We love art projects and art appreciation in our homeschool. And I have to say that after more than a decade of homeschooling, we’ve dabbled in lots of fun stuff over the years. I popped on Facebook Live to share books, websites, and resources that have worked for the kids in this house from kindergarten…
Meaningful conversations are an important part of our family life and homeschool. My kids are encouraged to share their thoughts, feelings, and ideas with me and others. They learn to defend their point of view, explain their reasoning, and consider what someone else has to say. Conversations give my children the room and freedom to…
As we kick off our Geography studies this year, I have started gathering book titles for our Morning Basket. We will read some sort of Geography book daily because this year we are focusing on World Geography and World Cultures. Some days we will learn from informational text and other days we will enjoy a…
Another year of school is about to start and another round of book clubs are ready to begin. Of course, these are just your average book clubs. We love to dive in with a memorable, themed party school book club! This will be my third year organizing book clubs for my kids. While the girls have…
Homeschool Geography doesn’t have to include workbooks or endless copies of boring maps to fill in. There are so many ways to learn about geography with your kids through games and fun activities. Our family is spending a year focused on Geography and I have started gathering ideas. My goal is a year of fun,…
Our family just returned from a one-day adventure in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and it was a highlight of our shared book experience. If you can swing the trip, I assure you that it is well worth the experience. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is located inside the Universal Studio theme parks…
It’s Shakespeare Month on my Facebook page. Week One was all about Shakespeare as a wordsmith which was such a fun topic. Weeks Two and Three were all about introducing our kids to the language and plays of Shakespeare. Come on over and join in the fun for week 4!
