“Chose promise, chose due”. Or: a promise is a promise. Our first week of home education is under our belt, the plans have been tweaked, and we are on our way. This year is very different for us than our previous years. First, I only have three students, gasp! That has not happened in about…
I recently had a conversation with a friend that has made me think a lot over the last couple of weeks. My friend was one of the participants on a discussion panel at our local homeschool conference. She was to talk about homeschooling the elementary school age, I believe. She was addressing how each of…
The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Just as we prepare to resume our flurries of activities, the Church invites us to pause and recenter our lives close to the heart of our Mother Mary. The heart of a mother is a refuge to all of her children. A mother…
Guess what? I ended up having a whole evening with no one in the house! It never, ever happens. And it was wonderful! I was able to make quite a bit of progress in my school planning and now, let’s look at the more detailed process together. (This is Part II of a series, find…
I have a secret… The two real, honest to goodness reasons I homeschool is so that I can collect books and so that I can plan all kinds of fun learning experiences for my children. So at the end of the day it’s all pretty selfish, lol! But it is my favorite time of the…
Geography, and US Geography in particular, has been a hot topic on my homeschool group forum lately. And it is one that I am passionate about, so I figured we should discuss it a little. Let’s be honest no one really likes textbooks. Most of them are boring to read, especially if you try to…
On my latest trip to the thrift store I came upon a complete collection of the 12 books of My Book House for Children books. In perfect condition. For $30. And even though I already have the full set, I bought it. I could not leave it there when I knew so many friends could…
A Daily Picture Book is ONE YEAR OLD! Woot woot! This went by so very fast! What a year it has been! I have learned so much and made so many new friends. And read SO MANY picture books (way over 500 to be almost exact!) and I am still finding and discovering new ones!…
Space has long been the last frontier, but who would have thought that a little English school girl, in the early 1920s, would be one of its chief explorers? Venetia Burney, born on July 11th, 1918, named a new planet that had just been discovered, at the age of 11. And that was enough to…
For the last couple of years, my homeschool group has been hosting a Christmas Picture Book Exchange. It has been lovely as well as a great success. I was thinking that summer time would be a wonderful time to do something similar. Here is a little “how to” for a summer picture book exchange, a…
