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…
OUR SCHOOL ROOM
The “School To Do” list received a grandiose checkmark this weekend as I put the last nail in the wall in our school room. Among other things, I worked…
SHARK WEEK
The word on the street is that next week is Shark Week. I’ve never been one to pass up non-holiday celebrations so this is no exception. When I mentioned that…
OUR HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM CHOICES 2014-2015
Let me preface by stating that our homeschool curriculum choices for this year were not as easy as it usually is for me. The only reason is this: I have a…
PICASSO KID ART
Art Week is officially over. Our walls are covered in new, beautiful art. Each project makes me smile ear to ear. I’m so glad we carved out the time to…
SUMMER ART WEEK: SOUTHWEST LANDSCAPES
Ok. So especially for the boys, art is not their most favorite. They don’t complain about doing it. I just know there are quite a few other things they’d rather…
SUMMER ART WEEK: COLISEUM ART AND A BUTTERFLY
I will admit, finding art projects that are appealing to both boys and girls is sometimes tricky. I don’t always cater to the trickiness, because I think that both my…
SUMMER ART WEEK: CRAZY OWLS
Alright, so I realized something about myself a while ago–I have good intentions and all these fun summer ideas, things to do and places to go, but if I don’t…
SUMMER BUTTERFLY ART
Summer can come with a lot of pressure to get all the fun stuff packed in. But someday’s it’s just fun to stay home and create on a rainy day. …
Mother’s Day Crafting + An Artterro Giveaway
Grandma’s here this week, so we’ve been doing some springy crafts with her. One thing I’ve been trying to be better at is planning farther ahead so I’m not…
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ANCIENT GREECE UNIT STUDY
I don’t share every single unit study or art project or book we read in our homeschool, but sometimes there’s things that are just way too good not to share…our…
5 THINGS I LEARNED FROM HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCES
I have had the luck of going to not one, but two homeschool conferences this year. I know to non-homeschoolers this might sound like a bore-fest of a bunch of…
Our Favorite Fall Projects
I was thinking about some archives on this ol’ blog of mine and some of our fall projects are too fun to not resurface. Things like finger print Indian corn,…
Fine Art Friday and Things
Good morning, friends. Its Friday, which for us normally means ART time, but we’re actually spending our whole school day at the Biltmore Estate! I’m so excited for this day….
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