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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Curriculum Picks for a Charlotte Mason Inspired 6th and 4th Grade
I can hardly believe that we’re entering another school year! I now have an official “middle grades” student. Yikes! They really are serious when they say that the days are long but the years are short. Our curriculum posts are always among your favorite posts yearly so we are sharing again the things we will be utilizing, with the caveat…
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Homeschool Planner – Creating a Delightful Plan for Your Homeschool
Planning for a Delightful Homeschool Year You are so ready! It’s going to be the best year ever and you know without a doubt that you can plan your homeschool. You sit down with your freshly printed homeschool planner pages, a steaming cup of coffee, and your favorite pen. It is time to plan the most amazing homeschool year ever….
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Poetry and Building Blocks – Listening tricks for active learners
Poetry Study in your Homeschool Poetry Study is something most Charlotte Mason and Classical homeschoolers are familiar with. It’s a source of joy or tribulation, depending on the day. Am I right? 😉 When you have active learners but want to start including longer poem readings, is there a way to keep them engaged and keep your temper? Yes! There…
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Arts and Theology – Using Beauty as a Vessel for Truth
Listen here: Resources: Theology and the Arts Home Education Mornings in Florence This Beautiful Truth Seeing the Form (Glory of the Lord) Vincent’s Starry Night and Other Stories: A Children’s History of Art Don’t miss the wonderful giveaway for Inductive Bible Studies for Kids at the end of this post! The Purpose of Beauty in a Charlotte Mason Education To experience beauty is to experience…
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How Does Art Study Benefit Cognitive Development?
Today’s episode of Cultivating Grace is sponsored by: The Homeschool Garden Charlotte Mason Inspired Morning Time Plans for Busy Families Listen here: Charlotte Mason was Right about Art Art study is a beautiful part of the Charlotte Mason Feast. We already know how beneficial art study can be to our homeschool. For a quick review: Art study- Cultivates an appreciation…
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A Homeschool Mom Friendship Tea!
Homeschool Mom Friendships “We are hungry for the sustenance of sturdy, deep friendships, but we are fed an idea of friendship that is neither nourishing nor satisfying. Friendship can and must be so much more.” — Sally Clarkson (Girls’ Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World) Life of a Homeschool Mom: Motherhood and Community A beautiful part of motherhood…
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Homeschooling High School with The Homeschool Garden
“Are you going to homeschool through high school?” If I had a dollar for every time that question comes up! Parents are generally fearful of homeschooling high school, understandably. Include the fact that we follow Charlotte Mason inspired curriculum for high school, and we often leave people baffled. Why is that, you ask? It is hard for many homeschoolers…
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How To Easily Implement Charlotte Mason End Of Term Exams
Listen to this post here: “The schoolboy ‘crams’ for an examination, writes down what he has thus learned, and behold, it is gone from his gaze for ever: as Ruskin puts it, ‘They cram to pass, and not to know, they do pass, and they don’t know’ ” – Charlotte Mason While Charlotte Mason did not advocate the type of…
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How to Have a Valentine’s Day Homeschool Party
We love cooking together almost as much as eating together! Even with all our food allergies, we have plenty of wonderful things to eat. Today we are sharing our epic Valentine’s Day Breakfast and our delightful Valentine’s Day tea. And because we love all our dear readers, we are giving you a gorgeous set of Recipe Binder printables for you…
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