WHAT I’VE LEARNED THIS SCHOOL YEAR
It’s been quite the school year, there’s no question about that. We moved across the country, we hung out for five months with family, did school in their basement, house…
NATURAL EGG DYE
Wednesday we did an awesomely fun art/holiday/science project…natural egg dyes. I have wanted to do this forever. The beautiful natural shades looking ever so elegant on my Pinterest boards compared…
VIKINGS UNIT STUDY
This school year has been interrupted time and time again with traveling and moving and lots of unknowns. It looks like we’ll be studying the Middle Ages again next year,…
EVOLVED HOMESCHOOLING: Don’t Stay the Same
People ask me all the time how long we will homeschool. Will we homeschool all the way through? Will we attempt to homeschool through high school? My answer is…
5 WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MAMA
I’ve noticed something around here, and you’ve probably noticed it too. When the going gets tough in our homes, or maybe even when things are just going, we’re the last…
VALENTINE ART INSPIRATION
We don’t need much of an excuse around here to create art…winter? We’ll make some snowmen collages. Christmas? We’ll craft some handmade gifts. Holiday on the horizon? Every reason we…
SCRAPPING THE LESSON PLANS
If you’ve been here longer than five minutes, you know I’m a planner, right? An organizer of sorts. Planning a new school year has become such an anticipated occasion each summer. I…
WINTER ART IDEAS
There’s so many fun art projects to do for Christmas that sometimes after all the hoopla, we feel a little uninspired…like, what do we do now?? With this move, my…
CREATING MOMENTOES: 100 WAYS TO PRESERVE MEMORIES
Tis the season for memories, right!? Over these last few weeks I’ve been making a mega list of ways to preserve memories: photos, travel and school and baby mementoes, ways…
GIFTS FOR YOUNG NATURE LOVERS
This Christmas will be a little different than most years, having just moved. But some things can’t be jaded–and yes, there will still be Christmas lists. I find myself a…
HOMESCHOOLING DURING A MOVE
A month ago, I pictured myself happily packing boxes while my three big kids sat nearby working on their math lessons while the baby ate snacks and watched Baby Einstein–the…
SIMPLE NATURE STUDY
I love nature study. I’ve always said here the change of seasons is so inspiring to me and there’s nothing better than to be out in it, studying it…
SIMPLE ART CLASS
Art is one of those parts of homeschooling that we always want to do, but sometimes its hard to find the time to fit it in. Homeschooling comes with its…
OUR HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM CHOICES 2014-15: REVISED
The best thing about homeschooling is having the ability to change our minds…and our homeschool curriculum choices. I have said over and over that homeschooling provides the most amazing of…
THE ART OF FALL: MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP FOR KIDS
Happy Tuesday, friends! I just wanted to pop in quick today and let you know about an art course I am really really excited about…The Art of Fall: Mixed Media…
HOW I TEACH TO MULTIPLE LEARNING STYLES
Over the weekend, I was talking to a neighbor about her son’s struggle with math. While you’ll never hear me bash public school here, I will say that not being able…
ONE WEEK DOWN
This week has been anticipated for half the summer. So much planning and organizing goes into the first week of school. Books are ordered, school room is set up, copies…
BACK TO ROUTINE: THE FALL PLAN
The weather this week has been absolutely divine–cool with a hint of fall, matching exactly with the mood of the hustle and bustle of readying schedules and the school room. I’ve gotten bitten by the…
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