Last year, I made the big decision to homeschool my children using the Core Curriculum from Memoria Press. It was an enormous leap of faith for me to do something so incredibly different than our previous 8 years of homeschool, but it has been one of my most successful homeschool decisions to date. One season […]
Winter Worksheets for Kindergarten and First Grade
It has been a long time since I published a Kindergarten and First Grade packet for your young learners! These packets are a bit more time intensive and require some creativity – two things I’m a little short on this year. 😉 However, I’m happy to publish this BIG winter worksheets packet today! It’s the largest […]
Calendar Question Cards
For years, my children worked through the Daily Calendar Notebook each morning right after our Bible time. My girls loved recording the daily weather, answering all of the calendar questions, and circling how they felt for the day. In addition to the Calendar Notebook activities, I would also ask them several questions regarding days of […]
Why I Teach Latin in Our Homeschool
When I think about my current life, it is just bizarre to me that I homeschool. And what’s even more bizarre? I teach my children Latin. I was the pre-children person that looked upon homeschooling with disdain because, well, why would you do that? Homeschoolers are weird people, as I once believed. Side story: I used to […]
Winter Pattern Block Mats
I am so thrilled to share this new set of Winter Pattern Block Mats with all of you! Pattern Block Mats are a unique and useful activity for the Preschool and Kindergarten crowd. Pattern Blocks have been a go-to for my children for years now. In fact, my 2 year old pulled them out just […]
Winter Tracing Worksheets for Preschool
Even though we’re all in the Thanksgiving mood here at the Hill House (oh so patiently waiting for Sweet Potato Casserole), I have the next set of Tracing Worksheets for Preschool. This time they are Winter themed! We don’t usually see super cold days for a good stretch until January, but I’ve got these printed […]
Long Vowel Word Search Puzzles
While phonics and reading have come very naturally to some of my children, other kiddos of mine have struggled to internalize phonics concepts and read fluently. In the past 2 years, I have read more about phonics than I ever wanted to know, and have truly taught myself how to teach my children. Is it […]
How We Use Rod and Staff English Grammar in Our Homeschool
Through the years, there have been many – and I mean many – changes in curriculum in our homeschool. In fact, I’d be pretty embarrassed to tell you the times we’ve changed curriculum. The reasons for our many curriculum switches is a post for another day that I hope to write soon. As much as I […]
Alphabet Writing Practice Pages
When my children are in the pre-reading and early reading stages, I have an arsenal of phonics and writing activities at my fingertips. Some of my children have responded better to more worksheet-style activities, and others have responded better to an abundance of hands-on activities. So you’ll find a variety of both here at Mama’s….with […]
Teddy Bear Activities Printable Packet
Are you and your kiddos learning about teddy bears this school year? These teddy bear activities would a super fun addition to your unit study! My girls and I did a small teddy bear unit study when they were much younger – preschool and kindergarten ages. Unit studies in the younger years involved choosing a theme […]
Label the Picture Worksheets for Fall
Label the picture worksheets were always a favorite for my children during their younger years. My youngest is currently a very busy 2 1/2 year old boy, so we will see if they become a favorite for him in the coming years. My guess is his love of the outdoors and beating on trees with […]
