Category Archives: school

Make School Lunches Easier

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Cheri

In returning to school this year, I wanted to find a system that would work well for our daughters to help make the mornings less chaotic. When our oldest was in kindergarten, I made her lunch every night for the … Continue reading →

Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Goals, Life is Better With..., Me Time, Money Saving Tips, school, The Moms, Uncategorized | Tagged alternative, budget, cafeteria, cheap, elementary, food, healthy, kid, kids, kindergartner, lunch, lunches, meal, options, school | Leave a comment

Music Machine–for music reading review

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Sunny

We recently had a neighborhood Music Camp at our house and used the Math Machine as a Music Machine and made flashcards that review basic music symbols and notes. It was a craft that took a good amount of prep, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Fun, Learning, school, Sunny | Tagged clef, flashcards, math machine, music, music machine, note | Leave a comment

Book recommendation
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sunny

Recently my book group read Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, and I was inspired to work hard and be better. The autobiography (well, he had help from Cecil Murphey, but I don’t know if that makes it a biography … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, school, Sunny, Teenagers | Tagged Ben Carson, book, book for teens, doctor, neurosurgeon, read, recommend, review, stay in school, temper, Think Big | 3 Comments

Most Intriguing History Book Series for Kids and Adults

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Heidi

Way back in April 2011, I posted about two history books, one of which I had heard about and not yet read. Okay, so now we are reading it, and I LOVE it!! I give it raving reviews and recommend … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, school, School Age | Tagged history for children, learning fun, story of the world, Susan Bauer, world history | Leave a comment

A Better Way To Praise America

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Heidi

This may be a bit of a “soap-stand” post, but as moms with children in school, I believe I may be speaking to a wide audience of readers that have the same concern and the same ability as I to … Continue reading →

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Making a Reader out of your Child

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Janae

I have 2 kids who absolutely LOVE to read. In fact, if you were to visit our house, you would hear at times (I’m sorry to admit), the following words coming out of my mouth, “Put the book down. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Fun, Janae, Learning, school, School Age, The Moms | Tagged books, early readers, learn to read, love to read, readers, tips for reading | Leave a comment

Learn a Phrase in Chinese

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Sunny

"hao" the Chinese character that means "Good"

My high school junior is in Chinese 3 this year, and I have not taken advantage of this learning opportunity as much as I would like. Chinese is the hot language to learn nowadays. So here’s what I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in For You, Fun, Goals, Learning, school, Sunny | Tagged chinese, how are you, I'm fine, learn, ni hao ma, videos, wo hen hao | Leave a comment

Back-to-School Homework for Parents

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Sunny

One thing I don’t enjoy about beginning the school year is the piles of paperwork the kids bring home for me to do. Emergency cards, volunteer surveys, and most of all, (we get this most with the middle schoolers) the … Continue reading →