by IngridBarlow | Jan 19, 2017 | Crafting Concoctions, Homeschool
The boys have been rocking their Read Aloud Revival 31 Day Challenge, {I blogged about it here}, so we celebrated by using one of the coupons they (RAR) provided. Donuts! On a Sunday morning before church. What could be better?? Donuts on Sunday mornings seems to...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 19, 2017 | Crafting Concoctions, Homeschool
The boys have been rocking their Read Aloud Revival 31 Day Challenge, {I blogged about it here}, so we celebrated by using one of the coupons they (RAR) provided. Donuts! On a Sunday morning before church. What could be better?? Donuts on Sunday mornings seems to...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 17, 2017 | Crochet, Daily Quilting or Crafting Projects, Homeschool
I have been spending way too much time with the hot water bottle lately. Oh we have been hit hard. That is one of the lovely benefits to homeschool though. Sick days are whatever you want them to be. You keep plugging away and blowing your nose every few minutes or...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 13, 2017 | Favorite Reads
I thought since yesterday I shared with you some of my favorite ways to encourage your young readers, today I’d share some of our favorite books. There are so many FANTASTIC books out there, so these are books that I pulled from my brain and our collection just...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 11, 2017 | Favorite Reads, Homeschool, Simply Domestic
One of my top priorities as a mom is helping my kids develop a LOVE for reading. I think it is so hugely valuable…they can go on adventures/time travel, even to made-up lands like Narnia…they develop sympathy and compassion for people like them and...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 10, 2017 | Homeschool
Bergen. 2 1/2. She has made me want to have 5000 girls. She has driven me crazy. The easiest in some ways, the hardest in others. We fondly refer to her as “The Bergenator.” This little stacker bunny has come in handy with learning biggest/littlest and...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 10, 2017 | Good on the tastebuds, Homeschool
I was reminded of something bad this weekend. Old fashioned cake doughnuts are not that hard to make…and don’t take that much time either. Oh man. Lovely doughnuts. 30 minutes to rest the dough and then the magic happens. And can I just say that I...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 6, 2017 | Good on the tastebuds, Homeschool, Simply Domestic, Uncategorized
Breakfast is kind of special to me. It’s quiet time before the day begins. I use “quiet” loosely here, but it is a time that I try to re-group and prepare mentally for the day ahead. Since I read to the family when they eat, it means that I...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 6, 2017 | Good on the tastebuds, Homeschool
This kid. He’s wiggly. On the move. A bit distracted. Math takes him an e.t.e.r.n.i.t.y. I’ve heard of some mamas knitting while teaching to help them maintain patience. Hmmmm…might need to try that. At some point he moved to the floor with his...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 4, 2017 | Favorite Reads, Good on the tastebuds, Homeschool, Homestead Life, Simply Domestic
Day 3 of the school week included some of the following. MATH!! And the kids all cheer. 😉 Elias is working on double digits addition, clocks, measuring… Espen is plugging along on writing the number after/before, skip counting, money… After math, we headed...
by IngridBarlow | Jan 3, 2017 | Crafting Concoctions, Homeschool
With the start of a new year, I thought I’d share a bit more about what goes on in our homeschool days. Homeschooling is such a curious thing…those of us already homeschooling always want to know what fellow homeschoolers are doing…and those of us...
by IngridBarlow | Aug 26, 2016 | Favorite Reads, Homeschool
Near the beginning of summer I saw that Read Aloud Revival was joining up with Jamie Martin at Simple Homeschool, for a summer reading club. Jamie just released her book “Give Your Child the World” and so it was a chance to “travel” the world via books. It was...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 30, 2016 | Simply Domestic
With being home a lot during the day, we were having an issue. The issue of the tidy room. I was sick and tired of having to tell multiple times, aka NAG, set timers, threaten, bribe…ANYTHING to get the kids to clean their room. And so yesterday I decided enough...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 25, 2016 | Crafting Concoctions, Homeschool
Yesterday, we got our math, reading, and writing done right away in the morning. So that meant we got to spend the rest of the day thinking about Easter projects. {Trying to promote the benefits of getting work done first thing! Sometimes I’m a waaay better...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 24, 2016 | Crafting Concoctions, Homeschool
We are big playdoh fans around here. I’m not one to shy away from a little mess and it keeps the kids entertained for LONG periods of time. All ages like it. BAM! I’m a fan. I came across this great color wheel activity and knew we had to do it sooner than...
by IngridBarlow | Mar 21, 2016 | Homeschool
I love that on Mondays we have co-op. I am so incredibly grateful for this group of people that all work together to make this homeschooling adventure something doable and FUN. The first 3 Mondays of the month, our homeschool meets at a local church. Elias attends the...
