I have a huge desire to see my children excel at writing. I want them to be able to put pencil to paper and walk away with something that is easy to read, neatly written, properly spelled and punctuated, and has a clear point. And a couple of years ago as I sat with my […]
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Homeschooling without Textbooks – Math
So, as many of you know this year I “threw off” the traditional textbook routine and embarked on a new journey for us. Homeschooling without textbooks! We moved to more of a school year round schedule that allows us to take more time to enjoy life and embrace family time as a priority. One of […]
Homeschooling without texbooks – Kindergarten
My picture of childhood is dirt under little fingernails, wind tasseled hair, sun-kissed cheeks, and bare feet. Instead today our society takes children as young as 2 at times, but for sure by 5, expects them to walk in a line, be quiet, ride a bus by themselves, and sit in a desk for hours each […]
Large Family Homeschooling
One of the biggest aspects of my life right now is large family homeschooling. It takes many hours of each day to prepare for, instruct, and organize and record the many lessons taught in our house of many children. Here you will find a glimpse into our large family homeschooling. Here is a series […]
Missionary Biographies- YWAM Publishing
I have always loved history and it has become my favorite subject to teach in our homeschool too. In the past year I was introduced to YWAM Publishing and the great missionary biographies that they offer. They also offer other Historical Heroes books Christian Living books, and even Creation Science homeschool books. These books are […]
Large Family – Science/History
To me homeschooling without textbooks is easiest in these two subjects. I LOVE teaching science and history without textbooks. My children have thrived with this method and their retention is amazing. Choosing topics that go with the seasons, holidays, or other happenings in our world is one way to make school fun and applicable. I […]
“W”elcome to my Home
I know that most of you will never enter into my home IRL (in real life) but I wanted to open up my home to you, my friends here at my online home, for a visit today. The iced tea is poured and cookies are baked. So pull up a chair and chat with me […]
Homeschool Year Review
It is that time again. A time to take a homeschooling year review and see what worked well for us and what didn’t work so well. I must say that I am so pleased to finally be ending the bulk of our learning (we school year round now) and I can say that I am […]