Spilled Milk Blog

  • Resource | A Christmas Carol curriculum for homeschooling

    Resource | A Christmas Carol curriculum for homeschooling

    Time spent together, reading great books out loud can be some of the best memories you make with your children. This Christmas, I hope you’re snuggling up with this book by a warm fire, with a cozy blanket and a mug of hot tea. Maybe there’s a frost in the air and you’re busy making up Read more

  • Free sight word printables for little learners

    Free sight word printables for little learners

    Like Kate, I never though I’d be the homeschooling type. But 2020 had other plans for me. So while my son’s preschool was cancelled, I took a turn in the driver’s seat, teaching-wise, and let’s just say I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would. Hence, these sight word puzzles that I Read more

  • Bible in a Year | October reading plan

    Bible in a Year | October reading plan

    This month hasn’t started so great for me. See: What does it feel like to have shingles on your face? Let me tell you. So I’m a little late getting this month’s reading plan up. But if you’re like me, that’s no problem because you’re probably a few days behind anyway. No worries! But you Read more

  • What does it feel like to have shingles on your face? Let me tell you.

    What does it feel like to have shingles on your face? Let me tell you.

    On Friday, I sat on our back porch while my daughter played in the yard. It’s been a buggy year, and I swatted away a few mosquitos before bringing everyone back inside. On Saturday, I woke up with a cluster of mosquito bites over my left eye. They pulled at my skin and felt tight. Read more

  • Reading the Bible in a Year: September reading plan

    Reading the Bible in a Year: September reading plan

    2020 is quite the year to decide to dive deep into the prophets, where we get the gritty details about the years of exile and loss and heartbreak for the Israelites. I’m feeling it. But the good news is, we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Ezra and Nehemiah will Read more

  • Free daily to-do printable for The Good and the Beautiful ELA curriculum

    Free daily to-do printable for The Good and the Beautiful ELA curriculum

    This year my kids have started using The Good and The Beautiful’s language arts curriculum, and even though it’s just day 2 of school I’m already feeling more relaxed and in-control than I have in previous years with different ELA curriculum. What I love about this curriculum is that it’s all-inclusive for ELA — they’re Read more