Today’s simplify everything task COULD take longer than 10 minutes but it doesn’t have to. Today’s task is to purge your curriculum. Like all assignments this month, this could work no matter how your children are educated. Keep reading :). Over the course of homeschooling, you kind of learn what types of things that work […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 11 – Games & Such}
Would you believe a person can get excited about a purge/declutter task? I am! I am having a new (to us) armoire delivered tomorrow and the first thing going into it is… The keepers from our newly purged games! We have soooo many, for both educational and fun, and there are several that I can’t […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 10 – Flashcards}
Today’s Simplify Everything Task is something that everyone probably has around, whether your children are in school or are homeschooled. Today, purge your flashcards. I have, I kid you not, an entire diaper wipes case FULL of flashcards. Not games, just flashcards. My kids don’t use flashcards. They don’t like them. If you have […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 9 – Manipulatives}
The theme for the #SimplifyEverything2015 tasks in February is for school related items. Whether you homeschool or your kids are enrolled in public or private school, chances are that you have some of these items in your home. Today’s Simplify Everything 2015 task is to purge your manipulatives. For non-homeschoolers, you may be wondering what […] Read more…
Top 10 Posts of 2014
I have to be honest. I so seldom look at my stats that I really had no idea what my top posts written this year would be. Imagine my surprise when they were mostly Catholic & religious related posts! Without further ado, here are the top posts from Happy Little Homemaker in 2014. 1. Sugar […] Read more…
Learning Through the USA – Michigan
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! I’m so excited to share some Michigan flavored fun as part of Adena’s linky — Learning Through the USA. While I’m not a fan of the weather, I love all Michigan has to offer. I’ve lived on Lake Huron or Lake Michigan my […] Read more…
Schoolhouse Review Crew 2014 Year in Review & Favorites
Again, I have been totally blessed as a member of the schoolhouse review crew. This was my second year and my kids love to try new things & mix it up a bit. Like last year, we have tried things that we adored and others that didn’t work so well. Here is a review of […] Read more…
Online Math & Language Arts Practice at IXL {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
My youngest is very tactile and wiggly and is not really capable of the kind of “school” I did with her older sister. She prefers to learn organically and indeed, picks up everything on the fly. But she does like to do school type stuff & always asked to do “computer school” like Dagny. When […] Read more…
A Charlotte Mason / Classical History Resource for Catholics – American Catholic Almanac {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links; thank you for your support! Recently, I caught wind of a possible opportunity to review The American Catholic Almanac from a homeschooling point of view. Since it was sitting in my Amazon shopping […] Read more…
Preschoolers & Peace While Homeschooling {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Last year I was able to review the ebook Circle Time from Preschoolers and Peace and we really enjoyed it. Amazingly enough, we are still doing circle time regularly. This year we had the opportunity to review Preschoolers and Peace: Homeschooling older kids with success while loving the little ones at your feet. Since […] Read more…