Author Archives: treeoflifemama

This one’s about the guy, Edwin Binney, who invented Crayola crayons, and his cousin, C. Harold Smith. So fun! Now I know where the business name “Binney and Smith” came from. This one above is a fascinating look into colonial … Continue reading →

  So I’ve been lusting after the card game Codenames for some time. I heard about it when it was brand new and got it for my older daughter’s fun Christmas gift four years ago when she was in college. … Continue reading →

  We read Chapters 6-9 of this book then played the games below. I let my 15-year-old read the book aloud while the rest of us did crafts or drawing. Then we played the game below, because I had promised … Continue reading →

As I have delved into the Trim Healthy Mama world, I have been delighted to discover that the authors of the Trim Healthy Mama books, Serene Allison and Pearl Bennett, are the daughters of Nancy Campbell. When I was a … Continue reading →

  Tuesdays we do math, science, strategy, and the related skills of logical thinking involving deduction. In honor of upcoming Pi Day on Sat. 3/14 we listened to the above book in YouTube. Here is a summary of the book … Continue reading →

  Here’s a big tip for gameschooling: have theme days. This is how I do it: Monday: Language Arts Tuesday: Math, Science, Logic, and Deduction Wednesday: History and Geography, i.e. Social Studies Thursday: we take a break to attend our … Continue reading →

  So last week, on Thursday, after the Wednesday full of cheating in Secret Hitler, I took the kiddos on a trip to the farm of some friends to see their “Georgic” lifestyle. It was the first day I let … Continue reading →

Have you been wondering how to follow President Nelson’s admonition to study the restoration of the gospel in order to prepare for General Conference this April 2020? One way is to watch the above video. Then ponder in what ways … Continue reading →

  Today was History/Geography Day for our gameschooling. So that means we use that theme for our book(s) and our game(s). I always like to do a biography on this day, in addition to our regular read aloud chapter book. … Continue reading →

  I love the above book because of the fun cheery illustrations that give a nod to illustrator Jan Brett’s trick of putting a hint of what’s going to happen on the next page with a small image. So engaging! … Continue reading →