Over this week I am sharing our curriculum choices for 2013-2014. Our Middle Girl is now officially a middle schooler! Today I share all the resources for this busy, kinesthetic learner. You may remember last year I shared about the organization we put in place with her in mind. Take a peek at the baskets […]
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Start, End and Mix Up Homeschool with Unit Studies
Guess what? We ended our school year with a trip to France! Guess what else? All homeschoolers can take a trip to France any time of year. A couple of weeks ago, we started off our themed learning with Amanda Bennett’s Passport France. This week-long download and go study we spread out over two weeks […]
A Hodgepodge of Favorite Books and Resources
The children should have the joy of living in far lands, in other persons, in other times – a delightful double existence; and this joy they will find, for the most part, in their story books. ~ Charlotte Mason Favorite books and resources are hard to narrow down to a list of ten! So, today […]
End of the Year Homeschool Celebrations with Multiple Ages
Ribbons awarded to our children at our Homeschool Expo for science fair and art projects. While our You Can Be An Artist series was here on the blog, behind the scenes our family was swept up into all sorts of celebrations. It’s been a month since I shared a weekly wrap up, Collage Friday type […]
What is Dew Learning?
“With Jesus Christ at the center, our aim is to shape both minds and hearts in his image.” ~This is a sponsored post. See full disclosure policy for more details~ The iPad is a homeschooling tool in our home in many ways. We use apps to supplement and enrich various subjects. Not long ago, my […]
Homeschool Science with Multiple Ages
Is it time to do our science lesson yet? We look forward to it. The reading of the science lesson during lunch. Not every day but most days we enjoy a lesson. We use several resources for all our ages. I’ll share them with you today as well as how we work them into our […]
Best of Hodgepodge
Welcome to the reader favorites! Please scroll down for a list of free ebooks and more. Southern Hodgepodge ebooks: A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels ebook Art for All Ages Curriculum Bundle Southern Hodgepodge Cookbook bundle Proud to be a contributor to: Click here to view more details Most Popular Pins on Pinterest […]
Technology in Homeschool
If you missed yesterday’s post, I shared about this week’s Tapestry of Grace studies along with my answer to a reader’s question. Tapestry is a unit study approach for the whole family. It works so well for our age range of children. So, in today’s weekly wrap, I’m offering glimpses into the rest of our […]
Turn Negatives into Positives
I’ve had big plans for our homeschool year. But, as I’ve mentioned before, I’m often the one learning. Learning how to be extremely flexible. Never have we had such a rough year with health. Even so, the negative aspects of illness really can be turned into positives. And in our homeschool we can turn negatives […]
Homeschooling High School Update
We are homeschooling preschool, elementary, middle school and high school this year. It’s our first official year of high school as I shared way back in August in my Homeschooling High School at Hodgepodge. I have been nervous and excited about this high school adventure. And now, here we are half way through the year. […]
Declare an Extras Day
Clearing my calendar can be freeing. There’s just something about a long stretch of time without commitments. Children feel the same way when they aren’t hurried through activities. A whole day to paint and create? Yes, please. Knowing that I can give our homeschool an extras day was somewhat revolutionary to me. Because all of sudden […]
How to Fit In All the Homeschool Extras with Time Management
Time is on your side, homeschool friends. Really it is. You really aren’t behind. You really can enjoy the extras. And today I share my best tips for how to fit in all the homeschool extras with time management. Most of these you likely know about. But you may be like me and need a […]
When the Homeschool Schedule Allows for Rest
We’ve been acting like homeschoolers over here. See, I’ve always loved the freedom of a homeschool schedule. This time it has afforded us rest. While we are usually full swing back to school, we’ve been taking care. Coming directly off the heels of most of the Hodgepodge with a month of flu, Littlest Girl had […]