Print vs Cursive
A question over on the local homeschool Yahoo! Group sparked an interesting discussion among a few of the diverse teacher–moms who make up the list. Perfect timing as many homeschool families are planning for the approaching new school year. The ...

This is your brain on tired.
I was thinking about dreams earlier. Not my hopes and aspirations but the little stories that play out in my head when I'm asleep. I close my eyes every night to end my predictable mundane day and enter an exotic ...

The Lattice Method of Multiplication
I never paid attention back when I was a "Wee-Beck" in school so when my children learn something new in our home-school it's usually new to me too. That may sound terrible for a "homeschool mom" to admit but the ...

Fun Free Math Links (need more, please help!)
This is a list of free math practice or instructional websites that were suggested by some wonderful local homeschool moms. We compiled and published these links to the Homeschool Victoria web site under Educational Resources to help families and homeschool ...

Math Lab in My Home?
When I was in college future teachers were required to do practicum and observations in the local elementary schools. We were to spend time in different classrooms and observe the teachers and help out when asked. Every classroom was different ...

Independence Day Celebration
For the last 17 or so years or longer my mom's side of the family has gathered at grandpa's beach house in Port O'Connor, Texas, to watch the annual Independence Day firework display. Hundreds of families flood to this tiny ...

Redneck Faux Pas
I have a friend who recently prepared Manwich for her family. This friend doesn’t follow directions very well so when she realized that the meat to sauce ratio didn’t look right she improvised by adding some Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue ...