Cookies, Crayons, Classes, & Chaos

Dorothy van den Honert has some amazing resources over at "Reading from Scratch" for helping dyslexic learners.  One thing she...

After reading so many frustrating reviews with many of the more expensive math homeschool curricula, I decided that Mammoth Math  would be w...

Given the name of the blog I thought this NPR story on "Crayons And Choice: A Headache In 120 Colors" was very fitting to link he...

When is a satellite flying over your zip code? You can find out! Check it out here: http://spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php This one ...

I was really thrilled to have this validation from a very successful teacher!  We've always felt like delving into our books is central ...

3rd Grade Teacher, Mrs. Powell, has a website full of great ideas for using materials that I want to steal as a home educator!  Her ideas ...

Call them Wikki Stix, Wax Works, or Bendaroos -- they are all the same wonderful pliable waxy strings that kids (and teachers!) love for so ...

Map of Earthquake in Haiti from U.S. Geological Survey USGS: As an unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on...

We are all so saddened by the recent earthquake tragedy in Haiti.  -- And it must be heartwrenching for those waiting to hear from loved one...

Time magazine's Sept. 21, 2009 issue had tons of good links in this article " New Ways to Make a Difference ". Here are the...

My 4 year old daughter re-discovered her bamboo writing instruments today as she rummaged through her "office" of craft supplies. ...

For homeschool folks participating in the Hogwarts Correspondence Courses , here are some games to supplement the coursework. Shh! Don't...

There are a variety of projects here at http://www.k12science.org/ for classrooms and home educators to use for hands on-science learning. ...

Games for Learning Math, Logic and Strategy  - This website has links to board games, internet games, books, and more for learning mat...

Here is a math website for kids in pre-K through 6th grade. We have been enjoying using this website for tracking mastery of state standar...

For those of us organizing our life, schedules, or homeschool activities on old fashioned paper.... There is no need to buy those expensiv...

Some people get the urge to bake cookies and goodies around the holidays.  But I prefer to get cooking on my playdough projects! These c...

Well, the playdough project lead me here! With 15 or so pounds of flour left I was inspired to make some bread. I was inspired by my a...

These are gifts you can make for a child, or better yet (and you have more patience than I often do) you can give them the gift of time and...

Just when I think I've explored all the "lower maintenance" flower options for my area....along comes PBS with more great idea...