My goal at A Teaching Mommy is to provide resources and ideas to help you be a teaching mommy. I want to make mommies’ lives easier and if I can help it save you some money as well. So, you can imagine how excited I got when I came across summer homeschool curriculum that fits […]
3 Simple Steps to Create a Home Writing Center
This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links. Read my full disclosure policy .Our oldest son is drawn to stories. He loves reading them in books, watching them in movies and hearing them from his parents. Over the past few years, this love for stories has turned into an insatiable desire to create characters and storylines. We love this about him and we want to encourage him to […]
A Simple Tool for Better Online Safety
This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links. Read my full disclosure policy .As our oldest son progresses through his schooling he is asking more questions. In our home, when we want to know something, we go to the internet. I’m sure you do the same thing. “Google it!” we all say. At this point we don’t let an 8-year-old search the web alone. My husband or I […]
Summer of Minecraft Camps
This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links. Read my full disclosure policy .You’ve signed your kid up for every VBS in town. They’ve been to every sports camp, art camp, swim camp and theater camp you can find. You’re exhausted and their exhausted but summer isn’t even halfway over. It’s time for something different. It’s time for an in-home summer camp experience like no other. It’s time […]
3 Ways to Include Your Toddler in Your Homeschool Day
This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links. Read my full disclosure policy .One of the greatest challenges in homeschooling is learning how to balance your time and attention between your children. This is even more difficult when you have preschool age children and younger running around. With a second grader hungry to learn and a toddler who doesn’t want to miss out on the fun I had […]
How to Create Virtual Field Trips with Streaming Video
This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links. Read my full disclosure policy .If I’ve learned anything in all my years of classroom instruction it’s one thing – field trips are a must! There is only so much you can learn sitting behind a desk staring up at a chalkboard or burying your nose in a book. Students need to get out and explore new places and experience new […]
Three Ways to Keep Your Homeschool Day Organized
This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links. Read my full disclosure policy .Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Homeschool Buyer’s Co-op. All opinions expressed are my own. One thing every homeschool family knows is that the lines between school and family life get blurry at times and without intentional effort your days can become disorganized in a hurry. I’ve never met a mother who didn’t want her home […]
Brain Chase Summer Adventure Learning
This post may contain affiliate or advertiser links. Read my full disclosure policy .It’s been a crazy and hectic past month for our family while we relocated. During this time homeschool has taken a back seat, but now that we’re settling back into a routine we are anxious to get back into learning. While we have some math lessons to tackle and science to wrap up, we are […]