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Schoolhouse Review Crew: In the Hands of a Child 23 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am
We are fairly new to lapbooking, but have discovered that we enjoy putting one together. It is a great group project, and provides a quick, fun way to review a topic that we recently learned. And it i...
Our First Adventure in Nature Study 16 Aug 2013 | 09:45 am
I have alluded to the fact that we are gradually moving closer and closer to the Charlotte Mason method. Now, there are plenty of blogs out there, written by moms who know the method and have used it ...
Schoolhouse Review Crew: Notgrass Draw To Learn 14 Aug 2013 | 08:21 am
Bible learning is at the core of our educational endeavors. Over the years, we have employed many different methods to learn Scripture and Biblical concepts, but none have we enjoyed more than Draw To...
HMJ Aug 12, 2013 13 Aug 2013 | 07:15 am
In my life this week: We have one last back-to-school party. Kaytie has been busy with her art cabinet and trying to train Sofie to say "yes". Nate is reading and counting steps with the pedometer he ...
5 Days of Housekeeping for Homeschool Families: Day Five The Laundry 9 Aug 2013 | 08:01 am
I have a love/hate relationship with laundry. I love it because I can start a load and then walk away and let the machine to it's thing. But I hate it because I can start a load and then walk away and...
Schoolhouse Review Crew: Legacy Documentaries 9 Aug 2013 | 07:05 am
I learned to read early in life, in fact, I don't even remember it. I do, however, remember when I was about six years old and a family friend gave me what was probably my very first chapter books. Th...
5 Days of Housekeeping for Homeschool Families: Day Four The Food 8 Aug 2013 | 08:37 am
When I first got married, I couldn't hardly cook at all. Oh, I could boil water and we didn't starve, but most of what I know about cooking, real cooking, I learned from my husband. Back in those days...
5 Days of Housekeeping for Homeschool Families: Day Three The Help 7 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
One of the benefits of being a homeschool mom is having a built-in work force. Our kids all started helping out as soon as they could walk. Their first chore was picking up toys. By age two or three, ...
Schoolhouse Review Crew: Brainfood Learning 7 Aug 2013 | 08:03 am
As a family, we like birds. We have owned them as pets. We love to visit aviaries. We keep a bird feeder filled in our back yard. The kids can identify the ones that live around here both by sight and...
5 Days of Housekeeping for Homeschool Families: Day Two: The Schedule 6 Aug 2013 | 08:19 am
I'm a wife, I'm a mom, I'm a teacher, I'm a homemaker. And a chauffeur, and a nurse, and a referee, and an encyclopedia, and an admiring fan, and a chef and many other things, but we'll leave those fo...
