Did you know… the year Daniel Boone blazed a trail over the Cumberland Gap is the same year the American Revolution started? the Oatman girls were enslaved by the Yavapai at about the same time that Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and started working on the Underground Railroad? the First Great Awakening was underway when Benjamin […]
Trailblazing Transit American Art for History
Over the years, art has become a significant tool in our home – not only as a means of learning to appreciate and replicate beautiful things, but also to encourage the art of remembering. When we connect our history, our geography, or our read-alouds to drawing and art projects, we recall details for much longer. […]
On Memorization: Using Art for Remembering
“How did you remember that?!?” I can’t tell you how many times our children have surprised us by spouting off some seemingly random fact or idea. It’s perplexing to consider that we spent so many years focusing on memorization of facts through songs, chants, and hand motions, only to find that over a period of […]
History of the Holidays: Family Activities
“We reveal to ourselves and others what is important to us by the way we celebrate.” ― Noël Piper, Treasuring God in Our Traditions Although the idea of tradition can come under fire in this age in which we live, our family enjoys establishing traditions in our home because we enjoy making memories together. Our […]
Old Testament Hands-On Bible Study
With Passover fast approaching, we pulled out The Old Testament Activity Pak for a trip down memory lane – and to especially review events from the Exodus. With the extra time we have on our hands due to social distancing efforts, we thought we’d share a peek into this hands-on study of the Old Testament […]
Adding High school to Mission: Great Commission
If you’re new to our Mission: Great Commission Curriculum, this series takes families through a study of the entire world over a three-year period, with Mission: World Wonders exploring ancient to medieval history along with world cultures, religions, and missions, Mission: Faith Forgers providing an overview of church history in the midst of world history […]
Orchestra & Famous Composers
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Woodwinds and Brass and Percussion and Strings, These are a few of my favorite things! Once upon a time, I played flute, piccolo, bass drum, cymbals and baritone (but… not all at the same time). In high school, I placed my flute on a shelf to collect years […]
Spring Semester Homeschool Plans & Schedules
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12, NIV Through experience, I’ve come to approach this time of year with caution. While part of numbering our days aright is planning well, part of numbering our days aright is letting go of those plans when God has something […]
It’s a Wrap (aka, It’s Rhymin’ Time!)
Here we are midway through December Scratching our heads, trying to remember The events of the year – Two Zero One Nine. Let’s see if we can rhyme the time line by line. With a Tobymac tour, our family opened the year After Granny & Papaw visited us here. Then for David’s 13th on Valentine’s […]