One of the joys of homeschooling is designing the schedule that best fits your family. There are so many creative ways for fitting in homeschool subjects. And that creative learning can change, adapt and adjust as your children grow. Fitting In Homeschool Subjects – One More Thing After Lunch In the early days of Hodgepodge […]
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Memory Making in Your Homeschool Day
I want to encourage you in the area of memory making in your homeschool day. I promise you will want to look back and remember all the little moments. Here are some practical photo tips to capture those details with your family. We all have them. . .little, insignificant moments that make up our days. […]
Hodgepodge Helpful Homeschool Habits
If you have stopped by here at any time, you know that we turn to some basic Hodgepodge helpful homeschool habits for the framework of our days. When my children were younger, we all needed routine so that we knew what to expect. Now that my children are graduates, young adults and teenagers, those habits […]
Layers of Homeschool: Lasagna Learning
In this series, we will dig deeper into the helpful habits that have blessed our homeschool. And I’ll share some updates on how those habits have grown up with our children. Just how to teach multiple ages all together? Well that is just what lasagna learning is! Lasagna learning is a lovely mixture of ingredients […]
Reflecting on Life’s Seasons
Recently, I spent some time reflecting on God’s goodness in the seasons of life. Sundays are good for that. Well, every day is good for that. But Sundays are especially good because of worship, rest, taking a walk… Reflecting on life’s seasons. Reflecting on Life’s Seasons Each season of my life has had different kinds […]
How to Fit in the Extras with Unit Studies
One way we fit in homeschool extras is to do the learning together. All the ages, all the children studying one or more subjects – matching each child’s age and ability. Here is how to fit in the extras with unit studies. Extras with Unit Studies Make it Easy We do this weekly, the whole […]
Football Video Art Tutorial
Celebrate your favorite team with a football video art tutorial. Nana shows you how to create a flying football with chalk pastels. “It is half time here. We only have a few more minutes until the team comes back on the field…” Football Video Art Tutorial Chalk Art Supplies: White paper or another color of […]
Butterfly: A Pastels Tutorial + Monarch DVD Review
Today’s chalk pastel tutorial is in honor of a wonderful resource! Our friends at Crowe’s Nest Media have produced an education and beautifully God-glorifying DVD. Your Backyard: The Life and Journey of the Amazing Monarch Butterfly. You will want to click over to The Curriculum Choice for my review. Then, come back and enjoy this […]
You ARE an Artist: Chalk Pastel Art 101
You ARE an Artist is our motto here at Hodgepodge and chalkpastel.com Why? Because you are. You just may not know it yet. “But I didn’t inherit the art gene,” you might say. “I don’t have a stitch of creativity in me,” you may have said another time. Art time might make you cringe but […]
Time. . .How to Make a Schedule for Your Homeschool Day
Just how to make a schedule for your homeschool day? This is to be a flexible guide that will help us use our time in a way that will bring the most glory to God. Time. . .it is precious, it goes by way too quickly, and we only have a certain amount of it. […]
Afternoon Quiet Time Part Three – Questions
Keeping up the habit of sharing a helpful habit! Today I share answers to the questions about the anchor of our day. A habit of a couple of decades. Originally posted November 2009 and updated recently on Hodgepodge for today’s needs. Afternoon Quiet Time is this… If you haven’t read the other posts in this […]
Mike Mulligan Chalk Pastel Art Tutorial
We are big fans of Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Anne. Every time I turned the page to this particular scene – the dirt, the steam, the clouds of smoke – I always thought this would make a wonderful Mike Mulligan chalk pastel art tutorial. So we set aside an art afternoon and […]
Free Fall Art Lessons for All Ages
A few leaves are already starting to turn here in the south and that means it’s time to turn our attention to fall art! Pull out those fantastic reds, oranges, browns, yellows and greens and enjoy our free fall art lessons for all ages. Don’t you love a fall palette? These colors make me so […]