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Our 2024-2025 homeschool year is coming to an end. As we close it out I am reflecting over what worked for us and what needs to be adjusted. In this blog post, I will focus on math and language arts, sharing the curriculum we used throughout the year and letting you know some details about them in the process.

This year I had a 5th grader, 3rd grader, and Kindergartener. I feel silly saying that because the more and more I homeschool the more I realize the grade level means nothing, but I do feel it can help someone who is looking for experiences with an age range.

I recorded a video where I share all of this information below with a little more detail. If you’d rather watch than read, check out that video HERE.

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5th Grade Math

For math this year we continued with BJU Press. We have had quite the math journey as we try to figure out what math curriculum is the best fit for us. (more on that journey HERE) However, I feel like we have finally found it in BJU! We started it in her 4th grade year and continued it this year for Math 5.

I love that BJU has a Work Text and an Activity book. I teach the lesson using the Work Text which gives me plenty of practice problems. Sometimes we can do the evens and then I assign her the odds for independent work. OR – they also have an Activity Book that has a page of practice with a page of review on the back.

I’ve worked in math curricula before where I’m constantly having to search out extra practice to make sure she understands, and I just never feel that way with BJU. The Teacher Guide is mostly used for grading purposes, but it is definitely helpful when I need it for teaching. The script provided guides me with topics I’m not comfortable with, which I find to be so beneficial!

To see more about BJU and how we use it, check out this video HERE.

5th Grade Language Arts

For the last two and a half years, we have ditched the all-in-one language arts curricula and instead complete all of our language arts studies through novels. We like to call it DIY Language Arts. By reading novels together and studying passages we are able to practice spelling, vocabulary, copy work, grammar, and more!

This is our favorite way to do language arts because it provides us with so much freedom and to be frank – it’s just FUN! After finding a good groove, I’m now able to share how we do this with all of you through novel guides.

If you want to see more about these guides, check out this video HERE.

3rd Grade Math

We started third grade using Math With Confidence. This child in particular completed level one and level two, and everything went well! It was a great fit. Naturally, we moved on to the third grade level.

After we got into it, we hit somewhat of a wall. Math lessons were a struggle. Things weren’t clicking, and the two of us were clashing – maybe you have had an experience like that. I had been hearing about an online program called CTC math through a few different podcasts, and I thought to myself that I’d give it a shot until I could figure out what move to make next.

Two things I liked about CTC Math is that it wasn’t full of games. (There are 2-3 you can play, but they are basic facts practice.) I also heard it was capable of diagnosing how to best help your child at their level of math.

Once I was able to figure out how to diagnose her math abilities using their program, she started to thrive. She gained so much independence and I was able to step back some and not push her so much (I admit – I was pushing, and I shouldn’t have been.)

Our experience using CTC has been amazing, but I will confess that I do miss the paper-and-pencil part of math. I’m not quite certain how I want to tackle this issue, but I’ll be thinking about it over the summer.

3rd Grade Language Arts

This year we still focused on a lot of reading skills. Every child is unique in when they gain fluency to read, and she needed more time. It’s been a growing process for both of us, but I’m thankful for all that we have learned together.

We started the year finishing a reading program called Abecedarian. (It’s now called Sharpen Reading) I absolutely loved this program. (You can see a look-through HERE) It really built her confidence and gave us so many tools that we still use today as we practice reading skills.

We completed Level B-1, and then I felt like I wanted to add other parts of language arts into our studies. We had spent so much time focusing just on reading. Since reading was still a skill she needed to work on, I wanted to find something that would help me be consistent but still provide all the parts of language arts.

I chose the Good and the Beautiful to do this. It was a great transition tool to get us from focusing just on reading to adding other aspects of language arts at a level that best suited her. Speaking of levels, I did not place her in the third grade language arts workbook. I used their placement tests to pick the level that would be best for her.

This whole year I’ve really let go of the “grade level” thing and it’s been such a weight off my shoulders. I knew it didn’t matter and that our homeschooling choice gave us the freedom to do this, but I think this was the year I actually believed it.

We finished out the year doing a novel study to test the waters a bit and see how it goes. We do this following the DIY Language Arts method I explained for fifth grade. We just finished our first novel and will finish a second before our school year is done. It’s been so nice to make Language Arts a family study!

Kindergarten Math

I thought kindergarten would be a breeze this year since it was my third kindergartener to homeschool. In a sense, it was. I was so much more at peace with what I wanted to accomplish, but there was definitely a learning curve when it came to figuring out what type of learner she was and how to best help her learn.

We started kindergarten using Math with Confidence. I knew it would be great because it’s gentle, hands-on, and fun! My daughter apparently thought differently (ha!) Her personality is like an eager beaver where she wants to skip the fluff and do the work.

Eventually we quit using the teacher guide so much and that’s really what Math with Confidence is all about. So, I came to the conclusion that it probably wouldn’t be a great fit for her. She finished the workbook quickly without any issues, and we weren’t even half way done with our year!

I didn’t want to move up to first grade math, so I took the opportunity to test out a math curriculum I’ve never tried before. (It’s so nerdy, but I enjoy exploring new curricula when I can.)

This is when we started Simply Math K from the Good and the Beautiful. It was very cute. I love the pictures and the stories are so sweet. My complaint though is I felt like it was not enough at times. The text would teach a new skill and provide 3-5 problems and then the student is practicing something else. I felt like it was constantly little “tastes” and all I wanted to do was sit a little longer in the one skill. Does that make sense?

Even with our experience, we just about finished the book and then I decided to switch her to BJU Math 1. This is the same curriculum her oldest sister uses, and they have pretty similar personalities. It makes sense why BJU felt like the better fit.

So, we are finishing out the last 6 weeks of school in BJU Math and we’ll continue with it next year.

Kindergarten Language Arts

For language arts, we spent some time trying out a few things I already had in order to save a little money. I started her with Logic of English, and it was a flop pretty quickly. I have nothing against LOE. I used two different levels with another one of my children. However, it wasn’t the right fit for this child.

She started the year knowing all her letters and sounds and was even blending sounds and reading books. So, when we sat down to do a Logic of English lesson, it was almost overkill. She wanted to goooo! Read, read, read…remember I mentioned she was a little eager beaver?

