What is a Mommy’s Helper? In our experience, a Mommy’s Helper is a responsible young girl who comes to the house for a couple of hours and plays with the kids while Mom takes some time to tackle in-home tasks. For us, a Mother’s Helper has worked a little bit differently from when we’ve had…
Welcome! If you’re new to This Little Home of Mine, I’m Elizabeth. I am a former elementary school teacher who is now homeschooling my kids. In this post, I’m sharing all about homeschooling first-grade! Around here, we embrace a year-round family-style approach to homeschooling – a 365-day-a-year round-the-clock approach to living and learning together. I…
Every once awhile, I break away from organization tips, homeschooling ideas, and simple recipes to encourage other moms with something that is on my heart, and lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the way our social connections have seemingly created an environment where we oftentimes feel the need to explain or defend our parenting…
After finishing college, I moved to the Carolinas. I spent five years teaching in the elementary classroom – and to say I loved it would be an understatement. Two different schools: both fantastic. Five batches of kiddos: I still love them all in a way I can’t explain. Five groups of parents: many of whom…
You may choose to walk through the alphabet in order from A-Z or you might decide you want to enjoy the letter activities in a different order. You may be interested in five days a week of learning activities, or might feel that two or three days of learning activities each week is currently a…
This Cereal Box Book Report is a unique twist on the traditional book report format, and I have seen it work great for lots of different ages. This assignment invites students to use a cereal box as the basis for a fun and exciting book report project. Students will design and attach a captivating cover,…