HOMESCHOOL PIONEER Shelly Drew Drew Homeschool 1993–2010 Shelly is originally from Houston, Texas where she taught high school math for three years and hated it. After Shelly and her husband, Phil, had children, a friend encouraged her to homeschool. She thought that was a bit weird, and Shelly was not convinced home educating was her… Continue reading Homeschool Pioneer Shelly Drew
Category: Homeschool
Let’s Play Dress-Up
Do you want to keep your preschooler busy and entertained? Create Dress-up Boxes. Use a plastic tote (or whatever you choose) and make a Chef Box by adding a chef hat, chef coat or apron, plastic pots and dishes, pretend foods, etc.; make a Doctor’s Box by adding a stethoscope, tongue depressor, thermometer, etc. and be… Continue reading Let’s Play Dress-Up
Savoring a Memory & April’s Carrot Cake
SAVORING A MEMORY Remember when grandma used to make “name of your dish here?” Every time you eat certain foods, you think of a special someone, or a time, or a place, or an event. Some of those you have the recipes for and you make them for your family. When my oldest son moved… Continue reading Savoring a Memory & April’s Carrot Cake
Microwave Brown Betty
This is a very quick individual, healthy desert when one just needs a little something sweet. Microwave Brown Betty 1 green apple, peeled and cut up 1/8 c. sugar 1 Tbsp. flour 1 Tbsp. butter Dash salt Dash cinnamon 1 heel whole wheat bread (or any bread), toasted and torn into pieces Stir together. Cook on high for… Continue reading Microwave Brown Betty
7 Steps to Great Public Speaking
I developed this quick guide for students, but this could also be used by anyone giving a speech. 7 Steps to Great Public Speaking Pick a subject to speak about which you know. You will need an introduction, a body (with points) and a conclusion. Intro: You need an attention getter at the beginning of your… Continue reading 7 Steps to Great Public Speaking
Philosophies of Homeschooling
Are you thinking about “homeschooling” your children? (I prefer “educating at home,” but society has taken the moniker for this to be homeschooling.) Or do you just want to know how they do it, or maybe why do people do that? Maybe you have seen the stereotypes of homeschoolers and are just curious. On the… Continue reading Philosophies of Homeschooling
GOOZE
Coolest science experiment for every age: 2 cups corn starch 1 cup of water food coloring (optional) Mix with your hands. Actual kid comment: “It’s really weird when you first put your hand in the glop, and it is really hard to grab some up. When you get some in your hand and lifted above… Continue reading GOOZE
Say Thank You
Say Thank You Manners never go out of style. I would like to address the beautiful thing called the Thank You Note. When someone does something particularly nice for you or they give you something, you need to say thank you. However, if you are unable to do that in person, it is essential that… Continue reading Say Thank You
Frugal Field Trip
In my city there is a multitude of free or almost free places to go. Our zoo is only $1 entry on Wednesdays in July and August. We are there early to beat the heat, and leave at noon when the day starts to heat up. At that price we can go several times. It… Continue reading Frugal Field Trip
SEWING WITH YOUR PRESCHOOLER
SEWING WITH YOUR PRESCHOOLER You will need: 6 inch square or circle of burlap Yarn Plastic needles Help little hands thread the yarn through the eye of the needle and show them how to “sew” in and out of the burlap fabric. This builds fine motor skills. Some younger ones may not quiet be ready for this, but… Continue reading SEWING WITH YOUR PRESCHOOLER