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Kitchen Decor Upgrade with an Artichoke Floral Wreath from Silk Plants Direct

December 10, 2017 By Jimmie Quick 1 Comment

artichoke and fig wreath on kitchen wall {wreath is courtesy of silkplantsdirect.com}

In 2014 I gave my kitchen a major renovation. The entire room—linoleum to cabinets—was the original design from when the house was built in 1972. Although I never saw this kitchen back then, I could easily tell I was looking at the original design from hints like the orange hexagon pattern on the flooring and […]

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Modeling the Lifegiving Habit of Giving Back

September 12, 2017 By Jimmie Quick Leave a Comment

Modeling the Lifegiving Habit of Giving Back • #BeImpulsive • How can YOU get involved? Find out at BeImpulsiveRSVP.com.

I was compensated for my time to create this message. I am a long-time Lifeblood donor, and think everyone who can should donate blood. It’s a new season of life for me! My daughter is in college, and I’m finally—for the very first time in my entire life—living alone. I’m an empty nester! (Well, partially. […]

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Living Math with Factors, Multiples, and Primes

December 27, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 19 Comments

Living Math with Factors, Multiples, and Primes

Our latest arithmetic topic has been factors, multiples, and primes. We used our Singapore math textbook and workbook as a supplement to these activities which formed the meat of the lessons. It wasn’t a very linear study. We skipped around somewhat, revisiting topics from different angles to really cement the understanding. Paper and Pencil Identifying […]

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30 Non-Boring Ways to Practice Spelling Words

December 20, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 31 Comments

30 Non-Boring Ways to Practice Spelling Words

Spelling is not one of the most exciting of subjects, but it can be fun by using a variety of these thirty ways to practice your words. (This post contains affiliate links.) WRITE IN 1.  write in sand, salt,  sugar, or flour (best with a bold background beneath) 2.  write in shaving cream 3.  write in […]

Filed Under: language arts Tagged With: hands-on, practice, spelling

How to Build a Straw Tower: Homeschool STEM Project

December 13, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 35 Comments

How to Build a Straw Tower: Homeschool STEM Project

Using only tape and straws,  Emma and I built a tower capable of holding a baseball! Here’s proof! This  assignment from the Livingmath.net curriculum was not an easy project because there were no directions, just an assignment — build a tower from straws.  Never having constructed anything like this nor ever having seen a straw […]

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