In Stay-cation Mode? #locallegends This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Are you staying close to home this summer? Since our homeschool schedule is flexible, we take a week of vacation just before school gets out for summer. It is a great time to travel, and most places we tend to go aren't crowded yet. But, … [Read more...] about Surviving (and Thriving) Summer At Home
Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 23, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 23, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: Feelings Books for Kids
The Best Feelings Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. If you were ever in my local grocery store when my kids were little, you know that kids can have BIG feelings. They often don't know how to talk about how they are feeling, so the BIG feelings come pouring out in loud and tantrum-y ways. … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Feelings Books for Kids
High School Resources: ACT and College Preparation
Preparing for the ACT College Exam This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. My high school junior is preparing this summer for both the SAT and ACT exams. We're using several resources to help him get ready, including the ACT Prep Course from Master Books. ACT & College Preparation Course for the Christian … [Read more...] about High School Resources: ACT and College Preparation
Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 16, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 16, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: World Religions Books for Kids
The Best World Religions Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. I believe that one of the best ways to encourage peace among people is to learn about each other and respect our differences. As part of our homeschool curriculum, we include Bible study and studies of world religions. As we read chapter … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: World Religions Books for Kids
Interest Led Learning for High School
Interest Led Learning: Teaching to Their Interests This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. My eighth-grader has become passionate about filmmaking, from script writing to directing to camera-operating. He started with a flip camera, then added a camcorder and a stop-motion animation program with a webcam. He's been … [Read more...] about Interest Led Learning for High School
Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 10, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 10, 2018
10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Buying Curriculum
Budgeting for curriculum is on every homeschool mom’s list. But, don’t you just hate it when you buy something you end up not using? What to consider BEFORE buying new curriculum: Hand-me-downs don’t always fit. Chances are each of your kids will have a different learning style. What works with one may not work with the others. Don’t … [Read more...] about 10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Buying Curriculum
Curriculum Fail!
What if your curriculum does not work? Many homeschool parents experience stress when their curriculum does not work out. In fact, all homeschool parents probably experience a "curriculum fail" at least once during their journey. The thing is, no curriculum is perfect. What works with one child might not work with another. Consider this: … [Read more...] about Curriculum Fail!
Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 3, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 3, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: Lion Books for Kids
The Best Lion Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. ROAR! ROAR! ROAR! This week, we are featuring the king of the jungle with books about lions. We have several favorite literary lions, including Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia series. My elementary students are reading through the series for … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Lion Books for Kids
Bibleforce: The First Heroes Bible
A Graphic Novel Format Bible for Young Readers This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. BibleForce: The First Heroes Bible is a graphic novel version of the Bible, which tells over 200 Bible stories in chronological order. Each page is covered with full-color graphics, and the entire book is visually stunning. A free … [Read more...] about Bibleforce: The First Heroes Bible
Encouraging Hearts & Home, April 26, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, April 26, 2018
Grammar of Poetry
Learn the Building Blocks of Poetry This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Grammar of Poetry is a 30-lesson course for middle school and early high school level students, with a suggested 1/2 academic high school literature credit. It is designed to be completed in one semester as part of a language arts course, but … [Read more...] about Grammar of Poetry
What to Read Wednesday: Facts of Life Books for Kids
The Best Facts of Life Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. As much as we don't want to admit it, our kids are growing up every day! They are changing and becoming independent people. Beginning when they are young, you can prepare them for "the talk" that is inevitable. Nature study is actually a … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Facts of Life Books for Kids
You Can Stay Home with Your Kids
100 Tips, Tricks, and Ways to Make It Work on a Budget This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. You Can Stay Home with Your Kids!: 100 Tips, Tricks, and Ways to Make It Work on a Budget is a guide to saving money by Erin Odom, author of The Humbled Homemaker blog. This book contains tips and tricks for living on a … [Read more...] about You Can Stay Home with Your Kids
Encouraging Hearts & Home, April 19, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, April 19, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: The Best Earth Day Books for Kids
The Best Earth Day Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Earth Day is April 22nd. Really, though, every day should be Earth Day. Start teaching kids at a young age that we need to protect this glorious planet of ours. These children's books are a good start for giving you and your kids ideas about what … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: The Best Earth Day Books for Kids
God Made the World
Preschool Creation Resource: God Made the World This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. God Made the World by Sarah Jean Collins is a whimsical picture book for preschoolers. It is a wonderful resource for introducing Bible study and the creation story to little ones, and the large board book format is vibrant and … [Read more...] about God Made the World
