Friends, I am so excited to share with you this brand new set of calendars for you and your children: On This Day in American History! For the past two years, I have had an idea rolling around in my brain to create a calendar for each month that highlights one event from American History. …
Memorizing Adeste Fideles in Our Christmas School
For the past 5+ years, Lingua Angelica has sat patiently on my school shelf. I ordered it years ago when my oldest girl was in the 5th grade, but we have never gotten to the implementation stage of this simple and beautiful Latin supplement. If you are not familiar, Lingua Angelica is a Christian Latin …
The BIG List of U.S. History Homeschool Curriculum
When I am researching curriculum for our homeschool, I am so tickled when I find a post or site that gives me several options through which to wade. If you are looking for U.S. History curriculum for your homeschool, I hope this will be that post for you! As a homeschool mama for 12+ years, …
Homeschool Evaluation: Hits and Misses for 2021-2022
Last year, I explained how I evaluate our homeschool year using Hits and Misses. This method is very simple (on purpose – I like simple!) and is adaptable to any grade, age, or stage you might be teaching. You can read more about my super easy method here: How I Evaluate Our Homeschool Year I …
U.S. Presidents Research Project
Since we are Americans, our family incorporates some form of U.S. History in our homeschool studies each year. In younger grades, we study and memorize the 50 states, learn about our Founding Fathers, and study our U.S. Presidents, just to name a few! I have always wanted to create a simple study for my children …
Manners Made Easy for the Family Book
I’m excited to share this little pink book with you today, as it is one that we have used on and off for years! My children and I always start our day by studying the Bible, and then we do just one more thing. We don’t have huge elaborate Morning Time or Circle Time or …
Why I Teach Latin in Our Homeschool
When I think about my current life, it is just bizarre to me that I homeschool. And what’s even more bizarre? I teach my children Latin. I was the pre-children person that looked upon homeschooling with disdain because, well, why would you do that? Homeschoolers are weird people, as I once believed. Side story: I used to …
How We Use Rod and Staff English Grammar in Our Homeschool
Through the years, there have been many – and I mean many – changes in curriculum in our homeschool. In fact, I’d be pretty embarrassed to tell you the times we’ve changed curriculum. The reasons for our many curriculum switches is a post for another day that I hope to write soon. As much as I …