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During the week of Thanksgiving, my children and I usually take a break from our regular school subjects and study about the history of Thanksgiving. I call it ‘Thanksgiving School.’ That’s a very creative name, isn’t it?! 🙂 I try to make it fun and have everything we do revolve around Thanksgiving history – worksheets, …
Before our school year started, I knew it was going to be a bit of a trying year for me. We started school in July as we usually do, and I had just found out I was pregnant with our #5. Morning (all day) sickness and I were not friends at this point. While we …
As y’all know, we are avid readers here at the Hill House! Today I’m sharing our favorite books about George Washington. I love it when my kids and I can learn about history by reading biographies. It’s such a neat way to get a feel for a certain time period. Make sure you reserve these …
Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my favorite people to study. In fact, my children and I study him every year. He had such a fascinating life! Because we study Dr. King each year, I decided to purchase quite a few books about him. Our local library only has a few copies of each, …
Disclosure: Tapestry of Grace sponsored this post. The content is based on my own experiences with Tapestry, and the opinions are 100% my own. It also includes affiliate links. For more information, please see my disclosure policy. If there is one thing I’ve learned as a homeschooling mama over the past 6 years, it …
Disclosure: Tapestry of Grace sponsored this post. The content is based on my own experiences with Tapestry, and the opinions are 100% my own. For more information, please see my disclosure policy. My children and I are now in our 5th year of using Tapestry of Grace, so we are finishing up Year 1 …
Like most Americans, “The Star-Spangled Banner” holds a very special place in the hearts of my family. Sure, I associate it with baseball games and summertime, but I strive to teach my children that our national anthem is more than just a song. It’s a symbol of our freedom! And even though we won’t cycle …
This week, my children and I started studying about Ancient Rome. We are in Year 1, Week 28 of our Tapestry of Grace curriculum, and this is our second time through the Year 1 cycle. Side Note: Sadly, we are not going to finish Ancient Rome before our school year is over, so we will …
Benjamin Franklin is such a fascinating person to study! While we only scratched the surface of his life in our last unit study, we’re going to dig a bit deeper in our learning in the coming year. There are only a million different aspects of Franklin’s life to consider for a unit study: his service …
My children and I are in the middle of a 4-week Ancient Greece study which has been nothing but marvelous! Sparta and Athens, learning about a marathon, culture and daily life, mathematics and science contributions, and of course, the Olympics! So I was thrilled to find out about a new Summer Games Chalk Pastel ebook …
I am so excited to share this printable Leap Year Coloring Book with you today! My children and I have not talked much about Leap Year and why it occurs every 4 years, so I wanted to put together a mini unit study for them. This unit study isn’t going to be anything elaborate – …
Hey there! I’m Lauren, Wife and Mama to 5 kiddos ages 15 down to 3, which we homeschool with a whole-heart, classical approach. I’m so glad you found your way here to Mama’s, where you’ll find lots of learning ideas for homeschool moms and teachers!
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