As busy moms, learning a new homeschool teaching method can get downright frustrating and stressful! Homeschooling alone is difficult, but learning a new concept can be even more overwhelming. That’s why we’re here to help with this simple, yet practical guide to Charlotte Mason’s 20 principles of education! Written in the 20th century, Charlotte Mason’s linguistic verbiage can be quite…
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Why and How to Create a Morning Basket for Homeschool Moms In the homeschool world, having morning basket time is all the rage! No matter if you’re an eclectic, Charlotte Mason, Classical, or even traditional homeschooler – we all love being able to combine multiple ages together to teach one thing at one time, right? We spend hours– sometimes weeks…
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Charlotte Mason Inspired Morning Time Plans Join us for 6 weeks of adventure, daring, and calls to be courageous! Try 6 weeks of Charlotte Mason-inspired morning time with Legendary Swords. We know that jumping into morning time can be a challenge! Especially if your children are coming from a public or private education background or your family is new to…
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Creating a Life-giving Home As a homemaker, I consider it a blessing to be able to create a refuge for my family and for those who come into our home. I work to create a place of peace, joy, laughter, and grace that welcomes you with sights, sounds, and smells as soon as you enter it. This carries into how…
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Tired of Googling for Homeschool Art Classes Near Me? Me, too! There is nothing quite as fun as watching children learn to draw, paint, and express their ideas through many different creative mediums. When one strikes a cord and they want to dig deeper, it can be daunting to find just the right class. Disclosure: As a member of the…
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We love classic literature! And unit studies. It’s wonderful to combine the two and have all sorts of hands-on learning. What better book and movie combo than Swiss Family Robinson for unit study fun? This tale of a family stranded on an island is a grand adventure full of many wonderful morals, geography, ingenuity, and fun. It’s a tale suited…
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The Role of Discipline in Education Each of us has in his possession an exceedingly good servant or a very bad master, known as Habit. The heedless, listless person is a servant of habit; the useful, alert person is the master of a valuable habit. The fact is, that the things we do a good many times over leave some…
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The Shamrock Shake Is there anything more delightful than a peppermint shake? I imagine delightful sips of my favorite minty fresh shake all the time. And that’s as far as it goes since I have a diary allergy now. And this time of year we are inundated with reminders of all these glorious green shakes. It’s enough to make one…
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When I was a little girl, my dad loved to tell me stories before bed. These weren’t just any stories. They were always full of imagination and silly voices. I never knew exactly where he was going with each story, but I could usually depend on there being a purple polka-dotted dragon involved. All these years later and I still…
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Listen here: Christmas Poetry Readings If you were with us last year, we shared some lovely Christmas poetry as our gift to your family during this beautiful, but often too busy, season. You can read and listen to those poems here. This year we are sharing 3 more beloved Christmas poems. We hope you enjoy them as much as…
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