Girlfriends Guide 2

Because Homeschooling Is A Lifestyle

Feelin’ Buggy? Lesson Plans about Bugs from Orkin

Are you looking for a creative way to teach your kids about bugs and science?   Then you need to look at Orkin's lesson plans.  Yes, Orkin, the pest control company!  They have lesson plans all about bugs from K thru 6th grade.  They cover classification and how scientists place insects into groups, along with vocabulary words and classification activities.  There's a lesson on how wings work and you get to build a model that simulates wings.  One lesson is on how to distinguishing between a cartoon drawing, a line drawing and a real image of a bug.  This lesson, using fun drawing skills teaches them to look critically at images.  Feeding Frenzy looks like a lot of fun!  Kids get to try to ... read more

Getting the Most out of Physical Therapy

If there is one thing this family knows about, it's physical therapy.   For the past ten years, almost every year, at least one of us has been in physical therapy.   Why?  You name it!  Sprained ankles, shoulder injuries, knee injuries, wrist injuries and not to mention knee surgeries, shoulder surgeries, etc.  It's crazy!  That's what happens when you live in a family of hardcore athletes and two people who have EDS.  Currently, two of us are in physical therapy, Emily for her wrist and myself.  I'm still at it, rehabbing my knees post surgery!  Over the years, I've learned a lot about physical therapy and working with your physical therapist and the doctors.  Hopefully what I've learned ... read more

Movie Gallery Wall by The Inspired Damsel

Our movie gallery wall that has been months in the making is finally done and I'm in love!  Emily over at The Inspired Damsel designed this great idea.  Our family loves movies.  I mean we are movie addicts.  I mean we saw Jurassic World three times!  We have a family movie collection and each one of the kids has their own collections in their rooms.  We could be Blockbuster! A few years ago we ran out of room in our living room's entertainment center for all the movies and moved them to a built-in bookcase in the hallway.  I never knew what to do with this bookcase and it's been used differently over the years.  It's been a homeschool bookcase, a toy shelf, and a junk collector.  I think ... read more

Love Scramble

Looking for a fun Valentine's Day activity for your homeschool?  Jennifer Chalupnik from Education.com  has a free Valentine's Day Word Scramble to share with you.  Word scrambles are fun and a great way to work on spelling and vocabulary.  You could even do an entire day of homeschool themed around Valentine's Day.  Feel free to download and print out the worksheet along with the answer key.  See how many words you can figure out too! Love is in the air as you unscramble the words on this Valentine's Day worksheet. Education.com has more great spelling games, activities, and worksheets to check out! To print worksheets and answer key please click on the links below. Worksheet Answer ... read more

Barbeque Turkey Burgers

Today I wanted a burger, but I didn’t have enough ground beef and let’s be honest, I really didn’t want to go to the store.  My brakes are shot and the kids (teens) and I were starving after a long morning of End-of-Year testing for our homeschool.  So, what to do that’s quick and will use what I already have on hand?  I felt like Winnie the Pooh when he has to think really hard!  Think…think…think... So I searched and searched and then I remembered that in my freezer there was this large pack of ground turkey that I bought at an amazing price and was saving it.  Saving it for what?  I couldn’t remember so it hit me!  Today, one pound or so of it became my newest creation…Barbeque Turkey ... read more

My Grandmother’s Strawberry Custard Pie

My Grandmother's Strawberry Custard Pie is the easiest pie to make and it's perfect for Spring.  I made this pie for our Palm Sunday Easter Lunch at church.  It's finally spring and even though strawberries aren't technically in season just yet, our store had some gorgeous strawberries that I couldn't resist.  I love this pie, it reminds me of family time on our farm with my grandparents.  Every spring, they would go to Patterson Farms and buy strawberries by the ton.  She would freeze lots of them and make strawberry jelly.  But, she'd also make this pie.  It's the simplest pie in the world to make and it's rustic because you just can't mess it up and it's even better the next day after ... read more

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