field trips

It’s vacation time again! Hooray!   With three small children at home, traveling by airplane is cost prohibitive for us. We’ll be loading up our beloved minivan and hitting the road to sunny Florida this summer. After surviving this trip three times, I feel somewhat qualified to offer my tips for traveling by car with [...]

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I’m nearing the end of my homeschool journey. One child will graduate next year and the other two will soon follow. As I look back over our fondest homeschool memories I think of amazing read alouds that stole a piece or our hearts, co-ops with friends, and even a few science experiments gone bad. I also remember [...]

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Fall is upon us, and apples are in season. Plan a visit to an orchard in your area while working on a unit study. Here are our favorites to get you started. 1. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World We use the Memoria Press classical curriculum, and this book was a [...]

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7 Blessings of Homeschool

by JFink on October 3, 2011 · 7 comments

Are you frustrated with your children yet? Are they frustrated with you? Many homeschools have been in full swing for a couple of weeks now, and you’d be the rare mother indeed if you haven’t wanted to pull your hair out or throttle your kids at least once already. Being around each other day in [...]

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I remember reading From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler when I was a young girl. Being very imaginative, I’d ponder the possible scenarios that a night at the museum could entail and dreamed of one day visiting the Metropolitan of Art in New York City. It took me many years, but I [...]

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Today’s post is sponsored by: FBS Books – Homeschool Curriculum, Preschool Resources, Great Books to Strengthen Mommies I don’t know about you, but the first day of school at my house isn’t always greeted with excitement — by the kids or myself. There is no promise of catching up with friends not seen all summer, [...]

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