I wasn’t sure what to do so we used something else I already have which is called Treasure Hunt Reading. This is a really great resource and it’s very inexpensive! You can learn more about it HERE. This was a great book to keep us practicing reading/phonics skills until I figured out my next move.

While all of this is happening, I had just switched my 3rd grader to The Good and the Beautiful. Their Language Arts programs come with these awesome tools called Reading Booster Cards and Booster Books. They’re amazing!

I started using them with my Kindergartener and we developed the simplest routine. Practice the cards…read a book. We did this every day! If we didn’t read a booster book, we read from the Good and the Beautiful Nature Readers. (Another fantastic resource!) This simple routine allowed us to practice reading consistently while we built her writing skills with handwriting practice.

Final Thoughts

As you can see there was definitely an adjustment period where we had to figure out good fits, but ultimately we found things that worked. You’ll notice it was different for each kid! I’m so thankful we can plan our homeschool according to each of their gifts and abilities.

If you want to hear more about this year with a little more detail, check out this video HERE.

I can’t believe what a joy it has been learning American History through Picture Books. When I first started this, I wasn’t sure where it would take us. Here we are – continuing the timeline of history and loving every minute of it!

We have all learned so much studying American history this way, and the best part about it is it sticks! These picture books are unforgettable, and this simple form of reading them with my kids has been the biggest blessing while studying history.

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How it Works

This blog is introducing part 3 of the American History through Picture Books series. It covers the time period after the Civil War all the way through World War II, 1865-1945. (Part 1 covered explorers through the treaty of Paris, 1000-1783; and Part 2 covered the Constitution through the Civil War, 1787-1865). You can read more details about Part 1 and Part 2 in my previous blog posts.

Each unit comes with a timeline to mark important people and events in history. Every piece of the timeline correlates with a picture book to teach that topic. So when you start the unit, you can gather the first 10-15 books from your library. Then you read one book after another, working your way through history. It’s that simple!

All the books are chosen for you. There’s no hunting or figuring out the best read. With extensive research I have read through hundreds of picture books, choosing the ones that I feel best engage my children and explain the topics. I’ve made a picture book checklist that you can check off as you complete a book, and using your library to collect the books keeps this extremely low cost!

Best Ages/Grades to Use This

I created this curriculum for my own children. I have four kids, and we started this when they were ages 3, 5, 7, and 9. All four of them listen to these books as we read them together in the morning. It has been such a beautiful and easy family study that everyone can enjoy. They love looking at all the pictures and hearing the stories. Most days it doesn’t really feel like a lesson!

If you have lower to upper elementary aged children, this is a fantastic way to set a strong foundation for history. These engaging books will be fun to read and will provide great discussion, even for little ones! The best part – they will remember the books. I can’t tell you how many times we come across something and one of my kids will say, “Hey, remember when we read about this in that book…” We have made multiple connections like this throughout our studies.

If you have older children these books can still be enjoyed! Once you reach upper middle to high school age, you may want to add more detailed research to deepen the learning of each event, but the picture books have the same effect.

I personally think you could use this for any age to bring your family together and learn history. I’m in my thirties and I have learned more about history in the last year and a half than I ever did in all my years of schooling. As you read these books with your kids, I hope you enjoy the learning process as well. For me personally it’s been incredible, and I’m so grateful to learn alongside them.

DOWNLOAD PART 3 HERE

Helpful Links

All of the picture books are linked in my amazon storefront. Your support in using the affiliated link is so greatly appreciated.

American History Picture Books

This unit also uses optional coloring pages to help develop a narration notebook. These coloring pages can be found on my Pinterest board linked below.

Coloring Pages – American History Part 3

Video List

We watched the following videos on YouTube. The videos are short and really helped us to fill in some pieces to our timeline. Each title is linked to the video. To see how these videos fit in the timeline for American History, download the part 3 unit here.

Coast to Coast: America’s First Transcontinental Railroad

The Battle at Little Bighorn | History

Star Spangled Adventures Ep. 21: Ellis Island

History of the Model T | The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation

*OPTIONAL VIDEO* WWI

ROARING 20S OPTION 1: What happened in the Year 1920?

ROARING 20S OPTION 2: Rise and Shine K-2nd Grade Social Studies Lesson…

The Dust Bowl and the Depression

BrainPOP Presents: World War II (REMAKE)

American History through Picture Books – Complete Curriculum

I am so excited that this history curriculum is now complete. This has been a project I have been so passionate about over the last couple of years, and I am thrilled to share it all with you. You can now get ALL of the units to this curriculum which makes it a COMPLETE American History curriculum spanning from the explorers in 1000AD all the way through modern times (2000s).

Unit 1 – Explorers through the Treaty of Paris (1000-1783)

Unit 2 – Constitution through Civil War (1787-1865)

Unit 3 – Reconstruction through World War II (1865-1945)

Unit 4 – Post World War II through Current Times (1945-2003)

You can also purchase all of the units as a bundle for a discounted price.

NEW Science Through Picture Books

We had so much fun learning history through these amazing picture books. I knew Science had to follow suit. Read more about it HERE.

Looking for more literature-based curriculum?

For the last few years, my children and I have created a novel-based language arts program that is family-style and enriched with great literature each week. I’m so excited to share NEW guides with you on how we do this in our home. If you’re tired of an all-in-one language arts workbook or if you’re itching for a great novel to read aloud to your kids, you’ve got to try this method!

Novel Guides

You can watch multiple videos about this method of Language Arts on my YouTube Channel HERE

We just wrapped up our Ancient China unit study, and it was a blast! I added in a Magic Tree House book to go along with our unit (#14: Day of the Dragon King), and it was a hit with my kids. We loved the story, it was easy to read, and it made learning the facts about China a lot of fun!

The following blog post is an extension to the FREE downloadable unit study guide I created for Ancient China. I created this unit study for my family with the help of library books, online websites and videos, a fictional novel, and a handful of fun activities and lessons across multiple subjects that we did together as a family.

It may sound complex, but it was actually really simple! If you’d like to learn more about how we put this together, please download the PDF at the end of this post for all the details which includes an actual schedule of how we completed our unit. (We spent 2 weeks studying Ancient China.)

Above all, I share this in hopes to inspire you as you prepare to teach your own children. I pray that these ideas provide fun, memorable experiences for your family to simply learn together.

