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I am a single disabled mother on a journey of self-discovery with my two young daughters, Dawn and Emily. Join us as we laugh, learn, and make mistakes! Find some awesome homeschooling tips, resources and downloads! Please subscribe to my site via feedburner (below) so that you will receive automated emails as this site is updated.

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Free Unit Studies About Canada and China

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Weisberg-Yoffe is currently offering two of their unit studies for free.
All Across Canada and All Across China. They are simple geographical introductions to Canada and China, and look suitable for grades K-4. Get them while they’re still available!

Speedlinking: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

When I was teaching Montessori in the Middle East, The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a big favourite. Its simple, yet appealing text was a take off for so many lessons, from counting and nutrition, to science and nature–with art in between!
Snuggle up with your young children with a mug of hot chocolate (yes, there’s snow here [...]

Mermaids Mini-Unit Study

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Age range: 3-8 years.
Mermaids are wonderful imaginary creatures that have inspired stories from many cultures. Children love fantasizing stories about mermaids, so I thought it befitting to create a unit study for this purpose.
This is not a curriculum, it’s a set of resources that you can use to help your children discover mermaids. Since mermaids [...]