Category: Homeschooling

  • Adventure in Tampa, Florida with a Family

    Adventure in Tampa, Florida with a Family

    Living in Florida presents a family with a plethora of choices in activities and destinations. Tampa is a great choice among the best things to do in Florida with a family. For our homeschooling family, fun, adventure and learning are always high on the list when searching for the best Florida vacation spots. Without fear…

  • Free Printable US Map License Plate Travel Game

    Free Printable US Map License Plate Travel Game

    With summer and road trips in full swing, it’s time to make those hours of car rides a bit of educational fun. I always say, ” life is learning,” and as homeschoolers, we need look for little opportunities to make learning fun. Using a travel map such as this on a road trip, or even…

  • Why Life Might be the New College

    Recently, I met a long-lost childhood friend for coffee. As our reminiscent banter was drawing to a close, I asked, “So, what do you hope to do with your degree?” He sighed as he looked at the wall. “I don’t. I was going to be a police officer but last semester I got a job…

  • Music is Poetry- Freedom in Words

    The other night, we were watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I giggled when Walter’s sister commented on the great mix tapes he used to make. That was me. Glued late nights to the radio listening for my favorite songs to record and dub and re-record- then mix and give away to friends. When I…

  • the Fabulous LEGO Learning Giveaway

    My days never seem to pass without building- and stepping on- the fabulous multi colored bricks in our home. Between birthday gifts, chore board rewards, garage sale finds and our own purchases- my ten year old estimates we have 300,000 bricks. Yes. That comma is in the correct spot. A couple years into our homeschooling…

  • Learning Valuable Life Skills through Lego Robotics

    Learning Valuable Life Skills through Lego Robotics

    Of all the adventures we embark upon when we are  homeschooling, Lego Robotics. Trumps. ALL. Whoo hoo! First Lego League!  Most of the time around here,  Homeschooling is a misnomer. We are hardly ever home. And we certainly don’t resemble school. Click To Tweet When season for FIRST Lego League runs around, I am as…