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Bamboo Scrolls

I originally wanted to make these scrolls with popsicle sticks, but I could not find the sticks in my house anywhere. I ended up cutting strips of cardboard instead and it really turned out great! I was pleased with how thick I could make the cardboard, making it easier to write on.

I decided to have the girls practice writing some Chinese symbols on the cardboard strips so that we could do a little studying about the Chinese writing. I did a simple search and looked for symbols I knew would be easier for them to write. They loved it!

The secret to this activity was to work together to make one scroll instead of everyone making their own. It saved so much time and was a lot less stressful. I gave each of my older girls 1-2 strips of cardboard to write on and I wrote a few myself. Next, I tied the cardboard together with string following the same strategy I saw people using for popsicle sticks.

I’m so happy with how it turned out and it provided such a great visual for the kids of what a bamboo scroll was. We did watch a short video as well. I liked it more for seeing actual ancient Chinese scrolls than for what the content was. Check that video out here.

Paper Chain Dragon

As we were first introduced to the Dragon King in the story, I thought it would be fitting to read a picture book from the library called “D is for Dragon Dance”. It’s a beautiful book that uses every letter of the alphabet to talk about traditions for the Chinese new year.

After reading the book and discussing the symbolism of dragons for China, we made paper chain dragons. I came up with the idea by combining a couple similar crafts I saw on Pinterest. First, you’ll need a free printout from the Made With Happy Blog. This gives you a head and tail of a dragon to color.

Once we colored and cut those out, we used red and orange construction paper to make a paper chain for the dragons body. I was able to staple the head and tail to the two ends creating a long, colorful dragon. I needed popsicle sticks again! But cardboard to the rescue once more. I was able to cut a couple of strips to staple to the dragon on each end giving us something to hold on to.

It was fun to wave the dragon around and see it move. I’m so happy with how these turned out!

Silkworm Life Cycle

I honestly had no idea how silk was made and this process is just incredible to me. After reading all about silk weaving in our story and through our library books, we spent the afternoon studying the life cycle of a silkworm.

This was done with a simple internet search, teaching us that a silkworm goes through a metamorphosis – egg, larva, pupa, adult. I love using paper plates to make a life cycle diagram, but I thought it would be interesting to add a little twist.

Silkworms are a shade of white, so I cut out a black circle to tape to the paper plate, and we used white chalk for our diagram. It really turned out adorable. We used the pictures we found on the internet to copy our drawings. I broke apart and rolled up a cotton ball for the pupa stage, which looked awesome!

After labeling our diagram, we watched a couple videos teaching us even more about the process. It was neat to see some of the tools used to make silk but also to see how it’s made in factories today.

• VIDEO: How it’s Made – Silk (about 5 mins)
• VIDEO: How Silkworms Make Silk (This is less than two minutes)

Great Wall of China

One day, we focused on the Great Wall of China. I wanted to look at a map for this so we found a few in our library books, but I also thought it would be great to look at China on a world map. We have a world map puzzle by Banana Panda that I absolutely love! We get it out all the time when we are studying other countries.

Once we put it all together we were able to look at where China was compared to where we were. We were also able to point out where the Great Wall of China is.

Next, we watched a great video sharing the history of the Great Wall. It was quick, engaging, and easy to follow. I highly recommend it if you are wanting to learn more. My kids actually requested to watch it more than once!

Ancient Chinese Clothing

This is really such a simple thing that happened more through outside play than through a lesson led by me. My oldest daughter was tracing the outline of her siblings when she started thinking about how she would decorate the body. I encouraged her to draw a colorful robe like the Ancient Chinese would wear. We talked about the clothing and even remembered the beaded hat worn by the emperor that was mentioned in our story.

This led to even more conversation about what types of people in Ancient China wore what clothes. A few days later she went back and added another outline and dressed it like someone from China that did not have a high status. So although this was really playful, there was still so much learning that took place!

Making Paper

I almost didn’t do this one! It seemed like such a mess and hassle, but it really wasn’t bad at all. I followed the directions from this website and the results were a lot of fun.

I used paper scraps around the house and blended it with water, as she suggests on the blog. Then, I found an old window screen in our barn to use instead of making something new. Honestly, the activity really did no harm to the screen. I rinsed it off and put it back in storage.

We let it dry for about 24 hours and the next day we were able to write on it and cut it. It was really neat how it turned out. Something that was really helpful for us was to watch a couple videos of the process before we tried it ourselves. This gave us a better idea of what we were actually doing and why.

• VIDEO: Chinese Papermaking
• VIDEO: History of Paper Making (This was a little longer and we didn’t quite make it to the end, but it had great info!)

Terra Cotta Warriors

The inspiration for this simple craft came from an art website I came across on Pinterest. I modified mine a bit, but the supplies I used were craft foam, construction paper, and paint.

I sketched a simple outline of a terra cotta warrior onto a piece of paper. My kids used this to trace into the foam. To do this, you place the piece of paper on top of the foam and use your pencil to trace the lines while making an indention in the foam. This took a bit of patience and wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.

Even still, the outline was helpful for my kids and then they were able to add their own special touch to their soldier’s design. Once we were done drawing on the foam, I helped them trace over the lines to make sure the indentations in the foam were big enough to create our stamp. Then, we trimmed around the soldier so we had one small rectangle.

Next, we used a paint brush to add a thin coat of painting to our image and stamped it onto a piece of construction paper. Each time we stamped it, we added a little more paint. I’m so happy with the way it turned out. Each stamp was unique, just like the soldiers in real life were. Plus, it really did look like rows of soldiers that might have been in the tomb.

Milky Way

Sometimes we don’t actually do a craft or activity, but we still learn quite a bit! An example of this is when we looked further into the legend of the silk weaver and farmer. The legend is brought up in the story we read and mentions the Milky Way. We watched an awesome video that really broke down the legend with images and explanations that were easy to understand.

After that, my kids found some of our space books and we looked for information about the Milky Way. For days, they were mentioning the milky way after we learned about it, so I know the discussion we had and the video we watched was very memorable for them.

Additional Activities and Links

If you haven’t already, you can download a free unit study guide for Ancient China. This guide will walk you through how I set up our unit studies and lists lessons and activities across multiple subjects. Some of these activities you read about above in this blog post, but there are so many more ideas that we didn’t get to in our family.

