Flat Stanley Project / Flat Cat Project

I read about The Flat Stanley Project online and thought it would make a fun summer learning project. Flat Stanley Project Of course, I put my own spin on it. In the spirit of the chain letters I received in the 80s and 90s, we sent this letter to 15 friends and family. Dear friend/family … Continue reading Flat Stanley Project / Flat Cat Project

Our Family Summer Reading 2023

From the beginning of June until the end of August, any one in our family who finished a book got to add a paper scoop of ice cream to our chart. Once our chart had five scoops we got to have an ice cream treat together. Here are our summer book and ice cream lists: … Continue reading Our Family Summer Reading 2023

Summer Homeschool Recap 2023

I’m happy to report a successful summer homeschooling season 2023. The children all finished up their math lessons with Teaching Textbooks, and they will all level up in a couple of weeks. I decided to put a hold on Question a Day Journal for Kids and start it up again in September. I also decided … Continue reading Summer Homeschool Recap 2023

Strawberry 🍓 Schilling Summer School

Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite summer school incentive currency in Summer Homeschooling 2023, you can read about our summer plans there. “Strawberry Schillings” was the winner of the vote and the children are mostly excited about earning strawberry schillings to “purchase” items, treats, video game time, etc! I found these adorable Strawberry … Continue reading Strawberry 🍓 Schilling Summer School

Summer Homeschooling 2023

We moved during the homeschool year and got behind… again… This year my kiddos really wanted a summer break but we’re doing another season of summer homeschool instead. C’est la vie! To be honest - I’d rather take the summer off too. But sometimes we have to do things we don’t want to do. And … Continue reading Summer Homeschooling 2023