Critical Pre-Season Preparations for Choosing Homeschool Curriculum You may be inundated with homeschool curriculum catalogs in the mail and emails selling digital bundles. You may have attended your first homeschool convention (spring practice) near the end of the school year, and your head is spinning! If you are homeschooling multiple children, you may be trying […]
Cow Books for Kids
After a visit to our local dairy farm, my kids couldn’t wait to dive into some of our favorite cow books for kids to continue learning about these beautiful gentle giants. Some of our favorite authors have written cow books, and no library could be complete without Ferdinand. Ree Drummond’s real life experience rescuing a […]
Learning From Field Trips
Opportunities for Learning With Field Trips Whether you follow a strict school schedule or are a more relaxed homeschooler, taking time to explore your community through field trips will provide endless opportunities for learning. Field trips are an important aspect of education as kids get to see, hear, and do. Oral histories and hands-on experiences lead […]
Farm Books for Kids
Learn about country life with farm books Farm books for kids are great for supplementing a field trip or learning more about where our food comes from. While we don’t live on a farm, it sometimes feels like it because of all the critters we care for. We became backyard farmers to a certain extent […]
The Best Easter Books for Kids
The Best Easter Books for Kids & Free Printable This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Easter is just around the corner, and we are knee deep in Easter books for read aloud time. There are so many fun new choices for the spring holiday season, and we have a few classics we […]
Bunny Books for Kids
The Best Bunny Books for Kids With gardening season just around the corner, and Easter on its way, we are reading all kinds of bunny books for kids right now. We have a cute little rabbit that visits our garden and forages in our yard, so we’re looking forward to seeing him again now that […]
Toddler Books for Easter
Filling an Easter basket for little ones can be a challenge if you want to stay away from cheap novelty items and candies that could be chocking hazards. Books are always a wonderful choice! They also last a lot longer than little plastic trinkets! We love these two excellent toddler books for Easter. Jelly Bean […]
The Legends of Easter Treasury
Inspirational Stories of Faith and Hope This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. The Legends of Easter Treasury: Inspirational Stories of Faith and Hope contains three bestselling Easter stories that include The Legend of the Easter Egg, The Legend of the Easter Robin, and The Legend of the Sand Dollar. Each story is written […]
The Women of Easter
Encounters with the Savior for Easter This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Three women in the Bible named Mary–Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene–each have encounters with Jesus that transform their lives. Best-selling author Liz Curtis Higgs teaches us how these encounters relate to our lives in The […]
Homeschool Transcript Anxiety? The 3 Best Ways to Make a Great Transcript
It’s always top priority to set your student up for success — but the flurry of graduation time can make this a stressful feat. It’s important to ensure your student graduates with a stellar homeschool transcript if your teen plans on applying to college. But, this process intimidates some parents. Homeschooling can be a great […]
Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids
The Best Valentine’s Day Books for Kids This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Isn’t it fun that we can incorporate holiday books into our school reading, especially if they increase our understanding of why we celebrate the holidays the way we do? History of the Holiday One of our favorite […]
Happy New Year Activities for Kids
Do you stay up late on New Year’s Eve to see the new year roll in? This is a holiday tradition that my night owl kids and I have kept, although Daddy refuses to stay up that late! We love to turn on the television as the final countdown begins and watch the sparkle ball […]