Last week I needed to up my homeschool game. Jackson was getting bored. He was unable to focus on the task at hand. Writing spelling words on his white board wasn't cutting it. So how did I solve this problem? I went to his closet and pulled out all his trains. I collected all the train books we own (which are a lot). I grabbed a few more supplies and set up a learning area filled with locomotives, coal cars and steam engines. Here's how we made trains part of our school Continue Reading
ADHD Is Hard and It’s Real
We decided we'd give him his ADHD medication after breakfast on Saturday morning. We were still trying to get a feel for the new meds, but giving them at at night had posed a huge problem - major sleep issues. For three weeks he had only slept through the night twice. Most nights he was wide awake at 3 a.m., ready to start the day. There were a few nights it was midnight when I heard him call out my name. We were exhausted and defeated. Saturday morning we gave him his medicine after Continue Reading
The Book That’s Getting Me Excited About the New School Year
I'm an avid reader. I have been for as long as I can remember. As a child I spent family vacations with my nose stuck in a book. I'd easily finish reading four or five books while sitting at a campsite in Colorado. I devoured Nancy Drew and The Baby Sitters Club. I vividly remember my 6th grade language arts teacher reading aloud to us each day during class. I love to read. I love books. Amazon gets a lot of my money. I currently have a stack of books begging for my attention. I have Continue Reading
Friday Favorites
It's been a while since I've written a Friday Favorites post, but today seemed like a good day to share some of my current favorites. Movies, books, clothes - you name it, it's on my list! The New Pooh Movie I have always loved Winnie the Pooh. My nursery was decorated with the Silly Old Bear when I was a baby and my love for him grew as I got older. Last December I stood in line to see him at Disney World. I went to see Disney's newest movie, Christopher Robin with my friend Stacy last Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {April 2018 Edition}
It's Friday! YAY!!!! This weekend we'll be having some special family time to celebrate Jackson's Gotcha Day! He's obsessed with staying at hotels (so he can swim), so we're having a little staycation at a local hotel to celebrate his special day! I'm sure the celebration will also include pizza and ice-cream! Happy Friday, friends! Here's a few of my favorite things from the past month! Life of Fred Series A fellow homeschool mama told me about this unique way to teach math! Continue Reading