Ideas for September Feast Days

Here are some of our favorite traditions for the month of September. This is by no means an exhaustive list, rather it's my way of creating a resource that I plan to revisit each year for myself! I hope you can find it beneficial as well! Month of Our Lady of Sorrows Other Ideas Prayer: Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary: Prayer Book Crafts:...

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Assumption 2014

I've always enjoyed the Solemnity of the Assumption. The event itself must have been so peaceful. I've always imagined Mother Mary, surrounded by those who love her Son, laying peacefully in her bed and then, much to everyones wonder, rising into heaven. What an incredibly joyous celebration must have followed there. There might have been balloons,...

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Journey Across America: Maine

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. The Books: We began by reading L is for Lobster and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. There are so many great Maine picture books, we...

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Journey Across America: Alabama

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. The Books: We began by reading Y is for Yellowhammer and then Bean used the information she learned to make a notebook page for her United States scrapbook. The kids and I then read A Picture Book of...

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Feast of St. Clare Movie Night

St. Clare is the patroness of the media therefore, we had a family movie night to celebrate her Feast Day! The kids really outdid themselves by turning our living room into a theater. Tickets were even purchased with homemade money. (Special guests Grammy and Pop Pop were able to join us!) And in the middle of the movie we took an intermission...

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20+ Games and Activities for Teaching the Multiples with Skip Counting

Last year my 2nd grader committed to memory the multiples through 12. Here are 20+ ways that we made it fun! Multiples of 2: Have your students find, or build, lego pieces based upon the multiples you are learning. (Check out Kids Activities Blog for more details.) Multiples of 2 and 3: Divide 36 frosted covered cheerios (to make the activity...

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Curriculum Plans: 2014-2015

August, seriously, you are here? Welp, you always put me into homeschool prep mode, so here we go... our curriculum plans for 2014-2015. Bean – 3rd Grade Math Rightstart Mathematics – Level D We used this program last year and I'm happily using it again. It is very different from how I was taught math, so sometimes I doubt...

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