This is what I love about creating our own unique unit study. It really fits well with our family. We can go at a pace that brings us joy and not stress. We can do as much or as little as we need, and I hope this unit guide allows you to plan the same sort or study for your own family.

Below are additional links that go along with the guide. Download the guide for more details on the activity and to see how it goes along with our novel:

Edible Geography Example

Chinese Music History from Britannica Online

Bamboo Painting

Porcelain Painting

Books

All of these books came from our library and none are required for this unit study. However, out of all of the books we checked out, these were the most helpful. I list them here to give you some ideas of what to look for at your own library.

• “Magic Tree House #14: Day of the Dragon King” by Mary Pope Osbourne
• “Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: China- Land of the Emperor’s Great Wall”
• What Did the Ancient Chinese Do For Me?” by Patrick Catel
• “Long Ago and Far Away: Ancient China” by Ann Tatlock
• “Ancient China: Beyond the Great Wall” by Muriel L Dubois and Kathleen W. Deady
• “Ancient China: Inside Out” by Kelly Spence
• “Ancient China” (Cultural Atlas for Young People) by Tony Allen
• “D is for Dragon Dance” by Ying Cheng Compestine
• “20 Fun Facts About the Great Wall of China” by Therese Shea

More Unit Studies

Ancient Egypt

Weather

Space

Read Aloud Mini-Units

The Secret Garden

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

The Boxcar Children

The Courage of Sarah Noble

The Adventures of Reddy Fox

Caddie Woodlawn

Download the FREE Unit Study Guide

Create your own unique unit for your family to simply learn together about Ancient China.

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Days in the life are so interesting to me. I love seeing how other families live out there day. I feel like I can learn something from everyone. The differences are incredible and it’s just proof how wonderful the flexibility of homeschool really is.

We do not schedule out our days, but we have a daily rhythm that we follow. Having little ones means it changes pretty often as we adjust to new nap schedules and such, so I thought I’d share what we are doing now, and as things change, I can share again.

I currently have a second grader, kindergartener, an almost-three-year-old, and a one year old. The following is what we’ve been doing since August. We’ve made minor changes here and there, but the routine has stayed same.

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Wake-up between 6-7

This is still very inconsistent for us. We all wake up at a different time each day, but it is usually between 6 and 7. With four kids in the house, things move quickly right from the get-go. So, it’s important to me that I make the right choices to start the day on the right foot.

My best days are when I keep the TV off in the morning. Attitudes from my kiddos are just better all around. There are days when I cave and turn it on, especially if one child gets up VERY early. Sometimes it helps if I immediately turn worship music on. It always makes me feel good and the desire to have the TV on usually goes away.

Mom’s Quiet Time

By 7:00 the whole house is up, and the very first thing I do is have a few minutes of quiet time and prayer. My husband is home, so he will stay with the kids while I step away for just a bit. I’ve read a few different devotions, but my favorite so far is “Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart…” by Durenda Wilson. I mention it because it is written specifically for homeschool moms, and it really changed my prayer life when it comes to our homeschool.

I usually spend about 5 minutes reading the bible and a devotional (It’s not a lot, but it’s been such a blessing in this phase of our life). Then, I quickly get dressed for the day, making it about 10-15 minutes total.

Breakfast

Once I’m dressed, I make breakfast. It could be something delicious like eggs and sausage OR something as simple as frozen waffles. I usually plan out our meals for the week so there’s no guessing or planning during the day. I know what to expect for meals, and it takes a burden off of me not to have to come up with anything in the moment.

I’ll be honest, I used to despise meal planning. Well, I still do (ha!) but I’m ALWAYS happier when I do. There’s just something about not having to come up with a meal that just takes a weight off of your day.

Morning Chores

After breakfast, we all work together to start the day with a picked up house. It sets the tone and really helps us function better. My oldest two play a big part in this. I have a designated living room helper and kitchen helper. We rotate the job each week. Their job is pretty self-explanatory – one picks up the living room and the other helps me with the kitchen.

My almost three year old isn’t quite ready for a big job, so I give her the same job every day. She picks up the couch pillows. It’s super simple, but it’s teaching her that she plays a part in keeping our home together. The baby is probably climbing furniture or toddling around back and forth with us. One day he will play his part too 🙂

I wish I could say that we all happily do this every morning, but it wouldn’t be true. Each day has its challenges. Some days I have to do a LOT of redirecting. Other days go pretty smooth. Either way, our day is always better with a picked up house to start, and my children are learning how we all work together to maintain our home.

Get Dressed

I’m already dressed at this point, so I help my little two get dressed. At the beginning of the school year or after taking a long break, my two oldest girls follow a checklist to get dressed in the morning. This checklist helps me not have to ask 100 questions each morning: have you brushed your hair? Did you brush your teeth? And so on…

Once they get the hang of it, I don’t make them check anything off. It all becomes habit and my expectations are set.

Morning Time/Morning Basket (This is usually around 8:00am)

We don’t have a basket, but we pretty much follow the concept of what a morning basket does. I love this time together, but if I’m being completely honest, it is also one of the things that stresses me out the most during the day. I mostly get worked up because my younger two have trouble being still and quiet.

It takes an incredible amount of patience. It’s something we will continue to work on, because the things we go over are very important to me. Plus, the discussions we have bring me so much joy.

One day, I hope we can spend much more quality time together reading and discussing different things in the morning. Right now we read the bible, discuss our bible curriculum (More Than Words), read a poem from our Nature Book (my kids LOVE this!) and review our Classical Conversations memory work for the week. Total time is about 20 minutes (on a good day!) It’s short and sweet in this phase of our life, but it’s beautiful.

Outside Time

In my experience, a day that starts outside brings better attitudes and happier learners. This is all free play. I will usually work on setting up our school table and looking over the workbooks for the day. If I want to prep an activity, I can do it at this time. This is also a time I can connect with my little two by reading books or sitting on the floor with them. At around 9:00, my youngest child takes a nap.

Time for School! (9:15ish)

It doesn’t matter to me what order my kids do their work. I usually let them choose. They have a goal to accomplish a certain amount of work each day. My second grader completes a math page (Horizons), Language Arts lesson (Christian Light Education), and a handwriting lesson (A Reason For).

My kindergartener completes a math lesson (Horizons K) and a handwriting lesson (A Reason For). She also practices reading with me some days. We are not rushing this, so it looks different each time. Right now we are working through Bob Books to accomplish this.

