Keeping kids healthy is always a challenge, and it’s been especially hard the last few years. I have a number of hygiene and medical-worker posts with resources for parents and teachers, and now we’re starting a germ (and healthy habits)… Read More »Free Germ Printables and Montessori-Inspired Germ Activities
For our snowy day unit, I have free cutting strips with seven snowy day photos! Page two has snow boots for a snowy day and can be used for more advanced cutting activities or for tracing! As usual, the free… Read More »FREE Snowy Day Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
A snowy day theme is fun whether or not you have snow where you live. Here are some of our favorite books from our snowy day theme. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose… Read More »Favorite Books for a Snowy Day Theme
This winter we had to run to the store to buy eggs. We are spoiled with fresh eggs so when winter came around and our hens were hardly laying eggs, we felt it. This year we are trying to prepare… Read More »Water Glassing Eggs
When parents hand you lemons, can the lemon juice. The best lemons are those picked fresh from the trees, during season, where the citrus smell is so strong and fresh. I love lemons. You can make lemonade. Put some in… Read More »Canning Lemon Juice
I believe that all women should be celebrated. By studying women who made history, we as women can be inspired to be examples as well. Some of us want to be bold, kind, brave, fearless, daredevils, adventurous, rebellious, outspoken, meek,… Read More »Women of History
A few weeks ago, my father taught us how to butcher a pig. The way he butchered our pig is the same way his parents and grandparents did it and the same way my mother’s parents and grandparents did it.… Read More »How to Render Lard
Pressure canning scared me. I never thought that I would be canning. I was so afraid it would explode on me. Now that I have made canning a weekly adventure that fear is gone. The pressure canners they make these… Read More »How to Can Beef
“Researcher George Barna once stated that every dimension of a person’s life experience hinges on his or her moral and spiritual condition. Think about that it: What you believe and where you aim your heart determines the direction and outcome… Read More »On the Road Through Nevada
Russia is an incredible country. It’s the largest country in the world. It shares borders with fourteen other countries. Did you know that half of Russia is covered by forests and it contains one quarter of the worlds frozen fresh… Read More »Russian Unit Study