Written by contributor Roan of Joyful Always. This year my youngest child is in Kindergarten. I wanted to make something special to remember this year, but I knew that if I planned something too ambitious, I may not finish it. I finally decided on an ABC Book. The supplies I used are: one 12×12 scrapbook [...]
Written by contributor Julianna of Petunia June. This winter my six-year-old daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed reading Winnie the Pooh together. As we vicariously traversed the Hundred Acre Wood with Pooh, Piglet, and the gang, it occurred to me that the scenes and events in the story would make an excellent board game. So we [...]
Written by contributor Roan of Joyful Always. Recently, I read The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill to my two youngest children. This is the delightful story of a teacher who spends a year in a remote area of Alaska teaching the local students in a one room schoolhouse. Miss Agnes does most of her [...]
Written by contributor Jennifer of Blogging ‘Bout Boys Are you worried about your kids’ writing skills? Most homeschool parents are. A quick Google search of “writing” and “homeschool” returns over 7 MILLION results! That’s a lot of parents who are looking for help. But writing doesn’t have to be an intimidating subject. Writing is simply [...]
Photo Credit If your family is anything like our family we can always use a good lesson teaching us more about how to walk in love with one another. It is no secret that when we spend a lot of time with another human being; conflict is inevitable. Homeschooling families face a unique challenge in [...]
When my son Jonathan was about three and a half, he started showing an interest in reading. He knew all his letters and most of their sounds. He would flip through books and “read” the ones he’d memorized or make up the story for those he didn’t know. And then, he started asking to learn [...]