One of my favorite scriptures is Jeremiah 33:3: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Why? This was the verse our oldest son chose as his favorite scripture the year that he sincerely struggled with his spirituality and made a decision for Christ. [You can read more […]
Our first two weeks…
As we crank up another school year, our schedule has sort of looked like this: Prayer & Reading Connections at Breakfast Bible & Notebook Math Language Arts (& Latin) Lunch & Memory Work Review Alternating between reading and other stuff for the rest of the day On our first day of school, the boys woke up […]
Calendar Quest: 5,000 Years of History in 16 Lessons
We did it! We studied 5,000 years of history in one summer! But before you think otherwise, the only reason we were able to cover this span of history in a single summer was because of the Western Civilization Calendar Quest Study (better known in our home just as Calendar Quest) by Brimwood Press. And lest […]
Creation Science for Kids: Ecology and Astronomy
As we prepare for our studies of ecology and astronomy this fall, I have been both relieved and excited after taking a quick look through the Creation Science for Kids: Ecology & Astronomy unit by the Homeschool Curriculum Company. After searching through many books earlier this summer, I realized that it’s not always easy to find textbooks […]
Hands-on History: Middle Ages Project Passport
While we emphasize the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic in our home on a daily basis, we use afternoons, evenings, and weekends to work on fun and engaging projects by Homeschool in the Woods. We use these history studies not because we need to – it’s because we want to. Very, very, very, very […]
Our Timeline Wall: What We Learned
We bid farewell to our timeline wall this past weekend. We had to take it down to make room for something we’ve been patiently awaiting for the past decade… …custom-built bookshelves! But if you’ve ever wanted to see what a timeline (such as Veritas Press or Classical Conversations) looks like when it’s posted on a […]
Warfare by Duct Tape: The Knight Book & Armor of God
“Had I sons I should train them as your husband intends to train your son. It may be that he will never be called upon to draw a sword, but the time he has spent in acquiring its use will not be wasted. These exercises give firmness and suppleness to the figure, quickness to the […]
The gift of rhetoric, or What are we aiming for?
Rhetoric: the art of speaking or writing effectively When we first started homeschooling, we read Debra Bell’s Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling and felt compelled to write down our vision for homeschooling our three boys. Among other things, our family vision stated that at the end of 15-20 years, we want our children to… love to […]
Memory Work Review Games
While on a search for simple memory work review games that can be prepared easily and implemented “on-the-fly,” I’ve found (and made) some ideas that I just wanted to share with others! The thought here is that… if a teacher can find 6 games that his/her students like, those games can be repeated once per […]