Imagine my delight when I learned of a magical silver polishing hack using simple ingredients from my kitchen! And it doubles as a chemistry lesson for my kids! If only I had paid more attention in chemistry during highschool, maybe I would have been using my silver more often. This is homeschool science at its finest.
I’m starting to see the giddiness of families making educational choices for next year! It is exciting to head to a convention or curriculum fair and see all the bright shiny new choices as you’re planning next year’s curriculum. It’s like Christmas to flip through a catalogue or browse an online market full of books …
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This captures a memory when my oldest son mowed the lawn for the first time. That little boy’s head is no longer under my chin and my littlest boy is similarly growing up. Mothers love seeing their sons and daughters growing up. It brings wistfulness, and also joy.
“A bad gardener grows weeds. A good gardener grows plants. Great gardeners grow soil.” Although the source of this quote was speaking of a literal garden, thoughts began swirling as to the implications of this concept in all areas of my life.
Simple Homeschool Day in the Life series. Each week, we try to faithfully persevere by God’s grace through our routines with consistency, although strict scheduling does not work well for our daily life. Our life is full and wonderful. It is an odd mix of the mundane and the crazy. While every “day in the life” looks rather different, each day we seek to approach in humility and repentance, looking to Jesus with hearts full of praise.
Morningtime provides the framework for my ultimate goal in education: raising people who believe what is true, honor what is noble, stand uncompromisingly for what is just, keep their desires pure, love things that are lovely and relish those things that are praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8). Our morning gathering lends great joy to this crazy family life. It builds memory, laughter, and relationship into our days.
March 2 is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. He would be 114 this year. We don’t need a further excuse to have a party, right? Roundup of fantastic Dr. Seuss resources, party, and activity ideas right here!
Core resources, supplemental reading, art, video, memory work, and more to study the Middle Ages textbook-free
Knowing the why behind “invert and multiply” and other math concepts brings excitement, empowerment, wonder, and comprehension to our children.
February can seem a bit weary and dreary. But there are several little happy gifts you can prepare today to give your future self! Today I am over guest posting at my friend Lynna’s blog, Homeschooling Without Training Wheels, giving four tips beyond the basics of, “don’t wait until you run out of toilet paper to …
