OneLuckeyWife

I have seen people ask about their child's attention span. Other will get people telling them that they do not do school for long enough, blah, blah, blah. Here is my take on it. You do not need to do school as long as public school does. Do you know why it takes them so long? Because they have 25-36 kids to teach at a time! That will definitely take longer than teaching 1-5+ kids. There is no reason your child needs to sit doing school at home for 8 hours a day when they finish the lesson for the day in half an hour. The attention span is different. Each child will have a different length they are able to actively focus on things. Some children can focus for hours and others only a little bit. This is fine. Your child will build up their attention span a long the way.  Just like how popcorn pops at different times but they are all in the same bag; every child will pop when they are ready. What I do is when I see our daughter is at her limit I stop the lesson. This is especially do...

 I am very excited to announce that I am now offering flash card and game printables! Each set it 3$. You will be able to print them as often as you like. Just send an email to daisy.oneluckeywife@gmail.com and let me know which ones you’d like. If you’d like me to make flash cards for you they start at 10$.  Here are the available flash cards: Japanese Hiragana (regular or colorful) Japanese Katakana (regular or colorful) Japanese Numbers (cards (regular or colorful) or game) Japanese Colors (cards or game) Japanese Months (cards or game) Japanese Shapes (cards or game) Spanish Colors (cards or game) Spanish Numbers (cards game) Spanish Months/Days of the Week (cards or game)

IF your child says they are bored or that they do not like school there are lots of ways to make school more fun for them. Here are a few ways that I make school more fun for our daughters: we use a lot of games that are educational most of them are critical thinking games you can use games that work on math as well like monopoly sometimes I let our daughter pick what class we do next for classes she is not as fond of I turn them into a game she does not like English class so I spread out all her reading cards and have her find them or she is an animal and has to catch the words by reading them properly using something other an a pencil to write with can make it more fun crayons, colored pencils, etc. for older kids you could let them type their notes talk in a funny voice this probably only works for younger kids become a new person you could have a different persona when you teach certain classes do more experiments with your science lessons take a class outside if you have to read a...

Why did I not make a good great? I studied, what went wrong? Studying starts with proper note taking. If you are studying for a class that has equations you will want to memorize these and do practice problems so that you know how to use them properly. Maybe make a chart on the equations you have learned. If the class has a textbook you can reread sections or look over any handouts you complete or where given. Reread your notes many times. Do not just have one cram session the night before. Instead take an hour or so each day to go over the important things for that class. If anything is confusing then ask your teacher, use Google, reread your notes or textbooks to see if you can understand them. Sometimes it will take a few times of reading something to fully grasp the concept being presented.  Public school teachers often have open class hours either before or after school go to these if you, too. If you are homeschooled you can ask your teacher anytime and I am sure they will be...

My devotion to All About Learning Press is bordering on a personality trait at this point, so naturally, we moved straight into  All About Spelling Level 2  the moment we cleared Level 1. My first order of business? Surgically removing the spine of the Teacher’s Manual and replacing it with a spiral binding at Staples. There is something profoundly satisfying—and perhaps a little nerdy—about a lay-flat book that stays open exactly where you need it. It’s the ultimate homeschooling luxury, and I highly recommend it for your sanity. This program is a multisensory extravaganza that ensures your child hears, sees, and physically manipulates the language. It comes with everything but the kitchen sink: phonogram cards, word banks, and even a "jail" for those rebellious words that refuse to follow the rules. While the program traditionally uses letter tiles, we’ve opted for the tablet app to prevent the inevitable tragedy of me vacuuming up the letter 'Q.' However, we haven...

I got a lot of people asking for my reviews/tests I give my kids. If you would like one let me know by emailing me at daisy.oneluckeywife@gmail.com Each grade’s review cost 1$/subject. Below is part of our review. Payment in the form of PayPal or Zelle. Please keep in mind the reviews are based off our curriculum. By no means does it mean you are not doing enough if your child doesn’t know the answers or y’all haven’t gone over what we have. Our curriculum of choice is Timberdoodle. You’ll find everything we use here .  Pre-K Subjects:      Math      Geography/Social Studies      Thinking Skills      Science      English (reading)      Social/Emotional Skills (emotions to know) Kinder Subjects:      Math      History      Thinking Skills      Science      English (reading)      Social Skills (emotions to ...

We are officially approaching the penultimate stage of our literacy journey:  All About Reading Level 3 . This curriculum has been nothing short of transformative, offering a meticulously organized structure that has empowered me, as a dyslexic parent, to effectively facilitate my daughter’s reading development entirely on my own. If you’ve followed our previous reviews, you know that I treat curriculum organization like a high-stakes competitive sport. From spiral-binding the teacher’s manual at Staples to laminating the game pieces and sequestering them in labeled zip-lock bags, I’ve turned "prep time" into a well-oiled machine. The student workbook is where the real magic—and the organization—continues. I’ve found that tearing out the pages and placing them in sheet protectors is a total game-changer; it not only keeps the materials pristine for my younger child to use later but also allows my daughter to repeat lessons if we hit a snag. This level includes two delightful ...

