Welcome to our little corner of the world. I'm Ticia, and I'll be guiding you on this journey here, so let me tell you a little bit about myself and our life here. I'm a former elementary teacher who decided to stay home with her twins when they were born, daycare would not have made sense on a teacher's salary, besides I'd always wanted to stay home with my kids. When I was teaching I always loved finding hands-on ways to teach a concept, and that continued with my kids … keep on reading
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Invent a better plow and you’ll build a farming empire
Growing up you always knew what a John Deere tractor was. They were green and yellow, and were the sight I associated with farmers. As we work our way through United States geography, I'm sometimes surprised by where people are from. Since John Deere
A High School Health Curriculum You Can Love
In high school, I took 4 years of science. My first year I took generic science, and I pretty much remember a debate about evolution, and my teacher showing us some kind of low grade explosive. Then I took chemistry, physics, astronomy, and
August Homeschool Happenings 2018
It’s hard to believe we are two-thirds of the way through 2018. I’m a bit in shock at that. We started our 8th grade homeschool year slowly with lots of breaks to enjoy hanging out with our public school friends and take advantage of the last few
Would you escape into a book if you could?
Inkheart movie night What if you could read yourself into a book? What book lover doesn’t love that idea? I’ve read several books based on this concept, but the first book I read using that concept was Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. When I heard they
The Day Mommy Snapped
When I was a kid, my Mom used to take my brother and me on these long car trips. We’d load up and then drive across the country to all sorts of places. One particular time we got back to a spotless house because my Dad was a neat freak. In the
Sunday School and Family Discipleship
God didn’t give up on Jonah after one wrong choice, neither will he give up on you.
Or as it’s more accurately described, Jonah and the Big Fish, as has been nailed home in every online or professional material I’ve read, but in every Sunday School lesson I’ve heard says Jonah and the Whale. But, I always liked the idea of it being a whale, so I’m going to say Jonah and […]
Psalms Prayer Walk
A few weeks ago Jeff came home from work very tired, and discouraged. It’d been a hard day, and he wanted to take some time for a Prayer walk with the kids. There’s nothing complicated about it, but it can be a good way to introduce your kids to praying as part of your family […]
Homeschool History
Ohio: Invention Museum
Cromwell Dixon’s Sky-Cycle is about a young boy who wants to do something BIG! He tries many different things and keeps failing. Along the way he is teased for his failures, but he never gives up, and his Mom always believes in him. Eventually he fulfills his ambition and builds his big invention. […]
Teaching early elementary students how to write reports
Once we are adults we spend large amounts of time writing reports, but it is not an easy skill to learn, and there are several types of reports. It is good from an early age for kids to write reports, and learn how to write reports. I like to find different ways to incorporate learning […]