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November Activities Filled with Gratitude: A Homeschool Mom’s Guide

What a great month for making memories together! This homeschool mom’s guide to November activities is filled with gratitude plus art, nature study and homeschooling encouragement. Homeschool Mom’s Guide: November Activities Filled with Gratitude To help you, fellow homeschool mom, with all the planning for your November homeschool and family time, I’ve gathered my favorites. […]

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in HomeSchooling· Tapestry of Grace

A Homeschool Mom’s Guide: How To Make a Salt Dough Map

This homeschool mom’s guide on how to make a salt dough map shares how this is a perfect hands-on learning option for geography. Great for fun afternoons of creating together and making memories! We made a salt dough map as part of our Tapestry of Grace homeschool history arts and activities assignment. A Homeschool Mom’s […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling, Tapestry of Grace Tagged With: arts and activities, geography, hand on, Homeschool Highlights, Me on the Map, salt dough map, Tapestry of Grace

What we found out is that when you actually make a model of something you have to pay attention to its qualities. The details. The boundaries and borders. These hands on geography activities also help the child see the big picture. To think of the Creator. Sometimes, a hands on geography project helps children to fix a portion of the history timeline in their minds.

in HomeSchooling· Tapestry of Grace

Hands On Geography for Multiple Ages

The last few weeks we’ve been heavily hands on geography. What we found out is that when you actually make a model of something you have to pay attention to its qualities. The details. The boundaries and borders. These hands on geography activities also help the child see the big picture. To think of the […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling, Tapestry of Grace Tagged With: geography, high school, paper mache, salt dough maps, teaching multiple ages

in Habits for a Happy Husband· Habits for a Happy Wife· Recipe Box

Fall Recipes: Fun Food for Football Watching

Ah, fall! Time for falling leaves, cooler temperatures, and FOOTBALL! Whatever your favorite team, there’s one thing we can all agree on…watching football on TV is made all the better when accompanied by a delicious snack. Below I’ve included two of my favorites. Two recipes for fun food for football watching. One for the men, […]

Filed Under: Habits for a Happy Husband, Habits for a Happy Wife, Recipe Box Tagged With: fall, football, greek spinach melts, hearty red chili, recipe, recipes, written by Kim A.

in Helpful Habits· HomeSchooling

Afternoon Quiet Time In Your Homeschool: Helpful Ideas for All Ages

The best afternoon quiet time ideas for your homeschool day. Ideas for all ages and even the benefits for mom! Independent learning and more. I’ve been sharing the learning layers of our homeschool day. First, we place a generous helping of prayer, next we layer all those helpful homeschool habits, we stir around the 3 […]

Filed Under: Helpful Habits, HomeSchooling Tagged With: 10 days of Lasagna Learning, afternoon quiet time, FAQ, homeschool, lasagna learning, teaching multiple ages

in Art for All Ages· Family Life· Helpful Habits· HomeMaking· HomeSchooling· Parenting

Beautiful Fall Homeschool Activities For All Ages

I know I mentioned this before. Fall fever gets me more than spring. Every season of homeschooling has its challenges. But fall– especially October – calls us out of the house more often with beautiful fall homeschool activities. These beautiful fall days are simply meant to be enjoyed. Beautiful Fall Homeschool Activities For All Ages […]

Filed Under: Art for All Ages, Family Life, Helpful Habits, HomeMaking, HomeSchooling, Parenting

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Beautiful October Homeschool Activities for Your Family

Enjoy these October homeschool activities which include art, nature study, seasonal fun and more ideas for a fantastic month of learning together. Photo by Amy Law Encouragement for Homeschool Moms Weekly Homeschool Planning Meeting with Multiple Ages – Along with our habits, our weekly homechool planning meeting helps build the ‘bones’ of our homeschool days. […]

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How Your Busy Homeschool Week Can Help You Sleep Well at Night

How can your busy homeschool week help you sleep well at night? Here is an example of a homeschool week full of activities with multiple ages! Having an age range to love and teach offers me big blessings, plenty of challenges plus the benefit of sleep coming easily at night. This week we packed in […]

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in Helpful Habits· HomeSchooling

The Homeschool Mom’s Ultimate List of Help For Back To Homeschool

With free printables, this homeschool mom’s ultimate list of help for back to homeschool includes encouragement, examples of routines and more! photo by Amy Law The Homeschool Mom’s Ultimate List of Help For To Back To Homeschool I have found that easing into a routine and celebrating the simple successes to go a long way […]

Filed Under: Helpful Habits, HomeSchooling Tagged With: homeschool mom, homeschool routine, homeschool schedule, weekly wrap

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September Homeschool Activities To Make Learning Fun!

We have gathered the best September homeschool activities to make learning fun! Getting outdoors, making memories, creating art and more – all in one spot for you! Photo by Amy Law. Enjoy flower pressing at Homeschool Nature Study! Amy shares how here. September Homeschool Activities To Make Learning Fun! What a great month for nature studies, […]

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in Habits for Happy Kids· Holiday Habits· Recipe Box

Caramel Apples Recipe

This caramel apples recipe is so easy and fun for all ages. In our homeschool, making caramel apples is one of those things that we must do at least once every fall. YUM! For Your Fall Bucket List: Caramel Apples Recipe This is really more of a procedure than a recipe. I usually start with the […]

Filed Under: Habits for Happy Kids, Holiday Habits, Recipe Box Tagged With: fall, Habits for a Happy Home, recipe, written by Kendra

in Habits for a Happy Mom· Habits for Happy Kids

A Letter To My Child From A Homeschooling Mom

A letter to my child from a homeschooling mom shares building a legacy by writing a letter on your child’s birthday every year with thoughts and joys! I’m always on the lookout for good books. Last year, Kerri suggested Her Mother’s Hope, by Francine Rivers.  It is an incredible story of a woman named Marta […]

Filed Under: Habits for a Happy Mom, Habits for Happy Kids Tagged With: Habits for a Happy Home

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The Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Awesome August Activities

Whether you are back to school or just now thinking about it, these awesome August activities will get you on a great start! The Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Awesome August Activities Let’s start with some inspiration for mom! Homeschool Mom Resources: “August Professional Development” Reflecting on life’s seasons – Recently, I spent some time reflecting […]

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