In the ABCs of Homeschooling, B is for Bible. I can’t think of anything more important in our home than the study of God’s Word. In fact, I spend a great deal of time teaching the Bible to kids outside my home as well. I write Bible-based stories, parables and Bible logic games forContinue Reading
Play and Learn with Wallace App {a review & giveaway}
My kids have a new favorite iPad app. It’s called Play and Learn with Wallace. You may recognize this cute little doggy from the Priddy Books. This is Wallace and he will take your child through an exciting new series of preschool apps from Priddy Books. The app itself is free, but don’t let thatContinue Reading
Simple Vacation School – MOM 2 MOM Mondays {guest post – Anne}
My family and I recently returned to the states after spending 13 days in the United Kingdom. It was a fantastic trip! And while I was planning all of the ins and outs of the vacation, in the back of my mind I had this pestering question, “How are you going to keepContinue Reading
A is for Alphabet
The alphabet is the beginning — not the beginning of learning because that starts on day one through the senses and play — but it is the pathway towards literacy. It all starts at Aa through Zz. Every child learns at a different pace. While one child may recite all of his letters at 18Continue Reading
How to Spend Quality Time With Your Kids
We cook, we clean, we may homeschool, take care of babies, and a lot of us run home businesses or work outside of the home. We are busy. When you have more than one child it can be difficult to find the time to spend quality time with each one individually. With aContinue Reading
The ABCs of Homeschooling {a new series}
I’m super excited to tell you all about a new series coming to My Joy-Filled Life! The ABCs of Homeschooling will be starting on June 21st – a week from today! Every Friday, one of my fellow homeschool bloggers will share a post that relates to homeschooling in one way or another. They will be sharingContinue Reading
Birdcage Press {a review}
I’m all for adding games to supplement and enrich our homeschool curriculum. I like to make our learning fun and memorable, and games are a great way to do just that. I was happy to have the opportunity to review Wild Cards: Baby Animals Around the World from Birdcage Press because I knewContinue Reading
Apologia Year-End Round-Up: 2012-2013 School Year
We love using Apologia for our elementary science curriculum (you will read that a lot in the posts below)! I love the immersion approach and I love that it is God-centered! Plus, it’s lots of fun! Below you will find posts from 25 homeschool bloggers that share their thoughts, experiences, and journeysContinue Reading
Is Being a Mom Really THAT Important? – MOM 2 MOM Mondays {guest post – Faith}
Hey there! My name is Faith and I blog at The Life Of Faith. It’s a play on words really because not only do I write about my life as a wife and mama, I also love to share about my faith as well. It all works out pretty nicely! This isContinue Reading
Our Science Year in Pictures
Sometimes things don’t goes as planned, and that was definitely the case with our homeschool science plans for this past school year. My original plan was to do the Apologia Botany course. Well, we ended up moving right at the beginning of our school year, so science got put on the back burner. Plus IContinue Reading
