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Lily & Thistle Art School
We’ve been using these on-line art tutorials for over a year now and I’m breaking down each of the courses and sharing our favorite.
Valentine Books
A few of our favorite Valentine books and a little look into how we’ve celebrated Valentine’s the last couple of years.
Favorite Fall Books
Looking outside our back living room windows, we can see the dusting of red treetops beginning to work their way down the mountainsides. Fall is here and it’s time to pull out some of our favorite books!
Independent Meals & Wall Menus
Since meals come around all day everyday, here are a few things that have helped our kids be a little more independent when it comes to the kitchen.
Calendar Time
I’m guilty of loving all things school items and a cute calendar is no exception. Over the years, I have used a few different calendars to help our children develop a sense of time and just depending on your space I have loved them all!
Montessori At Home
I’ve always had a Montessori flare to my parenting and teaching style. These are some of the favorite items we use for our home and learning environments
Reading & Morning Work Stations
We have a few little stations around our home that help organize materials we frequently use. From morning work to reading stations to inside my son’s desk - I’m showing a few of the areas and materials we are using right now.
Back to School Breakfast 2021
Ever since we decided to homeschool, I have struggled a bit on how to handle nostalgic events. Do we get go back to school shopping? What about school plays? Are my kids missing out on the fun holiday class parties? And, one of the bigger ones, what about the first and last days of school?
Setting Up A Learning Shelf: Apples
Ever wanted to set up a learning shelf? Here is a detailed post on one way I like to set up a themed shelf filled with lots of invitations to learn!
All About Me Theme
This year we decided to take the first couple of days back to school and do a few All About Me activities
Valentines 2021
Happy Love Day! Here is a little look into our learning shelf and what we used this year!
Lego Education
This was a great course we took for our technology class with My Tech High.