For over 80 years, Christmas in Morrisville has meant visiting the tree lot at Morrisville Presbyterian Church, hosted by Scouts BSA Troop 3. This tree lot has been Scout-run, with parent and community support, for decades and is a cornerstone of the Christmas season in our town. Year after year, we see the same families come back to purchase their Christmas trees. And if you've been around long enough, you start to see those kids who used to be in Troop 3 come back with their own ...
Homeschool Bowling at Bowlero
Join us for Homeschool Bowling at Bowlero in Feasterville, PA. This is a fun league with a focus on self-improvement and is not highly competitive. Looking for fun homeschool activities? Bowlero in Feasterville, PA will be offering a homeschool bowling club/league this year on the first Thursday of each month at 10 am. The bowling club is open to all homeschoolers regardless of age or ability. Costs are $10 per bowler per session and include shoe rental and three games. For larger ...
Homeschool Goals: 2024-2025 Academic Year
I've spent my summer caring for sick kids and planning for the upcoming school year. It wasn't the summer I had hoped for, but we had to take everything in stride. We typically resume formal lessons after Labor Day, so I have about a week of summer left even though their public school peers go back on August 26. I much prefer starting after Labor Day. It's how things were when I was in elementary school and also when I was teaching. I honestly can't wrap my head around an earlier start, ...
Homeschool Elective: Music Appreciation
Thank you to Beautiful Feet Books for sponsoring this post, and providing me with a copy of the new Music Appreciation: A Family Study for review. Beautiful Feet Books has designed a new Music Appreciation curriculum that is a family study, saving you time and money while teaching music. Music Appreciation Study for the Whole Family Like many homeschool families, I'm always looking for ways to work smarter, not harder. That means I appreciate curriculum and unit studies that I can ...
High School Elective: Personal Finance
Thank you to Beyond Personal Finance for sponsoring this post, and providing a copy of Beyond Personal Finance Teen (13+) Self-Paced, Online Curriculum for me to review. “Where are you going to college?” “What’s your major?” “What are you doing after high school?” Not once did anyone have a conversation with me about how these things are related or how much they could/would impact my finances. Luckily, I knew I wanted to be a teacher and that if I went to college, got my ...