Summer activities are going strong in our neighborhood! Lots of fun and yes, definitely some learning! Many homeschool families school year round. Others take a break from formal schoolwork in the summertime. But that doesn't mean the learning stops! Outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, swimming, camping, free play... Indoor activities such as unassigned reading, table games, art, crafts, movies... Structured activities such as Vacation Bible School, the summer reading program at your library, sports, day camps... Family vacations and day trips... All of these are excellent opportunities to reinforce and supplement all the things your children have been learning....

Earlier this week we asked our friends on Facebook and Instagram: “What’s the most interesting present you’ve given one of your children?” We got so many really great answers that we thought it would be fun to compile some of them here in case you’re looking for a last minute idea. “Little tree car air fresheners. My son has autism and is obsessed.” “Anatomy Flashcards (she asked for them).” “A baby brother.” “I don’t know if have given anything crazy, but one year my son asked Santa for bacon and my daughter asked him for cheese. I guess they were hungry. (They are well fed children..)...

Earlier this week we asked our friends on Facebook and Instagram: "What's the most interesting present you've given one of your children?" We got so many really great answers that we thought it would be fun to compile some of them here in case you're looking for a last minute idea. "Little tree car air fresheners. My son has autism and is obsessed." "Anatomy Flashcards (she asked for them)." "A baby brother." "I don't know if have given anything crazy, but one year my son asked Santa for bacon and my daughter asked him for cheese. I guess they were...

Hope: Hi! It’s summertime here at Timberdoodle. We’ve been getting questions about what can we do with our children to reinforce the math concepts they’ve learned all year without getting the math books out during the summer time? So we have brought out some of our math games that we recommend. Let’s walk through them really quick. Pearl, do you want to lead off with Mobi? Pearl: Sure. Mobi is sort of a Scrabble-type game where each player is creating their own crossword using math equations. There’s a Mobi Max and Mobi Kids. Mobi Max includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It’s a little bit...

Shared By: Melissa P. of Carrollton,Ky. Meet Our Family: Hello! We’re the Puckett family. I am a homeschooling mom. My husband is an inspector of metal, piping and a vibrations tech. We have three boys and two girls. Our eldest son is Kendall, age 24, who has a degree in Computer Science. Next is Kameron, age 20, who is in college for Radiography, and Kallen, age 15. Our girls are McKenna, age 14, and MaKayla, age 10. Our boys love anything to do with computers and have built several computers of their own. Our girls love crafts and our youngest...