Hello, I thought I’d pop in here with a little home education update. We’ve been back at our learning since the beginning of August, and it has been a wonderful start of the year. I only have 3 students for the first time in a very long time! I started with my 3 oldests when…
Did you know? The first Labor Day was observed on a Tuesday! Tuesday, September 5th, 1882 to be exact, in New York City. By June 28th, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday of September an official federal holiday. What is it? What do we celebrate on Labor Day? Labor Day recognizes…
Where a Daily Picture Book really comes to life!Part 3 of a Well Organized Library The day has come! The unveiling of my home education bookshelves! The School Room Our school room is literally at the heart of our home, between kitchen and living room. It has one bright sunny window and a massive desk,…
I LOVE saints picture books! They are the best kind of picture books! Unfortunately there are not many of them for single saints. But thankfully there are quite a few with a compilation of many saints. I do not use them very much in A Daily Picture Book Liturgical Monthly Booklists, because I am trying…
Isn’t that a beautiful quote to aspire to in our homeschool day? But it is so hard to achieve! I do thrive when things are done properly and in order, but, man! It is hard to get to that point. Rhythm vs schedule Schedule Here’s what the dictionary tells us is the definition of a…
It’s that time of year! When all of our minds turn to what we will be learning with our children this upcoming school year. Or at least it is if you follow a traditional school schedule.There are so many ways to enjoy our homeschooling freedom and one of them is to follow our local school…
Wow! What a week it has been here at A Daily Picture Book!The RMCHEC was amazing, Jen Mackintosh was wonderful, so encouraging and motivating, helping us to get ready in so many ways for this upcoming school year. The local Denver homeschooling moms are so talented and provide so many amazing resources for all of…
What is a Book of Century? The short answer is: it’s a timeline in a notebook. A Book of Century is a Charlotte Mason education’s institution. She wanted each child to be able to keep track of historical events and persons in a personalized notebook. From Museum Book to Book of Century One brilliant teacher in…
Morning Time is the Anchor of our Day Once breakfast is cleaned up and morning chores are done, we gather together as a family in our living room. Everyone seats or kneels in front of our family altar to offer and entrust our day to the Lord.After a short break (because everyone already needs water…
Why a daily picture book, you ask? And what is a daily picture book? Well, it is the result of a homeschooling adventure, of having lost my way and found it again. Back some 12 years ago, I had 3 curious little girls and an adventurous little boy, all eager to learn and discover anything…
