served with a heaping side of poor attitude drizzled with a snarky tone. A few ideas popped into my … Continue reading Monday Blues Buster
I know we already did a block this month, Mama Hen, but I was feeling kind of “blah and I needed a pick-me-up so I decided to do the next block early. Homeschooling is a long-haul type of project and you don’t see a lot of results on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. I am confident that … Continue reading Three More Blocks of the Month – Farm Girl Vintage
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