My almost-three-year-old does a variety of things while we work. She has a notebook she likes to do with super simple prompts from me. I hope to do a blog post about this one day, but for now, follow me on Instagram and check out my Toddler NB highlight for tons of ideas for this notebook. It’s one of her favorite things.

I sometimes set out a blanket for her to play independently with toys or blocks. We call it her “spot” and my goal is for her to stay and play on it so that we can work on something. It’s a work in progress.

If the notebook or “spot” activity do not work, a snack is always a go-to while we work through our books.

All of book work takes anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hours. My baby USUALLY sleeps through it all and whatever doesn’t get finished, we catch up in the afternoon.

Outside

This is another outside break while I get lunch ready. If I have not made it outside yet during the day, I really try to get out in the sun at this point, even if just for a few minutes. Outside time is so important for mom too. If you aren’t getting some sunshine, I highly recommend finding a way to get outside during your day.

Lunch (11:30ish)

Some people like to read at lunch or maybe even do a simple activity. I can’t. I’ve tried. I like to just sit and eat with the kids. We chit chat a bit and just relax.

Catch-up/Free Play

Between the end of lunch and our quiet time, a variety of things could get done. We catch-up with any school work as needed. If all of that is finished, we go outside and play.

The baby and my youngest daughter nap at 1:00. So, if I want to do anything that would be best without little ones running around (baking/craft/experiment), I will do it between 1 and 2.

2:00 Quiet Time

My oldest two go to separate rooms and have about an hour of quiet time. They can choose what they want to do or play with during that time.

My husband works from home, so this is when I go for a run. I enjoy running, but I mostly love the fresh air and quiet. I like to listen to homeschooling podcasts, and I get a little energy boost for the remainder of the afternoon.

3:00 Pick Up and FREE

At this point in our day, we are done. I really try to make sure afternoon chores get finished before I send them off to play. Afternoon chores include cleaning up bedrooms and the school room. It’s easier than having to call them in later to do it.

This is also a great time for me to do my reverse planning. As we clean-up our school room I look over work, correct or discuss anything that needs attention, and then I’ll write down all that we accomplished for the day in the planner. This is my first year reverse planning and I love it so much!

During any free play period, I am always encouraging my kids to go outside. The more time outdoors for us, the better.

We eat dinner around 5:30 and between dinner and bed time at 7:30 we might spend time outside, play a game, or watch a show together.

I’ve moved our read aloud time to before bed.

This has been so much easier because my baby is already asleep. Everyone is settling down, and it gives us all something to look forward to before bed.

Keep in mind this schedule is on a day where we are home most of the day and have no extra-curriculars. Right now, that’s only two-three days out of the week. So, although this is our routine, each day might look a bit different. What a blessing to be able to be so flexible with our time!

Soon, my youngest will drop a nap and everything will adjust again, but that’s all a part of parenting in general. When the time comes, I’ll probably play with a few different routines to see what works best with those changes. I look forward to sharing that with you soon.

I’m curious, does your day look anything like this? I’ve seen such a variety of homeschool schedules and I love learning from all of them!

There’s something about October 1 that makes you want to spin around and soak up the season! Maybe it’s the sweater weather…or the turning leaves…but for me it’s the approach of the holiday season in full force.

Oh how I love the holidays! The themed activities, the baking, the memories…It all flies by so quickly but it’s just such a fun time of the year.

To celebrate, I created these Halloween Write and Play Mats for my kiddos!

Write and Play Mats are made to be versatile, flexible, and low prep.

You can simply print a black and white version to use as an activity sheet. Add color to the letter and ten frame. Trace the shapes, and play roll and cover.

You also have the option to print and protect the page to re-use over and over again. Pull out some play dough to add some hands on fun! Consider using Halloween candy as manipulatives and add some real excitement to math!

Two sets are available.

Preschool – Shapes and Numbers. Early Elementary – Shapes and Early addition. Each set comes with 10 different mats to practice with. (PLUS the black and white version as well)

Inexpensive, Festive, Fun, and Educational

These words just about sum up the beauty of these mats. Click on the image below to link to the store and download.

It’s hard to believe this will be our third year homeschooling. What a fun, unexpected journey it has been! This year I will have a second grader and one in kindergarten. In this post I’ll be looking at our curriculum picks for the 2021-2022 school year.

Some programs we are not changing from last year. Others we are trying something new. Remember that every family is different. What works for me may not be the same for you, but I do love learning about curriculum and I hope to provide that opportunity for you here.

I will say up front that I also have a 2 year old and a 9 month old. Both will be tagging along and listening while we work, but I have no plans to purchase any sort of curriculum for them.

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Kindergarten

This will be my second time homeschooling kindergarten, and I am looking forward to it again. My second daughter has a very different personality then my first, so there are a couple changes I will be making to better fit her needs. I love that so much about homeschool.

Kinder Math – Horizons K

This will be my third year using Horizons. I love it because it is to the point without any fluff. Along with the workbook I enjoy creating math games and activities to go along with their lessons. This provides us with a lot of hands on learning during our math time.

Horizons math allows me to be extremely flexible when it comes to planning. Some days I want to have big plans to make an elaborate lesson, but there are also days we want to take it easy and just complete a page together. Horizons is set up in a way that lets me do that whenever I want.

Kinder Language Arts

I do NOT plan to use a curriculum set for language arts. You may think I’m crazy, but this is exactly what I did with my first daughter and it was wonderful! Here’s the thing – the fancy reading programs can get SO expensive! I just can’t get myself to spend that much. So, instead, I use a combination of things for our language arts in kindergarten.

First, we will review. We had so much success with the Alphabet Workbook at 4 years old. She knows her letters well, but we will spend the first few weeks of kindergarten reviewing and practicing the letters and their sounds. Then we will get into blending sounds, sight words, and using early readers. Here’s my list of sources below:

• Lowercase Alphabet Mats
• ABC See, Hear, Do – one of my favorite reading resources!
• BOB Books
• Dear Dragon Series` (This series is SO GREAT! And FREE at our library)
• Sight Word Activities

Kinder Handwriting

I actually didn’t use a handwriting curriculum for kinder with my first daughter. We practiced writing within our other lessons. I considered letting it go again this year, but I felt like it would help with routine if both girls had handwriting practice. So, we are going for it. It will also help with alphabet review.

