The Titus 2 Homemaker

When you think about school, what do you remember?  Little-girl pigtails?  Teenage acne?  Best friends?  Bullies?  Well, this week’s Blogger Friend School assignment is all about the feelings associated with school for us as children, and our homeschooling journeys now.
BFS Assignment #100 - Oh What a Feeling!
Intro:  Oh What a Feeling!   (Marketing credit:  Toyota)
Wow!  As […]

For a while, Ariel and I used dry beans as “counters” for her to use at math time.  These are very easy to manipulate - small enough to easily sort into piles, etc.  The problem is, they’re also significant choking hazards for her little sister, and I was always a little nervous about the possibility […]

At Wal-Mart yesterday, the Bic pens were 88 cents/package.  With the printable coupon for $1/2, that made them 38 cents/package.
Wal-Mart also had:
Crayola crayons (24-count) for 25 cents (or Rose Art for 17 cents)
Rose Art markers (11-count) for 60 cents (or Crayola for 88 cents)
Elmer’s glue sticks (2-packs) for 25 cents (Be watchful.  There are 12-packs.  […]

For the sake of being politically correct, many writers have turned to being grammatically incorrect. “A child” does not do “their” homework. “A child” does “his” homework. Even if “he” turns out to be (unknown to the writer) a girl. See, we have singular neuter pronouns in English. They (plural!) […]

This software is so awesome! I have seen it, and used it, at our homeschool convention, and it is so cool. It is the equivalent of several years’ worth of high school foreign language, and yet it’s easy enough (and “fun” enough) that a preschooler could use it (not the reading part, […]