I created my first presidential election lap book in 2016, making this my third iteration. I'm flattered by how many people asked if I would be updating it for 2024! With the first debate tomorrow, this definitely took me a little longer than planned, but it's ready! You can also get my ...
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2024 U.S. Presidential Election Cards
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It's hard to believe I've been creating and sharing resources for so long, but I shared these presidential election cards for the first time EIGHT years ago! At the time, my oldest was only 6. The next time I do this, he will be able to vote! 🤯 The election cards themselves are the exact same as the ...
Division Practice Sheets
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Recently, a reader reached out and asked if I had any division practice sheets similar to my multiplication practice sheets. I didn't, but that was easily remedied! Recently, I've been thinking about how to market and promote a new, non-education endeavour and it has left me feeling unmotivated. I ...
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
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My kids absolutely fell in love with the Percy Jackson series a few years back. After that, they were happy to read anything that had Rick Riordan's name on it. This Tristan Strong series is written by Kwame Mbalia but is "presented" by Rick Riordan and my kids ate it up. If you do audiobooks, the ...
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy
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So many kids are obsessed with these books and it's easy to understand why. Adventure, prophesies, DRAGONS. One aspect of these books that makes them so appealing is that even though the main characters are all dragons, they all have thoughts, emotions, and struggles that are very relatable. It's ...
The Lion of Mars
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It's not often that I find a book with some sentimentality that my kids actually enjoy. They are a little too silly and sacastic for their own good. However, this one was a winner with my four kids. I am catching up on books we've read in the past couple years, so when we read this one, my kids ages ...
Greenglass House
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Honestly, we listened to this books a couple years ago, but I'm trying to go back and remember all the books that my kids enjoyed and made a lasting impression. This was definitely one of them! It has mystery, suspence, an intriguing setting...If you have a family with a wide range of ages, our ...
Amari and the Night Brothers
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If your kids enjoy the Harry Potter or Percy Jackson series, they will almost certainly love Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston. I have 3 boys and one girl, and I love when I can find a book with a female protagonist that my boys can get into as much as my girl! We have had several family ...
10 Lessons Learned as a Homeschool Teacher in Public School
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I have been homeschooling my own kids for 9 years. In the past year, I decided to go back to school to earn my Masters of Education and California teacher's license so that I can work for a homeschool charter. As part of my program, I had to complete 600 hours (nearly 4 months full-time) of student ...
10 Lessons Learned My First Year as an FLL Coach
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This was my first year co-coaching two FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams and what an adventure this season has been! In the end, both of our teams qualified for Regionals and the team of mostly older kids ended up winning the Rising Star Award. At regionals, that same team came in third in the robot ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 