While a lot of homeschooling families take December off from school, there is a way you can make the holiday season fun and exciting, as well as a time for learning. One way I am doing that this year is by doing a “Christmas Around the World” unit study with my kids. It will provide…
Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite holidays of the year. I love fall: the smells, the colors, the warmth. I love it that it gets darker earlier, so that we get lots and lots of family time together. Inside. Drinking hot cocoa and tea. Reading together, playing games, watching movies. All of it is…
One of our favorite times of year as a family is fall. The heat of summer is over, the mosquitoes aren’t biting any longer, and the beauty and smells remind us hot chocolate, warm fires, and read-alouds in the evenings. We love it! As a family, we don’t celebrate Halloween. Instead, we celebrate an even…
Even if you don’t live in the UK, Queen Elizabeth’s funeral today is of great significance to our children. The ability to be able to watch her funeral live (or even a replay of a live broadcast) is truly a historic opportunity. Queen Elizabeth is the longest reigning monarch in British history and the 2nd…
I have two boys. Two boys who are crazy about the solar system. I discovered this purely by accident the first month I homeschooled my youngest son. I had chosen the solar system as a science unit study that month, and what developed was an instant love affair with space. Rocket ships.Planets – particularly SaturnAstronauts…
My kids love superheros. I think most boys love superhero stories: Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Captain America… All stories I – as a girl – never thought I’d have to learn so much about. But here I am, I know more about these “boy stories” than I wish I did! I have found that having notebooking…