We are going to start with ABC See, Hear, Do Writing Practice. I actually changed to this last minute. I liked it because it was very basic, simple, and low-key. I also liked that it had the capital letter and lowercase letter on the same page. It will go along perfectly with our practice of letter sounds using the ABC See, Hear, Do workbook. It’s only 26 pages, so once we work through that, we will work through the original program I purchased.

This year will be my first year to try A Reason For Handwriting in our homeschool. (Level K) I actually used it in the classroom to teach cursive when I was teaching fifth grade. I really loved that it was short, sweet, and scripture focused. I also have a personal preference to the three lines with the dotted middle line.

That’s it for Kindergarten…sort of.

It really is a short and sweet plan, and I’m so excited for it. I love how much growth happens in kinder, but there’s also just so much fun and playful learning along with it. I can’t wait to experience that again.

My kindergartener will participate in the read alouds and bible activities I do with my second grader. Although it’s not necessarily “for her”, she will benefit so much from it, and I love anything that can involve all of my children together. She is also in Foundations with Classical Conversations – more on that later in the post.

Second Grade Math – Horizons 2

This will be our third year working in Horizons. As I mentioned above, we love the simplicity and flexibility of the curriculum. I hope to create new hands on math activities to better help my daughter understand the different math skills. Follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers or, even better, sign up for my email list and be the first to get updates on when I add new math games to the store!

Second Grade Language Arts – Christian Light Education + Write Shop/Read Aloud Units

We switched curriculum midway through the year last year and ended on Christian Light Education. You can read more about that in my first grade curriculum review post. I loved the way Christian Light was set up so we decided to continue with it for second grade. I only purchased the unit set and the Teacher’s Guide.

My goal for language arts this year is to complete one lesson each day from Christian Light, but I also want to add read aloud units and work on writing skills. So my plan is to alternate the two alongside the Christian Light Curriculum. For example, for the first few weeks we will complete a read aloud together. The next few weeks we will focus on a writing project. Then, back to a read aloud book. See the pattern?

Write Shop

As I planned Language Arts, I purchased a writing specific curriculum called Write Shop. I did this without knowing that there are actually writing assignments integrated in the Christian Light Program. So, I’m not sure how much we will do of Write Shop. I feel like I may have purchased a level too high anyway, so we will take it slow and see how it works for us. I hope to try one project this year for sure – just to get the feel for it. I feel like it will be a great resource for writing this year and in the future.

Read Aloud Unit

For our read alouds, we will complete a Read Aloud Experience which is something I created for the whole family to participate. It’s set up to add simple crafts, activities, and/or (free) books to your read aloud. We will start the year with The Boxcar Children. I’m so excited about it! The book is absolutely adorable, and we will get to experience so many different things through the activities. I really think this will be our favorite read aloud yet!

For more information about the Read Aloud Experience, check out my post for The Secret Garden and Mrs. Piggle WIggle. You can also download the two units completely FREE in my shop!

2nd Grade Handwriting – A Reason For Handwriting

My 2nd grader is begging me to learn cursive, so we will start that using Level T Worktext from A Reason For Handwriting. It starts with manuscript and than gradually works into cursive. I look forward to the challenge for her, because it was getting to the point where handwriting practice was getting a little boring. This will definitely motivate her to continue practicing.

Bible

All of my children will be a part of our bible lesson, but I did buy a workbook for my second grader to complete. We have always just done devotionals together, which are great! However, this year I want to be a little more intentional with our bible lessons. I want to ask more questions and study more scripture while applying it to our daily life.

I chose a program from Masterbooks called “More Than Words: Level 1”. The workbook has places for the student to write things down and interact with the text. I also love that it has character studies, which I’ve been wanting to add to our homeschool. We will have just one workbook that I will use to lead us all in discussion while my oldest uses it as a personal workbook.

Foundations – Classical Conversations

We are a Classical Conversations family. This will be our second year and we absolutely love it. My two oldest children will practice their weekly material which includes Timeline, Science, History, Geography, Latin, English, and Math. If you would like to know more about what is involved with Classical Conversations, check out my blog posts:

• “Adding Classical Conversations to our Homeschool”
• “Classical Conversations: Overcoming my Fears and Jumping In”

Since we will be covering so much through Classical Conversations, I do not purchase any sort of Science/History/Foreign Language curriculum. However, I do hope to check out library books and dig deeper into our topics as we are interested.

Science and History

As I mentioned before, our science and history will come from our Classical Conversations studies. However, this year I want to try to plan ahead a bit and use our library to help expand on our memory work.

I’ll be checking out books from the library related to the topic we are studying that week. This will provide us with FREE lessons, and we will be able to really dig in to the things we are interested in. I’m using the “Year at a Glance” page from my Foundations Guide and simply writing down topics into my planner.

Everything will be based on the availability of my library, but that’s OK. This is only for extra reading and fun and just a great way for us to continue to learn together as a whole family.

Other Resources

I’d love to add art and maybe some science experiments and field trips. I’d like to even have a designated “morning time” where we do some extra reading together. But – I don’t like to overplan. It’s hard to know what I have time for without getting an idea of what our daily rhythm will be. I don’t want to set myself up for failure. We will be starting with the basics. Once we get in a groove, I’ll think about adding other lessons if time allows.

If you are feeling overwhelmed with planning, try just starting with the core subjects. Be sure to look into your state laws as well. See my post “5 Simple Steps to Start Homeschooling” for direct links. Put your extras aside until you get going for a couple weeks. Add them in as you can. Having a wish list like this is a great way to jump in to the year without getting too overwhelmed.

Be flexible and willing to make changes as needed.

This is one of the greatest perks of homeschool. We get to choose what works best for our family. I’ve given you my whole list of plans for this upcoming school year, but I know one or more things may not work out as I planned. That’s OK! We will make adjustments and push on.

All I know is I am eager to jump in and get going! As you choose your curriculum for your family, I pray you have peace with whatever choice you make. I pray you have a blessed year as you learn together as a family.

I love how excited kids get about science experiments. There’s just something about the word “experiment” that gets them all worked up and ready to learn. Something that makes Mom excited is an experiment that can thrown together easily at home – low prep and less mess!

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The experiment I’m sharing with you today is about light.

