If I could give one piece of advice to parents of young children, it would be to enjoy exploring with them. Feel free to nurture a love of learning by pursuing some interest-led activities, regardless of what the critics may say. Six years ago, our oldest son (who is now 14) loved lapbooking and unit […]
Facing the New Thing {Homeschool Scheduling Simplified}
Any time we face a new thing, it can be too scary and frightening and overwhelming to even glimpse at the road that lies ahead. We listen to a thousand voices telling us the best way to do it, all the while making comparisons to others who seem to have it all together. The hardest […]
Science Scripture Connections: Human Body & Chemistry
As we focus on discovering more about God and His creation – and on ensuring that He is central to all aspects of our learning – I offer here some simple spiritual applications for science experiments (from Janice VanCleave’s 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments). However, my first encouragement to others is to pray and […]
The Script-n-Scribe Letter Connector!
‘Tis finally finished! It’s our new cursive handwriting book, the Script-n-Scribe Letter Connector! This book is a “level 2” book for students transitioning from programs that introduce cursive letter formation (such as the Roller Coaster Writer) to other more advanced handwriting resources. In cursive handwriting, an intermediate step is often needed for students as […]
American History Loop Schedule
It dawned on me this week that I didn’t really talk about our loop schedule when I posted our American History Plans! Since this is the one terrific tool that keeps the good, true, and beautiful in our schedule, I thought I’d mention it in greater detail. Our loop schedule has been greatly simplified for […]
Early America History Trip: Northeastern Loop
We’ve finished 48 of 48. Talk about #scheduleinterrupted! When I started looking at our upcoming summer activities this summer, it dawned on me that we’d have to interrupt the end of our school year to go on the trip we’d been planning for this summer. So… it’s been quiet here for over a month due […]
American History CC Cycle 3 Reading Plans
For a more thorough study of CC Cycle 3-related content, we recommend using our Mission Lasting Liberty curriculum plan instead of these CC Cycle 3 American History Reading Plans. Note: After designing curriculum plans for over a decade, we’ve developed a Christian Classical Curriculum series called Mission: Great Commission, which integrates the study of the […]
American History Read Alouds
Of all that I share here on this website, searching through books to develop our reading plans is what I spend the most time doing. My hope is to choose books that our family cherishes reading together (and your family cherishes as well, should you choose to use our reading plans!). Here I share our […]
American History Picture Books
Welcome to our family’s list of favorite picture books focused on American history and geography, anatomy, chemistry, and fine arts. After investing in many books over the past several years, we’ve decided to let you in on what our favorites have been! After many hours of reading books, we’ve selected the following books as our […]