Looking to save on your grocery budget? Look no further than these discount grocery stores in Lancaster County. Before a homeschool trip to the Lancaster area five years ago, a friend mentioned that she does a lot of grocery shopping out there. I thought she was nuts because why would you drive over an hour to a grocery store when you live less than 10 minutes from 3 different supermarkets? And then I went grocery shopping in Lancaster, and it was a game changer! Here in Bucks ...
Horseback Trail Riding
Horseback riding with La Finca NJ was an incredible experience and one we highly recommend. Homeschoolers, Scouts, and Families will love the 40+ acre farm and the trail ride through the property. Like many children, my daughter, Emily, has been obsessed with horses since she was little. I don't know what started this passion. Maybe the pony ride at the Middletown Grange Fair. Or maybe the draft horse rides at the Philadelphia Zoo. Either way, she has asked to go horseback riding ...
Graphic Novels as Literature
"I don't care what they read, just that they do." I said this so many times during parent-teacher conferences, back-to-school night presentations, and even in front of my English classes. And it was true. I didn't care what my students were reading as long as they were reading. Graphic Novels Magazines Gaming Manuals Plays Poetry Textbooks Novels Cookbooks Even easy books that were below grade level. It didn't matter what my students were reading during ...
What is homesteading?
In the mid-1800s, homesteading was synonymous with The HOmesteading Act of 1862. The Homesteading Act was a United States federal policy that provided public land grants of 160 acres to any adult citizen who paid a small registration fee and agreed to live on the land continuously for 5 years. After doing so, they would receive the deed to the land. The Homesteading Act ended in 1976. Because of The Homesteading Act, many people still think of homesteading as requiring acreage and being ...
Homeschooling Through Exhaustion
It happens to all of us at some point. That moment when the overwhelm hits, but you still have to keep moving forward. Homeschooling through exhaustion is not easy. Recognizing why moms are exhausted is only the beginning. Having a plan on what to do when you start to feel homeschool burnout and real-life burnout, is important. In our house, I'm the one who is in charge of homeschooling. That means I decide what the children are learning each year. I maintain their portfolios and ...