We will be looking at key words like “opaque” and “transparent” as we see how light travels through objects. The question we want to answer is, “Which objects allow light to pass through?”

Supplies

You can find everything around your house. First you’ll need a pencil and recording chart. (Get a free recording chart for this experiment at the end of this post.) Next, grab a flashlight. Finally, you’ll need to find a variety of materials in your home. Be sure to find some that you think may let light shine through and others that won’t. For example, I might choose wax paper, foil, cardboard, printer paper, and a t-shirt. Having a good variety makes the results a little more interesting!

Ask questions and make predictions.

Get those brain juices flowing. Encourage your kids to wonder. Ask about the different materials. Tell them the question you want to answer and see if they can start sharing what they think may happen.

Record your predictions in your chart. Your child can examine each item and state whether or not light will shine through it. Talk about the following key words:

• transparent: able to be seen through
• opaque: not letting light through

Find a dark space in your home to complete the experiment.

This makes it really fun! When we completed our experiment we sat in the closet under our stairs. Find a place in your home that works for you. Just make sure there’s enough room for everyone to participate.

Choose your first item and have your child put the flash light up to it. Can you see the light on the other side? Does the light shine through? Record your results in the chart.

Test each item and record what happens.

Analyze the results.

Now that you’ve tested all of the materials, compare your results to your predictions. Which materials let light pass through? Were your predictions correct? You can also sort your materials into two piles: transparent and opaque.

Here are some questions to consider. Which objects allowed light to pass through? Which items are opaque? What other items would be fun to test? Can you think of other transparent materials?

Take it further!

Books, books, and more books! There is so much to learn from reading books. Before you complete the experiment, check out a few books about light from your local library. This will provide even more learning opportunities!

Remember it doesn’t always have to be nonfiction books. Find a fun story about flashlights or seeing in the dark. Maybe you can even look into other sources of light – lighthouses, candles, etc.

Add a family devotion to your lesson. There are so many verses about light in the bible. Check out the following link and pick your favorite. (Website – Bible Verses About Light) Talk about it with your kids and pray about what you’ve learned. We paired our lesson with a devotion from Indescribable by Louis Giglio. (See title image)

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We are officially on summer break! I am starting to think about ways to add some simple activities while providing learning experiences on the way. I do not like to plan every day out, because I like our schedule to be a little more free and open in the summer.

So, how do I pick an activity? I, personally, like to choose spontaneously based on how I feel that day. I’ve got my list of simple activities I enjoy putting together in my head. As the day rolls along, I pick and choose the perfect one for that day.

The reason I love a good activity list like this is because I love having one small, NEW thing to look forward to each day. It adds some excitement for my children and it makes each day fun in its own way. I’ve been living this “one-new-thing” motto for a while now, and have loved it. It’s easy to plan, and it can be as big or as little of an activity as you want.

I constantly have ideas running around in my head, but I thought to myself that it might be neat to come up with an idea for every day of the summer. This does not mean that every day needs an activity. There are days when boredom and rest is welcomed and even encouraged! I just wanted to have a list for people to refer to. So, I’m counting the average summer (June and July) with 5 days a week. So, let’s do it: 40 simple activities for your summer!

Save this post or download the list FREE below, and pick one activity each day. It’s your “one-new-thing” for the day. Some will be super low-key, and some will require some planning. If you have fun with one of the ideas, do it again! You can do multiple activities in one day. There are no rules here.

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1. Sprinkler and Popsicles

2. Puzzle

Complete a big puzzle or do a bunch of little ones. Once, we took all of our wooden puzzle pieces and put them in a pile next to all the empty boards. It was so fun – a scramble to get them all back together! You could also time it for a little racing excitement!

3. Book Basket

Pick a selection of books from your shelves that follow a theme: animals, weather, nature, superheros, princesses…it can be anything. Leave that basket in a new spot in your house and read through it that day or even throughout the week. This is a great one to keep going throughout the whole summer.

You can also use your library.Think of a topic your children are interested in OR just ask them. When they come up with a topic, visit your local library website and choose as many books as you can about that topic. When you pick them up, it’s like Christmas!

Place the books somewhere they can easily be grabbed and read. I promise you, the learning opportunities will explode. I’ll explain….the other day I checked out a bunch of ocean books. We poured them out on the floor and dove in.

One of the books came with a song, so we learned a song about a beluga whale. It was so cute! Next, we read tons of crazy facts about interesting animals in the ocean. My oldest couldn’t stop! She was so intrigued.

I found a couple of sea animal crafts that worked with our supplies. We also found an ocean documentary from Disney that was really good!

See how one set of books can take you many places? I bet questions will come up as you read. Research! Watch videos…read more books…write about it…find a coloring page…there are so many ways to extend the learning about the topic your children CHOSE to learn about. This process of interest-led learning is exciting!

4. Start a new Read Aloud

Simply start a new book together. Don’t think your kids are too little to read chapter books. I’ve been reading out loud to my bigger kids while some of mine were babies. It gets really fun when they are around 3-4 years! If you’re interested in taking it further, check out my free Read Aloud Experience.

I have two free units. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle is short, funny, and easy to complete. The Secret Garden is a bit longer but it is absolutely beautiful. Each unit comes with discussion questions and simple activities to do along with each chapter. No required book/supply list!

Click here to download the Secret Garden Read Aloud Experience.

Click here to download the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Read Aloud Experience.

5. Water Table

I purchased a water table about 5 years ago, and it’s still going strong. I’m always tempted to get a new one, but they really don’t care about the bells and whistles. All my kids want to do is play and splash in the water. So, if you don’t have a water table, save yourself some money and just purchase a giant plastic container. It will provide hours of fun.

Change up the water table on a different day to mix it up. Here are some ways we have tried:

• bubbles (use tear free soap to protect eyes)
• ice cubes
• shaving cream
• water beads
• toy theme: animals, princesses, superheros, cars – any type of toy you are ok with getting wet.
• Barbie/Doll bath OR car wash
• spoons, ladles, measuring cups

The water table is definitely my favorite because it’s usually an easy clean-up and it entertains all my children, no matter their age.

6. Watercolors

If you’ve never tried watercolor paper, it’s a game changer. It turns a sloppy puddle of paint into some really cool art!

7. Nature Walk

Walk in your neighborhood or pick a nearby trail.

