We like to incorporate notebooking into several of our homeschool subjects, like history, science, Bible, and literature. There are lots of free notebooking pages out there, but many of them are just a little too fancy for my taste. I just like plain and simple. I don’t need the cute, frilly borders, or theContinue Reading
How to Add Zeal to Your Homeschool
It’s particularly easy to fall into a homeschool rut. You’ve planned out your homeschool year and you know what pages and chapters need to be completed in order for you to be finished by the end of the year. But when you’re using the same books each day, it can get a bit tedious. HowContinue Reading
Save 35% on Story of the World
From now through September 8th, save 35% off Story of the World resources. Most students associate American history with History and the Egyptian, Sumerian, Middle Ages and the Renaissance Eras as…other stuff. In her endeavor to destroy the wall that has separated American and world history for so long, Susan Wise Bauer created The StoryContinue Reading
Learning with Legos
We are BIG Lego fans! I feel kind of silly even saying that because isn’t the majority of the population Lego fans?! So, really it’s not earth-shattering or breaking news for me to share that little tidbit about our family. But I didn’t know how else to start this post. Frankly, we LOVE Legos! OurContinue Reading
Celebrating Back to Homeschool
You may remember that last month I wrote about four different ways I help myself prepare for a new school year and I’ve been busily chipping away at those. Today I’d like to share with you what I like to do to make that first day back to homeschool special for our children. It’s notContinue Reading
Mama, This is YOUR Homeschool
Mama, This Is YOUR Homeschool I see homeschoolers—smart, creative, capable women!—all around me who are truly paralyzed. These are women who seemed to know how they wanted to structure their homeschool, but have had their confidence shattered by an overwhelming flood of input from others. While admittedly some of the ideas are helpful, the sheerContinue Reading
FREE World War II Field Trip Guide
This World War II Field Trip guide is absolutely FREE from Notgrass, the publishers of the popular America the Beautiful history curriculum, among many other well-loved history courses. In this field trip guide, you will discover – Sites in Alaska, Oregon, California, and North Carolina where enemy attacks touched the United States Relocation centers fromContinue Reading
Family Night Under the Stars
Carving out time to spend together as a family is a top priority for us. In this day and age, there are far too many distractions that can steal away this precious family time. Between work schedules, sports schedules, and extra-curricular activities, we can often be left with no time for each other. Babies don’tContinue Reading
What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking
I came to a realization today. I don’t like to cook. I could almost cry just writing that. I want to like to cook. I see it as an extension of taking care of my family, something I’d very much like to succeed in! I’ve always loved to bake, even as a small girl. Cooking,Continue Reading
FREE Printable Planning Pages for Mystery of History Vol. 1
Our history curriculum of choice for the elementary grades is The Mystery of History. We are going through Vol. 1 for a second time and this year I will be using it with my 5th, 3rd, and 1st grader. The first time around with this curriculum, I fell into the ‘try to do every singleContinue Reading
