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The Flexibility of Homeschool
Last week I noticed all the many comforts of homeschool. This week I was struck by the flexibility we have. There wasn’t really but one ‘regular’ day this week. Is there really a regular day when homeschooling? Here’s what I noticed… Tuesday – Little ones are done and off playing. They’ll join us for Olympic […]
Olympic Rings Chalk Pastel Art
With the Olympics getting closer each day, it was time to make some Olympic rings chalk pastel art! This project is pretty simple. And you can make this painting your very own. Add the Olympic torch (our free video tutorial from our Winter Games art lessons) in the background or some athletes. Make it yours! […]
Toy and Room Organization… Help? Please?
I have a dream. In my dream there is a big playroom, with all kinds of toys, neatly organized in color coordinated and labeled bins. The boys share all the toys happily and everyone cleans up the day’s play messes together. Something like this lovely creation from homeedit.com: In that same dream, boys’ bedrooms are […]
Winter Olympics and Geography Combo Unit Studies
In our continuing celebration of the upcoming Olympic games this week (only 16 days away!), today I have some wonderful resources to share with you from Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett. Plus, don’t miss the giveaway at the end! Five chances to win… Winter Games 2014 I shared yesterday how much we are loving this […]
The Many Benefits of Winter Games 2014 Unit Study with Multiple Ages
We are enjoying Winter Games 2014 unit study by Amanda Bennett now and spreading it out through the February Winter Olympic games. I’ll be sharing more about what we are doing in our homeschool wrap ups and Collage Friday posts. But I can already tell you… This is our third time enjoying an Amanda Bennett […]
Snow Learning at The Ultimate Homeschool Pinning Party!
Welcome! Curriculum Choice’s Celebrate Winter! board What is the Ultimate Homeschool Pinning Party? *If you are a blogger this is a great way to share your content, increase your followers, and have your pins repinned! *If you are NOT a blogger this is a great party to find the BEST homeschool ideas, resources, projects, and […]
The Comforts of Homeschool
It occurred to me this week, as it often does. This homeschool life is full of comforts. But this time I was intentional to catch the images. The many, many comforts of homeschool. How blessed we are to do this thing together. And how quickly these children grow, how fleeting the time. So today, a […]
Habits for the Hard Times
“You can search for what you want, but you must accept what God gives.” This was part of a conversation my Mom and I had recently. The last few weeks have shown me some of the more difficult side of life. There’s the friend who lost her husband of many decades just 12 days before […]
Icarus by Henri Matisse – Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial
Today we are going to go on an art adventure! Most of our lessons are of everyday objects, landscapes and such, but in this tutorial we are going to paint an impressionistic type painting in the style of the great French artist Henri Matisse. A Matisse chalk pastel art tutorial. This is a famous and […]
Around the web…January 2014
The year in pictures 2013 10 Things I Would Tell My Eighteen Year Old Self 10 Times it’s Wise to Hold Your Tongue He Said He Was Leaving She Ignored Him 22 Productivity Principles from the Book of Proverbs I Offended You So What Conviction that does not lead to confession is shallow. It may […]
Homeschool Programming KidCoder Series Review
It has always been our desire that our children would be proficient at using the computer. Not only that but our goal is an understanding of how the technology we use works – as well as the programming part. ~Don’t miss the giveaway at the end! Plus, Hodgepodgedad has a review and giveaway of the […]
Books, Books, Books at The Ultimate Homeschool Pinning Party!
Welcome! What is the Ultimate Homeschool Pinning Party? *If you are a blogger this is a great way to share your content, increase your followers, and have your pins repinned! *If you are NOT a blogger this is a great party to find the BEST homeschool ideas, resources, projects, and more! You can create a […]