8. Scavenger Hunt

Take it indoors or outdoors. You could also hide flashcards or task cards around your house. (Check out this post for more flashcard games) Hiding puzzle pieces is another fun option – just don’t forget where you put them!

Check out this neighborhood scavenger hunt.

Here’s another site with a few different free scavenger hunt printables.

9. Park Trip

10. Splash Pad

11. Paper Plate Craft

I love having paper plates at my house as a regular craft supply item. There are so many different things you can do with them. You could choose something intentional to make with the paper plate, or just choose something fun and random.

Click here for some different animal choices.

You can find more paper plate craft ideas in this post.

If you go on Pinterest and type in “Paper Plate Craft”, your choices are endless!

12. Board Games

Pick one or make a whole day of it! Our favorites right now are Eye Found It, Fairytale, and Hedbanz.

13. Lego Challenge

This one is great if you have a variety of legos at home. This link I’m sharing with you is a calendar with a lego challenge a day for 30 days! WOW! Pick one or do them all. Have a lego challenge day! Have fun with it!

14. Walk a new trail

15. Art Study

We did this throughout our school year and it’s really a lot of fun. Choose an artist. Look for YouTube videos about that artist. You can even check out books from your library. Then, try to recreate a piece of work created by that artist.

When we did this at home we studied Van Gogh. I’ll share the link to the video we watched here. I’ll also share the two books we read that were very good and paired well with our study:

We re-created Starry Night after learning from the videos and books. This was a great activity to do together and I look forward to another art study like this again.

16. Bake a treat

17. Bike Ride

18. Water Balloons

If you’ve never tried Bunch O’ Balloons, you’re missing out! I remember trying to fill up water balloons as a kid by hand. They were slippery, they popped, and it took forever. Whoever invented these is a genius – it’s practically zero effort and fast! Be sure to teach your kiddos how to clean up all the balloon pieces too 😉

19. Make a puppet and have a show!

20. Bake bread

So, I’m a huge fan of Paul Hollywood and the Great British Baking Show. I have a few of his cookbooks. Paul Hollywood’s Bread is my favorite cookbook of his because it has step by step photos.

If you don’t know where to start, soda bread is a great one to try because it’s quick. Homemade pizza dough is another fun one and it’s so delicious! Make the dough and add whatever you like to it! If you want to go big and try the whole kneading and rising process, check out the bread loaf recipe. There’s nothing like the smell of homemade bread.

Soda Bread Recipe

Pizza Dough Recipe

Bread Loaf Recipe

21. Ice Cream Sundaes

22. Documentary Day

There are so many great documentaries on streaming channels right now. Disney+ has a Disney Nature series that’s great.

Planet Earth is another fantastic series that is so interesting to watch!

23. Card Games

Play with regular cards or try different games like Uno Attack and Phase 10.

24. Lemonade Stand

If you are uncomfortable doing this in your neighborhood, or if you just want to keep it simple, consider hosting a lemonade stand for family and friends. The next time you invite people over for dinner, set up a lemonade stand and have your child sell to family. Add fresh baked cookies or brownies. Let your guests know it’s coming so they can bring change 🙂

25. Play Dough

Play with the store bought kind or make your own! Find a recipe here:

Homemade Play Dough Recipe

26. Shaving Cream

Slap some shaving cream on your table and let your children rub their hands in it. Write words, numbers, pictures…anything you want! Get the shaving cream from the dollar store.

The best way I found to clean up is to wipe with a wet wash cloth, rinse and repeat. It takes a few times, but it works. Once your finished, the room will smell nice and clean!

27. Movie and Popcorn

28. Cookie Decorating

We have a set of cookie cutters that make cookie decorating so fun. There’s a shape for every holiday! It even comes with letters and numbers. Our set was a gift, so the one linked is not the exact same, but it is very similar!

29. Field Trip

30. Minute to Win it

These are so fun, and you could definitely make a day out of this. It would be perfect if you’re stuck inside because of rain (or sometimes heat!). Check out this blog post that explains what these games are, and it lists 20 games you can put together in your house. Pick and choose what works for you.

31. Tie Dye

We recently used a kit just like the one below. I was terrified to do it, but it really wasn’t that bad. My advice would be to get everything ready and do it all in one swoop. Once you mix the dye, you can’t save it. So go big and tie dye all the items you want. Then, clean up and be done! 🙂

32. Squirt Gun Painting

Go to the dollar store and get a few squirt guns (you could also just use a squirt bottle, if you prefer). Fill them with some different colored watered down paints. Next, I suggest taping giant paper or cardboard to your fence. You could also hang it on a line. Squirt the paint and create a masterpiece.

Here’s an article explaining the process using liquid watercolors.

33. Picnic

34. Escape Room

This one might be best for kids that are just a little bit older. However, I did look at Teacher’s Pay Teacher’s for escape rooms and found some great ones for as young as kindergarten. Younger siblings could definitely tag along and participate in the action.

Check out Teresa Kwant on TPT. She has TONS of escape rooms categorized by age from first grade through sixth. Escape Rooms require quite a bit of prep so keep that in mind as you choose when you want to do this.

35. Sidewalk Chalk

36. Simple Science Experiment

Simply complete a science experiment, OR you can also practice recording and analyzing data. Make a chart or just grab a pencil and notebook. Have fun with it! Here’s a couple links to some simple experiments you can do at home:

10 Science Experiments at Home for Kids

15 Very Simple Science Experiments

37. Build a fort

38. Tea Party

39. Send a letter/picture to a friend

40. STEM Challenge

If you are not familiar with STEM, it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM challenges provide opportunities for kids to get creative and accomplish a goal set before them. These can get really fun if you like a little competition. You can even participate yourself!

These challenges can easily be found by searching for “STEM Challenges”, but here’s a link to a blog post that has a few links listed for you.

Well, there you have it – 40 simple activities for every day this summer!

I don’t know about you, but I’m pumped. I haven’t decided which ones I’ll do, or even if I’ll do them all. But, it’s nice to have this go-to list to get me started. Keep in mind, these activities are not meant to be “out-of-this-world” or things you’ve never heard of. I only hope for the list to be a simple way for you to enjoy time together with your family!

Let me know if you try some of these! Comment below or send me an email. Follow me on social media and tag me in a photo! Sign up and receive the FREE list pictured below. Put it on your fridge for an easy checklist to refer to this summer.

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