All About Reading Review

I have been using All About Reading level 1 with my daughter London for the past year and a half. She is now almost 7, and we’re so glad we finished a couple of weeks ago. Yay! It was an amazing accomplishment us both! When we first started in August of 2020, age wise, she was on the younger side, as she wasn’t halfway to 6 and honestly wasn’t quite ready. In addition, we discovered she needed glasses, so that played a role in the difficulty we were having with a reading in general. It became … [Read more...]

Letter to Santa {FREE printables}

It's Christmastime and that means getting into the holly jolly spirit. And that means holiday decorations, gift giving, singing all the Christmas carols, watching all the movies and of course Santa Claus! Writing letters to Santa is a long time tradition for many boys and girls. I have come up with a few templates that range from fill in the blank to write your very own letter with options in-between. <<You can find the printable options below>> Letter to Santa … [Read more...]

Homeschool Student Planner {Free Printable}

I think part of my job as a mom and a homeschooling teacher is to help my kids learn to be accountable with their school work and responsibilities. I am not really one for the unschooling. In life there are things that must get done, even if you don't want to do it. But this is not a post about not agreeing with "unschooling".. I do like this post if you want to read more about it.  This post is about helping your student to independently be in-charge of their life, at least teaching them how … [Read more...]

School’s Out for Summer {and a screen-time checklist printable}

School’s out and that means lattes at the pool, quietly reading your book and the house stays perfectly clean right?? RIGHT! We all wish!  Since our routines are a bit different now, I find my kids thrive on having a checklist. This checklist has all kinds of things to do in order to get screen-time. If I didn’t have this type of checklist, we’d all be tempted to just be couch potatoes and have a REALLY lazy summer. And while those times are ok once-in-a-while, this helps so we don't get … [Read more...]

Packing List for Family Travel FREEBIE!

Going on a vacation is a wonderful experience! So many memories to be made, magic to be captured, but packing... that can be stressful! #Amiright?? I have made it a little easier for you... a packing list for mamas in general. And a packing list for (older) kids if you're the kind of mama who likes them to help out. Below you will find out where to download these packing lists! But first, I wanted to tell you a bit about my new adventure! "Don't just fly, Soar!"Dumbo … [Read more...]