45+ Tips & Games for Teaching Place Value
Teaching place value takes abstract thinking and concepts to hands-on fundamentals that children need to build their entire mathematical understanding. For some kids it is easy to pick…
‘The Raft’ Family Unit Study {Or, how to do a Unit Study for any book!}
We are homeschoolers and homeschoolers love a good Unit Study! Now, to be fair, we are not those homeschoolers. You know, the ones whose kids are up practicing…
A Summer Program Checklist for Your Medically Fragile Child
By Annette Hines When my daughter, Elizabeth, was young, I used to dread the transition from her school program to her summer program as much as she was…
New Inexpensive Theater Camp for ages 10-15 in NW Houston
What’s better than theater camp? Affordable theater camp! Lone Star College – Tomball’s Drama department is putting together a brand new theater camp for kiddos aged 10-15. The…
Teaching Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
This week we are delving into Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. In an effort to simplify but still maintain the basics I switched a lot of our homeschool…
Moody Gardens Home School Day
Five times per year our triple pyramided friends to the south put on homeschool programs – and the Moody Gardens Home School Day is awesome! Each program day…
Horseback Riding Lessons for Kids: What To Know Before Getting in the Saddle
Horseback riding lessons for kids may be on your list of experiences to gift your kids for the holidays. I know in our neverending quest to find non-toy…
HPL Winter Reading Program
We all gear up for summer reading but the Houston Public Library is introducing a winter reading program for the family! So snuggle up, light a fire, pretend…
Houston Art Lessons for Kids
All around Houston art lessons for kids are getting ready to start. We spent most of the day schlepping through the options to create a new directory page….
Yes, the Boy Scouts Have Girls and That’s Okay
#ScoutLife Girls are joining Boy Scouts of America and it is okay. Last year when the announcement was made that Boy Scouts was becoming co-ed and changing its…