We enjoyed the first volume of  Story of the World  so much that I felt like a certified historian by the end of it—honestly, I learned as much as she did! Naturally, we’ve graduated to Volume 2: The Middle Ages this year. I handle this particular curriculum with a bit of "editorial discretion." History can be a tad more... stabby ... than my sensitive seven-year-old prefers, so I make it a point to pre-read each section. I summarize or omit the particularly gruesome bits so we can focus on the "cool" parts of the fall of Rome and the rise of the Renaissance without any nightmares. The Activity Book is an absolute necessity and, in my opinion, the heart of the program. It is brimming with supplemental reading lists that allow us to fall down wonderful "rabbit holes" of extra literature. The instructor's section also includes structured review questions and narration exercises that ensure her brain is actually absorbing the information. We usually aim...

It appears we have stumbled upon the Great Homeschooling Divide: the polarizing world of standardized testing. While many of my fellow educators in the Republic of Texas enjoy our state’s blissful lack of mandatory assessments, I have opted for a more proactive—albeit slightly clandestine—approach. I incorporate tests, quizzes, and reviews into our schedule with all the subtlety of a secret agent. My daughter remains blissfully unaware that she is being formally evaluated, mostly because I refuse to treat these sessions like a high-stakes interrogation. I might occasionally mutter about a "review week" while hovering over my planner, but since I maintain my composure, she views it as just another Tuesday rather than a daunting academic hurdle.  Last year, we introduced  Test Prep  into our repertoire, and I must admit, I am quite enamored with its efficiency. It elegantly synthesizes the two pillars of primary education: English and Mathematics. The literacy portion is su...

I set goals for the school year at the beginning of the year. I go through all the curriculum and see what it goes over then make goals from that. For example in our Math-U-See curriculum for 1st grade it mostly goes over addition/subtraction and solving for X. While the child can use the blocks to help them I set the goal that by the end of the year I would like our daughter to be doing the problems either entirely on her own or using her finger or blocks as little as possible. For subjects like history and science my goals are they she remembers the main ideas from the sections we read. Our youngest, is 2, is just about to start school so she will be doing preschool. In preschool I just teach the basic things. So my goals for her are that by the end of the she can do the following: letters; upper and lower numbers; 0-25 counting shapes colors weather and what you wear for them animals and their sounds drawing different kinds of lines kinds of vehicles same, different sizes places bod...

New videos have been added to my Tips & Tricks page for  Reading Lessons . There will be lots more to come so be sure to check those out as well!

For our current historical deep-dive into the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, we have recruited a rather charming supplemental crew:  Famous Figures . Having found this resource quite agreeable during our first-grade exploits, it felt only natural to invite these historical luminaries back for an encore. The book opens with a collection of succinct, informative biographical paragraphs that delineate the achievements and legacies of each individual. While I must confess to bypassing these summaries last year, they offer a sophisticated academic foundation for those days when one wishes to emphasize the "why" behind the "who." The pedagogical structure of the book provides two distinct versions for each historical figure: a pre-colored "teacher" rendition and a black-and-white "student" silhouette intended for coloring. Initially, my daughter approached the coloring phase with genuine enthusiasm; however, by the midpoint of the curriculum, her art...

While our history textbook does have geography it is really only over the geography of the time and there is not a lot of it. So to compensate for this we use Skill Sharpeners Geography . I would not use this as your sole history curriculum but rather to supplement like we do. There are 16 different sections for your child to complete. Each one has passages to read, questions to answer and a hands-on activity to do at the end of the section. As to be expected there is a ton of map work for your kids to work on and there are a couple non map sections like suburbs vs city and ocean habitat. The kind of work that will be asked of your child are filling in the blanks (with and without a word bank), multiple choice and writing the answer. I will say that I wish some of the lines were longer because some answers will take a lot more space to write than what is provided for them. So for this we write the answers on a separate piece of paper and then I staple it to the workbook pages. This wor...

I have observed that sometimes the most unassuming resources in a curriculum kit turn out to be the absolute crown jewels of the academic year.  Word Fun  is precisely that variety of delightful surprise. This vibrant volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the foundational pillars of grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, interjections, and prepositions. The illustrations are remarkably vivid, featuring a whimsical art style that my daughter finds utterly hilarious. This visual engagement is a tactical advantage, as it maintains her focused interest while I am navigating the more complex linguistic explanations. The book’s pedagogical approach is exceptionally effective; it introduces the symbolic representation for each part of speech alongside a concise definition before transitioning into immersive "If You Were..." passages. I am particularly impressed by the depth of these explanations. Rather than providing a superficial "blanket...