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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Listen to this post here: A Gentle Homeschool Morning Time Schedule We’ve been a morning basket homeschool for several years now. As far as homeschool schedules that work, beginning your day with your morning time binder in hand and delight filled subjects for your children to learn together is possibly the very best homeschool routine you can have. Why…
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Saint Patrick’s Day Themed Fun Pack for Preschool and Kindergarten My favorite little leprechaun has been having a blast with our Saint Patrick’s Day activity pack. His favorite, as usual, is the dot marker activity. I don’t know what it is about those crazy round markers, but I’ve never met a kid who doesn’t love them! To get your free…
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Homeschool Language Arts Confession I’m going to confess a point of contention to you today. I do not like grammar as a subject. Not even a little bit. It never made sense to me beyond the basics, I never successfully diagrammed a sentence, and to this day I despise trying to explain the “rules” even though I am adamant about…
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Advent Homeschool Curriculum Before I had children, I thought I was an organized person. I could write a to-do list and tick off jobs without batting an eye. Keeping track of appointments and deadlines wasn’t a problem. Staying on top of life seemed to come naturally. Now that I have three rambunctious boys, I realize that organization was never an…
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What better way to enjoy the weekend than with a movie night and hot chocolate? Autumn is a wonderful time to enjoy some indoor activities as the weather begins to cool and the nights get chillier. Our family enjoys lots of delicious movie night treats but paleo pumpkin hot chocolate is a favorite! For our most recent movie night, we…
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Listen to this post: Having a Charlotte Mason Homeschooling house for over 5 years has given me a TON of insight on best practices. There are so many aspects of her practical ways that I cherish. However, my favorite Charlotte Mason principle is narration. I’d love to share with you the what, why and how to use narration the Charlotte…
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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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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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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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