Celebrating Christmas With Music! {SQUILT Christmas Carols Review}
I am so very excited to be sharing with you today how we have FINALLY incorporated Music Appreciation into our homeschool! I confess that I have zero musical experience, am unable to read music, and have an embarrassing lack of knowledge of composers, musical terms,...
Hands on Learning For Science!
Do you struggle with getting around to doing science experiments and projects with your kids? I sure do. My biggest struggle has been with planning -- you might be surprised at how many "common, household materials" are not common in my home! In the past, we've missed...
Top 5 Reasons I Love Homeschooling!
Today I thought I'd give you my top 5 reasons I love homeschooling. There are so many reasons we chose and continue to educate our children at home -- it seems with each passing year our list grows longer and longer. But that doesn't change the fact that homeschooling...
Five Free, Printable Paper Dolls {AND DAYSPRING GIVEAWAY!}
My girls just love paper dolls! Whenever we are starting a new chapter of our history studies, they always ask if there are paper dolls to go along with it. We've been using Story of the World these last two years, and they have really enjoyed colouring, cutting, and...
5 Great Podcasts for Classical Homeschoolers
I'm a newbie when it comes to the world of podcasts. Up until recently, my only experiences listening to podcasts had been a handful of unwilling exposures to my husband's sports or political commentary subscriptions. But now that I've found my own subscriptions, I'm...
Top 5 Favourite Homeschooling Blogs
There are so many great homeschooling blogs out there! No matter what your educational style, there is something out there for you -- from school-at-home to unschooling. Finding a homeschool blog that matches your style or curriculum choices can be a great help to you...
Top 5 Favourite Homeschooling Books
This post combines two of my very favourite things: homeschooling and books! Today I'd like to share with you my top 5 recommendations for homeschooling books -- especially if you're after a literature rich, classically leaning, wholesome education for your children....
Baby Steps in Learning – one step forward … two steps back!
Do you ever feel like you aren't making any progress? It has definitely crossed my mind more than a few times lately. I often wonder - if my children were at school, would they have progressed successfully, or been left behind? This is not something I can answer with...
Celebrating the First Day of School {FREE Chalkboard Printables!}
This year, I'm trying to get in on the whole "back to school" excitement just a little bit. Maybe have a special "Not Back to School" day with games planned, a field trip or a get together with friends. A special breakfast would be nice; chocolate chip waffles with...
Why We Embrace Year Round Homeschooling
I'm not sure I initially put a whole lot of thought into year-round vs traditional school year homeschooling. There seems to be a lot of discussion about it lately though, and I want to say that I didn't make any pros and cons lists and make this decision consciously...
