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Teaching the Significance of Easter to our Children
It’s never too early to start teaching your children the story of Jesus. Holidays are a great way to do it in a way that is fun and relaxed. Holidays always hold a special wonder for kids. Parents...
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Climbing a Mountain in a Minute
“Homeschool conventions are great, but they’re not necessary to get started. Neither are co-ops. I lean toward the persuasion that it’s better to get a solid footing in what you’re doing first before...
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If I Could Reach You through the Miles
Soon after I started blogging, I began to get messages from friends on Facebook contacting me about homeschooling. I even got a few emails from family members of friends. To tell you the truth, I was...
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A Moment that Felt like Magic
Yesterday was one of those moments. A moment that I want to freeze in time and remember forever. It was the day before Easter and we decided to give our boys their Easter presents early. We replaced...
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How to Avoid Burnout & Stay Fresh While Homeschooling
No one told me when I started homeschooling how easy it would be to burnout. It’s my first year so I think the huge burden of responsibility that I feel to make my children’s education what it should...
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Ideas for Schooling in Warm Weather
This week brought huge weather changes in Pennsylvania. We went from a high of 40 to a high of 80 degrees in one week flat. I think it’s safe to say that Spring is here! This makes me so happy,...
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The God of More than Enough
It was the beginning of our day, just like we always start. And right there, in the middle of all our stuff….I felt Him…the God of more than enough. Today’s bible reading spoke to me as a mother just...
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Studying Ancient Cultures Helps the Bible Come Alive!
I have been enjoying studying Ancient Civilizations just as much as my kiddos have this year. There is such an abundance of information in studying ancient cultures that have enhanced even my own...
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Children’s Book List on Ancient Greece
We will soon be starting our unit on Ancient Greece and I am so excited! I have been working on putting this children’s book list together and it is a great collection for learning history through...
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Sometimes This Is School
I padded in my bare feet into the living room this morning to sun beams shooting across the sofa where I enjoy the first few quiet moments of my day. “Today is beautiful,” I thought as I sighed...
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Summer Reading Lists for Lower Elementary Grades
Summer Reading Lists by Grade Level (Kindergarten, First, and Second): It’s that time of the year again! The warm spring weather has finally settled in and kids and parents are counting the days until...
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Kicking Off the Summer in Style
Memorial Day weekend is the official kick-off to the summer months. The pools are open and school days are soon to be finished for the season. We still have two weeks worth of work in our core...
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5 Tips for making a Homeschool Portfolio
Welcome Pinner! There’s a lot of help for moms to find here. Subscribe by email or rss in the lefthand column and you won’t miss a thing! Compiling a year’s worth of learning. Now is the time of year...
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Make your own homeschool lesson planner: because planning should be free-...
Proverbs 21:5- “The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage…” I woke with anticipation in my heart, even though my body ached. My thirty-something muscles were starting to feel closer to 40...
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Summer Reading: keeping track of it for school records.
Have you ever wondered what to do with all the books you read over summer? It’s a real hodgepodge of subjects, titles, and authors. Especially at our house since we’re just reading for enjoyment...
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Make your own homeschool lesson planner- part 2 (the good stuff.)
Without further adieu I’d like to introduce you to my homeschool lesson planner. This is the first video that I’ve made for the blog…I’m a little nervous…and camera shy…but, that aside I thought it...
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4 Benefits to Planning a Staycation: living big on a small budget.
Eight years ago when our oldest son was born, I looked into that little face and made a completely instinctual decision to give up my day job and become a stay at home mom. My husband was fully...
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Summer Staycation: Sight & Sound Theater in Lancaster, PA
As promised I’m bringing you along on our summer of staycations in our home state of Pennsylvania. There’s lots to do in Pennsylvania so it’s been a really fun time. One of the first places we headed...
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My new curriculum, FREE! Bible Writer: Volume 1.
Hey everyone! I’m so excited to announce the release of Bible Writer: Volume 1. I developed this curriculum as an easy, fun, all-in-one way for my kids to practice their writing & memorize...
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Teaching Phonics: video tips and curriculum review included!
This week I’m doing a review of our homeschool curriculum and giving teaching tips by subject area in a video series to accompany our ”2013 Curriculum Choice” post. I hope you find some useful tools...
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