Teaching poetry is a highlight of my homeschool. We enjoy poetry as a family each day during our Morning Time. Over the years, we’ve learned serious poems, fun poems, and even some Psalms. Poetry has enhanced our family culture, given us a shared language, and even sparked inside jokes. Poetry expands our world and promotes […]
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May marks our transition month from “school year” to “summer.” I still cling to our Morning Time tradition even when it’s no longer officially for school, though. Perhaps never so much as this year, when I feel each day ticking away before my oldest son graduates. He hasn’t been in Morning Time as often this
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Ah, April. Full of showers, poetry… and a wish that the school year would just be done already. lol Just me? It no longer shocks me that April finds me wishing we could just say “done already” to all the official school plans. It’s why I always create an “All That’s Left List” in April
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Few things communicate “homeschool family” like stacks of read alouds, overflowing shelves, and library cards filled to bursting. Most of the homeschoolers I know love words, but sometimes we are at a loss how to teach our young children how to wisely approach the books and poetry they’re reading. Ought we to set them free
Hi friends! A New Year and a new school semester are approaching, which means it’s time to plan our Morning Time and memory work for the month. In the post-holiday doldrums, I think it’s especially beneficial to prioritize our Morning Time routine. In fact, our first couple days back to “school” will likely just consist
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Today we have a special guest writer here at Humility and Doxology: my son, Joshua! Joshua Sloan is a homeschool teen and rising Junior in high school. When he’s not reading Tolkien you can find him playing baseball, strategizing his next chess move, or listening to his extensive music playlists. He recently finished an online
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Have you ever tried to pick just 1 key verse from each chapter in Romans? Yeah. I dare you to figure that one out. So, see, it all started soooo simply. I was going to pick a chapter from Romans to memorize this month in our Morning Time. But then I kept thinking how such-and-such
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I know it is a wonderful interview when I get just as many goosebumps while editing and preparing it for publication as I did when I first chatted with my guest! That was certainly the case with today’s conversation with Jennifer Souza. Jennifer will encourage you to ask questions and think about many things in
National Poetry Month resources for you and your family as you relish poetry in your daily life. Don’t know where to start? Whether you have long loved poetry or are a skeptic in need of convincing, you may find something new here to spark your interest!
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Exploring Shakespeare with your children can be fun and easy. I have books and resources to suggest, as well as a video teaching YOU how to homeschool Shakespeare!
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