Category: The Home School Zone

Books and reading have become a big part of our family routine over the past few years. My girls have an insatiable desire to read all the things and even my boys who aren’t yet …

We are on our third week of spring break. First it was spring break in our home county in Florida. Then it was spring break for our friends in our old neighborhood. And now, it’s …

I’m sure by now everyone’s heard about the recent case of a California family’s 13 children being locked up in their house and starved. The children, ranging in age from 2 to 29 were rescued earlier …

One of my biggest fears when undertaking homeschooling my children was teaching them how to read. With all the programs out there and emphasis on teaching early reading skills in schools these days, I figured …

I am so excited to be a part of the inaugural “Homeschool Thursday,” created and hosted by Homeschool Blogging and the Homeschool Blogger Network (which I’m a part of.) This year I’m joining a total …

Ever since we visited Colorado a few years ago and did all the local dinosaur sites, Honeybun has been a little obsessed with dinosaurs. And while she is a little walking encyclopedia of dinosaur facts, …

  This picture is nearly 4 years old. It was Honeybun’s 100th day of kindergarten. We painstakingly glued 100 flowers and leaves onto her t-shirt. But, really it was the beginning of the end and …

Most parents know that reading with young kids is one of the most important things you can do for their development (more on how parents can encourage early literacy and why it matters) but oftentimes that reading …

It’s that time of year again, kids everywhere are getting back into the swing of the school year. And as my Facebook newsfeed is flooded with adorable first day of school pics of smiling faces …

I’m never a perfect mommy. In fact, I’m rarely an excellent mommy. I aim for “good enough” and like to believe I generally fall somewhere in the range of “great.” But, really, what is “great”? …