A is in the middle in the blue shirt!
A is at the Archery State games this week. I'm so proud of her. She shot her 1st event this morning and she has many more scheduled throughout the rest of the week. Good luck A 🏹 🞋.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Activity-Pak: Make-A-State from Home School in the Woods Review
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW.
If you know me, you know that I absolutely love resources from Home School in the Woods. They are always on point and so great to have in our homeschool.
We have been so blessed to receive their Activity-Pak: Make-A-State for review, which is part of their Hands-on History Activity Paks. As the name implies, this set provides us with the materials to study every state in the U.S. as well as Washington, D.C.! There are so many projects that incorporate research, creating writing, coloring, mapping, and so much more. This is a great resource to pair with U.S. history and is geared for grades 3-8.
Our Make-A-State Texas Activity Pak
It seemed appropriate to dive into the state we live in, Texas! The kids and I have been working through the projects and piecing together our lapbook and I just love the way it is coming along. I love that the kids are learning and exploring about our state.
E enjoyed adding cities and landmarks to our Texas Map.
Our change purse contains a Texas quarter and a bit of information that we researched on it. We added Velcro to open and close it easily.
I love that there are clear and concise directions for every state activity. It tells you what to print, what to research and how you will assemble it for your lap book. Of course you can customize it a bit - if you want to color it, print it on colored paper, include other research, etc.
Likewise, there are fabulous directions for assembling your complete lap book. It clearly tells you where to place each project or activity and has nice illustrations for how it will come together. I personally really appreciate all of these instructions as it takes any confusion or guesswork out of this resource!
Inside panel of our lapbook, you can see the change purse I mentioned above.
Another page of our lapbook! These activity projects are so fun.
We are still working on our Texas State book but we are almost done. I am super excited to have the kids work through all the states - it's going to take awhile but it will be so awesome when they complete them all!
If you can't tell, I am a huge fan of this resource and I would definitely recommend it. You could pair it with your history curriculum as it would make a great hands-on addition, especially when studying the U.S.!
There is also a Printable "Essential Timeline Library" for grades K-12 that is worth checking out.
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Friday, July 15, 2022
The Case For Heaven Film Review
I have an upcoming film to share with you, THE CASE FOR HEAVEN, which is based on the new book by best-selling author Lee Strobel. This film will be exclusively on Pure Flix beginning today, July 15th!
I was blessed with a prescreening of this film and I thought it was fascinating. I loved that it included interviews with John Burke, Francis Chan, the late Luis Palau and even a few skeptics as well. This documentary film is compelling and thought-provoking. Birthed from Strobel's own brush with death, THE CASE FOR HEAVEN encourages you to investigate heaven, hell and the afterlife. What lies beyond death? I really enjoyed this film and I highly recommend it.
Be sure to watch THE CASE FOR HEAVEN on Pure Flix today! Go here to start your Pure Flix subscription or free trial today, you won't regret it.
Want to know more? Check out the movie trailer below.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
BUCK, FIRST BANK ACCOUNT from Buck Adademy Review
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the
HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW.
We were blessed to receive BUCK, FIRST BANK ACCOUNT from Buck Academy for review. You may remember our previous review of BUCK Making Cents.
Our softcover book
Our
book is 25 pages and includes a bank account comparison and assessment, glossary, and a page about the author, Dustin Goss, and illustrator, Febyolla Goss. This husband and wife duo teamed up to help parents educate children on personal finance with Buck Academy and it's great!
The purpose of this book specifically is to guide and teach youth (young children, tweens and teens alike) about setting up their first bank account. It helps them think about the type of account they may need, a savings account vs a checking account and the details involved in setting one up. It's also helpful for parents in how to go about helping your child set up an account and what documents will be needed to do so.
BUCK, the friendly dollar bill, will help youth understand if they are a spender or a saver. I really like that it encourages kids to give, spend and save and it tells them that the percentages of how they do that will most likely change as they get older and that your youth is a fantastic time to really begin to save!
Other topics within our book include choosing a bank, the difference between a checking and savings account, what is a debit card and the risks involved with using one, etc.
Money awareness and understanding will definitely help children on their way to financial independence! This is another winner from Buck Academy and we definitely recommend it.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Happy 4th!
Stevie Dawg loved the holiday!
We had a great 4th! We went to a local parade and like last year, the floats and candy haul did not disappoint. We even took Stevie Dawg with us this time. Afterwards we enjoyed fireworks with some good friends.
The turtle float!
The elephant float
And my favorite, the T-Rex!
Fireworks
Hope you had a great holiday!
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