• 5 Days of Tips for Homeschooling Parents

    Visit these homeschooling mama’s and see what sort of tips they have to offer today! Jeniffer @ Thou Shall Not Whine Jennifer @ A Peace of Mind Jennifer @ Faithful Homestead Joelle @ homeschooling for His Glory Joesette @ Learning Curve Kari @ Random Acts of Boyhood Katie @ Katie’s Daily Life Kemi @ Homemaking Organized Kim @ Homestead Acres Kylie @ Our Worldwide Classroom

  • 5 Days of Tips for Homeschooling Parents: Meals Made Simplier

    Why does it still surprise me so much of the time?   These kiddos want to eat at least 3 meals a day!   And, after I’ve fed them a meal, they appear in the kitchen only 30 minutes later, hungry again!  They must be growing.   Too many times, I get to the end of the day and then remember I have to cook dinner.  I know I’m not alone, so I want to share a couple of tips for getting meals on the table.  Set aside 15 mins a week to plan your meals!   I like to do this on the weekend.  Some of you have beautiful…

  • Logic of English Foundations B Review

    Review: Logic of English Foundations B

    I had the pleasure of listening to Denise Eide speak at a homeschool convention last year, and I was so impressed by her knowledge and experience in teaching kids to read, and to read well.  Literacy is a HUGE issue in our nation, despite the enormous amount of funding dedicated to helping kids learn to read.   I purchased Logic of English‘s Foundation Level A materials last year for Sweetheart, and am thrilled that they sent me Foundations Level B to review!  Logic of English was super generous and sent us the Foundations B Teachers Manual, Manuscript workbook, and Readers, as well as their Phonogram & Spelling Rule Quick Reference Guide,…

  • 5 Days of Tips for Homeschool Parents

    Check back tomorrow for a new tip from me! In the meantime, hop over to see what my fellow bloggers are up to! Annette @ A Net In Time Brandy @ Kingdom Academy Homeschool Brenda @ Counting Pinecones Carol @ Home Sweet Life Cassandra @ A Glimpse of Normal Chareen @ Every Bed of Roses Cristi @ Through the Calm and Through the Storm Crystal @ Crystal Starr DaLynn @ Biblical Womanhood Danielle @ Sensible Whimsy

  • Organic Coupon Round-Up (As of 3/28/16)

    Welcome to the Organic Printable Coupon Round-Up at Renaissance Mama!  Check out this week’s updated list of currently available printable coupons, as of 3/28/16, gathered from all over the web! New Coupons: Zico Coupon – $2/1 ZICO Chilled Coconut Water or Juice Blend Slice of Life Coupon – $2/1 Slice of Life Gummy Vitamins (organic options available) Just Mayo Coupon – $1/1 Just Mayo, 30 oz bottle Just Mayo Coupon – $1/1 Just Mayo, 8 or 12 oz bottle Tate+Lyle Coupon – $0.50/1 Tate+Lyle Organic Turbinado Raw Cane Sugar Tate+Lyle Coupon – $0.75/1 Tate+Lyle Honey Granules Girard’s Coupon – $1/1 Girard’s Salad Dressing (organic options available) Carrington Farms Coupon –…

  • 5 Days of Tips for Homeschool Parents: Simplify the Little Years

    You’re in for a treat this week!  I’m teaming up with 50 other homeschool bloggers to bring you 5 Days of Tips for Homeschool Parents, all designed to make your life easier.   You can find the links to more of the bloggers at the end of this post – enjoy our blog hop! As a first time parent, and first time homeschooling mom, I was ready to dive into school with intensity.  The clock was ticking, after all, and I needed to get my son ready to take on the world.   I started when he was 4, but only because we didn’t settle on homeschooling until then.  …

  • Review: FishFlix.com Owlegories DVD

    I love the opportunity to receive new Christian movies for the kids to try.   Our van has a DVD player, and we love to take family road trips, especially to state parks.   We also live about 30 minutes from the city, and so we are in the car a lot!  FishFlix.com kindly sent us one of their new releases to review, entitled Owlegories: The Ant, The Fruit, The Butterfly, so we popped it in on a recent road trip to try it out. My kids LOVED this DVD!   I wondered if it might be a bit young for Super D (3rd grade), but he is the most…

  • Organic Coupon Round-Up (As of 3/21/16)

    Welcome to the Organic Printable Coupon Round-Up at Renaissance Mama!  Check out this week’s updated list of currently available printable coupons, as of 3/21/16, gathered from all over the web! New Coupons: Sargento Coupon – $0.55/1 Sargento String or Stick Cheese Snack Kettle Brand Coupon – $1/2 Kettle Brand items MaraNatha Coupon – $1/1 MaraNatha Almond Butter (organic options available) BODYARMOR Coupon – $0.50/1 BODYARMOR Natural Sports Drink Yummi Bears Coupon – $1/1 Yummi Bears Gummy Vitamin product Luvo Coupon – $2/1 Luvo steamed entrée Tom’s of Maine Coupon – $1/1 Tom’s of Maine Rapid Relief Sensitive Natural Toothpaste Ayala’s Coupon – $0.50/1 Ayala’s herbal water Pacific Foods Coupon –…

  • Organic Coupon Round-Up (As of 3/14/16)

    Welcome to the Organic Printable Coupon Round-Up at Renaissance Mama!  Check out this week’s updated list of currently available printable coupons, as of 3/7/16, gathered from all over the web! New Coupons: Orgain Coupon – $1.50/1 Orgain Organic Protein Almond Milk Ciao Bella Coupon – $1/1 Ciao Bella Gelato or Ciao Bella Sorbetto Product Ciao Bella Coupon – $2/1 Ciao Bella Gelato or Ciao Bella Sorbetto Product Mott’s Coupon – $1/2 Mott’s Apple Juice & Mott’s Applesauce Combo (organic options available) aidells Coupon – $1/1 aidells Sausage JENNIE-O Coupon – $2/1 JENNIE-O Turkey Breast (organic options available) Sargento Coupon – $.50/1 Sargento Natural Cheese Slices Raw & Organic Coupon –…

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    Review: Demme Learning’s Math-U-See Digital Packs

    Choosing a math curriculum is NOT an easy task.   There are a number of good options on the market, but Math-U-See is far and away our favorite.   We’ve been using it since Super D was in kindergarten, and he is currently breezing through the Gamma level.   We were so excited to have the opportunity to review Demme Learning’s Math-U-See Digital Packs and especially thrilled that Demme Learning generously gave us not only a year’s access to the Delta Level Digital Pack but also surprised us and sent us the student workbook & tests too! Math-U-See is based on the premise that children learn best when they have tactile input…