Education and Resources for Building a Backyard Habitat
Reducing your lawn and building up a habitat provides a lot more benefits than a pretty place to sit, less mowing, and a new home for wildlife. Creating a backyard habitat also provides students with educational opportunities on a wide…
Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo Visit
This weekend we had family visiting so we decided to take a trip to the zoo. Not just any zoo, but the Omaha zoo. The Henry Doorly Zoo. This zoo was ranked #1 in the world in 2014 according to…
Human Body Writing Prompts
Who doesn’t love the human body? I mean, we all have one and we need it in order to survive, right? That’s pretty awesome if you ask me. I also find it fascinating all of the amazing things our bodies…
A Day in Our Homeschool Life
Sharing “a day in the life” post sounds easy, but for me, it’s not so simple. We have some routine, but it’s not a daily routine. We don’t do school at home. We’re not entirely unschoolers. We don’t follow a…
Tree Writing Prompts
Trees are all around us. They provide shelter, food, the air we breathe, and beauty. We’re lucky enough to live an hour away from Nebraska City, which is the home of Arbor Day. We like to spend time every year…
Summer Reading Programs
It’s summer reading season! One of our families favorite times of year. I’ve been helping out the library with summer reading since I was a kid. My mom is a librarian, so I pretty much grew up among the shelves…
You Don’t Have to Do Everything
Homeschooling has been amazing for our social life. We’ve made a wide variety of friends from all walks of life, we’ve experienced some amazing hands on education from local experts, and we’ve discovered some wonderful local resources we normally wouldn’t…
Benefits of Cultural Education
Last month our family visited the local Hindu Temple. It was an organized tour with several other homeschool families. We gathered in a room for a presentation about the Hindu religion, their beliefs, deities, philosophies and common misconceptions about their faith. Then…
Rainforest Writing Prompts
Rainforests always have a lot to offer. Diversity, science, beauty, and creative inspiration! This month we’re going to work our way through the rainforest to see what kind of amazing writing we can discover using it as our muse. Don’t…
Homeschooling Myths: Kids Getting Social
Family, friends, and even strangers often ask about the ability for our homeschooled children to be socialized in the community. It’s a concern that can easily be squashed with just a little thought about what it means for kids, or…
