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In our Facebook Hip Homeschool Moms Community we constantly see questions about reading and mamas asking for book list ideas. We all want to encourage our children to love reading, so we wanted to help you by creating a series of articles on various topics related to reading and book lists. Early Chapter Books for…
Montessori can be a daunting method to many homeschooling moms, especially because there is a misconception that all of the materials need to be purchased and the cost can really add up. But in reality, The Montessori Method couldn’t be easier to do at home nowadays. In this post, I will show you a sample…
Three cheers for sandpaper!! No, really. Recently I learned a bit about the history of sandpaper, and it’s quite interesting. In fact, I think it would make a wonderful sandpaper unit study. I’ve compiled some great information to help get you started! Once you begin, you’ll want to dig deeper. There is a long, rich…
Below you will find reviews of The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law. Be sure to read all the way to the bottom to find out how you can buy (or possibly win!) a copy of the print book for your children! Also, you’ll find information about an activity workbook that’s now available to go…
Chemistry is such a fun science to explore, and one that you can often do in your own kitchen. With summer approaching, why not spend a few weeks exploring chemistry, using items you have around the house? Your kids will be thankful for the break from their core subjects, as the discussions are replaced with…
History is one of our absolute favorite subjects to study in our home. As a classically-eclectic family, we study history from a chronological perspective. We explore eras of history in cycles that we repeat at the grammar (elementary), dialectic (junior high), and rhetoric (high school) levels. This school year we are taking an exciting journey…
Spelling You See as experienced by a mom and with a young daughter who needed to build confidence in her spelling abilities: My daughter, Tori, and I reviewed Spelling You See: Jack and Jill (Level B). I hoped Spelling You See would help give my daughter confidence in her reading and spelling, and it has been…
The kids and I had loads of fun reviewing Thrively! Thrively is a fun assessment and delight-driven database of educational activities for students and parents. Here’s some basic information about how it works. You can also find this information on Thrively’s site. Thrively is completely free! You simply go to their site and create an…
All moms, homeschool moms especially, want to fully understand their children’s strengths so that they can be better parents (or teachers) and their children can be better learners. Sounds simple, right? For a community that relies on tools in order to create a space where kids can grow and thrive, there is surprisingly little out…
I fell in love with using magnetic pom poms in school when my youngest was three. If you search anywhere online, then you are bound to find them being used in some manner as math manipulatives or just fun play tools for young children. As my youngest became older, a whopping seven years old, the…
The vernal equinox is the time when planet earth has tilted such that the sun passes out of the southern hemisphere and becomes dominant again in the northern hemisphere. The light is not always equally distributed around planet earth, and that’s like the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we can feel him tugging hard at us, and…
Kids are like sponges. I’m amazed at what my kids manage to soak up from the world around them (sometimes good, sometimes not so good), and even more amazed by what they remember, especially during the times when I don’t even think they are paying attention. Childhood is the perfect time to have our kids…
