Battle Creek, Michigan is a few hours away from Metro Detroit, but well worth a day trip for homeschool families. With tons of great history in this community, everyone should plan a trip for the reasons listed below! 5 Reasons To Field Trip To Battle Creek Visit The Sojourner Truth Institute. When teaching about the history of slavery and…
The Southfield Public Library, located at 26300 Evergreen Road in Southfield, MI, is a community cornerstone dedicated to knowledge, creativity, and public service. Open since 2003, the library offers over 250,000 volumes, extensive digital resources, and unique features like the Secret Garden and the whimsical Dragons’ Den. With a mission to enrich the community through learning and connection, the library…
SEA LIFE Michigan, Michigan’s largest aquarium, is hosting Homeschool Week February 22 through the 26th. Tickets are just $10 each.
In the winter months, that task gets a bit harder and activity levels can drop off. Follow these five suggestions and your kids (and you!) will stay active on even the coldest of days.
As the holidays wind down, your kids may be pretty wound up thanks to the time off of school. Instead of letting them zone out in front of the TV or spend hours playing video games, plan some fun family projects that will get their minds going and spark their creativity. For kids 3 years old and under: Inspire imagination…
My family received free admission to the Sea Life Aquarium in exchange for a post about their new Doodle Reef exhibit. We arrived at the mall a few minutes before it opened. We got an amazing parking spot right outside of the aquarium entrance and went inside to hop in line. The staff allowed us early birds to form a…
Halloween themed preschool lesson plans. Arts and crafts, games, math, science, group time activities, songs and snack ideas. Halloween Theme Goals: Halloween Safety Halloween is associated with spider, witches, goblins and ghosts. Halloween is a day we dress up and go trick or treating. Halloween can be scary and fun!! Books from Amazon.com Theme books and ideas: Halloween Activities Halloween…
Many homeschool families take a break during summer. Whether it’s for a week or a month, the learning should never stop. There are so many ways to keep learning with your kids during summer break. In fact, the flexibility of homeschool will allow you to enjoy activities to expand your child’s knowledge with both indoor and outdoor and enrichment experiences…
So you say you want to homeschool? Without question, homeschooling is a viable way to educate your children. And you’re not alone in choosing this educational option as the number of parents choosing to homeschool grows each day. But what can you really expect as a homeschooler? What are you really in for? Here are 10 things that top the…
Did you know that two months of reading skills are LOST over the summer and that it can take up to two months from the first day of school for a student’s brain development to get back on track? “Summer Slide” is very real and has lasting repercussions that can impact a student’s long-term academic performance. It can be hard…
College-bound students have a lot of pressure to perform well on the biggest tests of their lives, the ACT or SAT. Many programs allow students to take practice tests earlier in high school. These allow students to have a general idea of how they’ll do on the “real test” during their junior or senior years of high school. Ideally, preparation…
If your child has difficulty in school it may not be anything more than a case of his or her learning style matching up with the way the subject is being taught. Children, as well as adults, have different styles of learning. What is easy for one child may be difficult for another. Three Basic Learning Styles There are three…
From exploring nature in the backyard to using chemistry in our kitchen, science is a big part of our everyday lives. And that’s one of the best parts about science – it’s easy to demonstrate and create teachable moments every day. It’s never too early to start teaching basic science concepts. Yes, even to toddlers. Since science is about exploration…
These giant snowflake is so easy to make and would be a great project to do with kids. Materials 8 patterned or colored bags (I used a pack from the Dollar Tree) Some sort of glue or adhesive. Double sided tape, staples, or glue would all work. Step one. Glue the bottoms of the bags together Step two: Place a…
Are you starting to see changing in the ease of homeschooling as your child gets older? Maybe it’s a struggle to get him to do his lessons, or even just to listen to you! Thankfully, there are some tips and tricks you can use to survive those years of homeschooling teenagers. How to Survive Homeschooling Teenagers Raising a teenager is…
