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  • June 17, 2025: Bible Readeez: The Word Set to Music
  • May 30, 2025: Four Corners Roadtrip Itinerary
  • April 13, 2025: High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek Four
  • March 26, 2025: High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek Three
  • March 3, 2025: Tuttle Twins in a Nutshell
  • February 28, 2025: Calculus for Everyone
  • February 28, 2025: Launching Teens into Adulthood
  • February 4, 2025: Rock the Rock Cycle Lesson Plans
  • February 3, 2025: Mineral Identification Stations & Flowchart
  • February 2, 2025: High School Science: Discover Physics
  • January 31, 2025: Framework for a homeschool co-op
  • January 30, 2025: Hide the Word Scripture Memory Work System
  • January 26, 2025: Toddler - Educational Toys Gift Guide
  • January 25, 2025: Building Work Ethic in Boys (and Girls)
  • January 10, 2025: High School Chemistry Simplified
  • December 21, 2024: Christmas Wrap 2024
  • December 21, 2024: New Years Printable: Goals & Reflections
  • May 9, 2024: Hymns in History: Exploring Hymns through Cursive Copywork, Scripture, and Art Study
  • April 25, 2024: Instead of Worksheets & Tests
  • April 9, 2024: Devotional Biology: A Different Approach
  • April 9, 2024: University-Ready Writing
  • April 2, 2024: High School Science: Experience Biology
  • March 27, 2024: Why we do what we do. And an honest update.
  • March 11, 2024: High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek Two
  • December 20, 2023: The Nutcracker - A Mini-Art Tutorial
  • December 14, 2023: Christmas Wrap 2023
  • August 9, 2023: Light of the World Candleholder Craft
  • August 2, 2023: Curriculum Picks, Schedules, & Lessons Learned
  • May 20, 2023: Homeschool High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek One
  • April 28, 2023: How to Teach Public Speaking
  • March 22, 2023: Mission: World Wonders Curriculum Plan
  • March 21, 2023: Mission: World Wonders in Action!
  • March 19, 2023: Story-Driven Economics Curriculum: Economics for Everybody
  • December 28, 2022: Books we read and what we thought
  • December 22, 2022: Christmas Wrap: 2022 in Review
  • November 11, 2022: Favorite Christmas Picture Books and Read Alouds
  • July 10, 2022: Exploring Ancient Egypt: Timelines, Maps, Projects, and More!
  • July 9, 2022: Exploring Ancient Greece: Timelines, Maps, Projects, and More!
  • July 8, 2022: Discovering Wonders of the World
  • July 7, 2022: Exploring Ancient Rome Study: Timelines, Maps, Projects, and Games
  • July 6, 2022: Story of the World Timeline Notebook
  • June 4, 2022: Window on the World Notebooking Pages
  • June 1, 2022: Great Empires Overview: Hands-On History Study
  • May 31, 2022: Literature Selections, Curriculum Choices, and Homeschool Schedules
  • May 30, 2022: Mid-Year Adjustments & Spring Semester Plans
  • May 24, 2022: Curriculum Choices: Elementary through High School
  • May 12, 2022: Mission Great Commission Curriculum Overview
  • April 2, 2022: An introductory course in filmmaking!
  • April 1, 2022: Church History Notebooking Pages
  • February 22, 2022: Writing through the Wardrobe, Writing with Hobbits
  • February 9, 2022: Theme-Based Writing Lessons
  • February 5, 2022: Learning the Grammar of Poetry
  • February 5, 2022: A Simple Solution for Teaching Writing
  • January 21, 2022: Homeschooling High School: Clepping for College Credit
  • December 30, 2021: Books we read and what we thought
  • December 29, 2021: Spring Semester Read Alouds, Plans, & Schedules
  • December 28, 2021: Mid-Year Curriculum Option: Mission Faith Forgers
  • December 21, 2021: Wrappin' up the year 2021
  • November 19, 2021: Gifts Ideas for Literature Lovers
  • April 13, 2021: Fitting Words: Rhetoric for Christian Students
  • April 8, 2021: Vocabulary with Latin & Greek Roots!
  • April 7, 2021: Mission: Faith Forgers Curriculum Plan
  • April 7, 2021: Mission: Lasting Liberty Curriculum Plan
  • April 7, 2021: Mission Pacific Peacemakers Six-Week Study
  • April 7, 2021: Middle School and Mission: Great Commission
  • December 20, 2020: Wrappin' it up: Christmas Wrap 2020
  • September 17, 2020: Learn about U.S. Government & Elections!
  • August 14, 2020: American History Timeline Figures & Timeline Book
  • May 21, 2020: Trailblazing Transit American Art for History
  • May 5, 2020: On Memorization: Using Art for Remembering
  • April 9, 2020: History of the Holidays: Family Activities
  • April 6, 2020: Old Testament Hands-On Bible Study
  • March 19, 2020: Adding High school to Mission: Great Commission
  • February 1, 2020: Orchestra & Famous Composers
  • January 6, 2020: Spring Semester Homeschool Plans & Schedules
  • December 18, 2019: It's a Wrap (aka, It's Rhymin' Time!)
  • October 5, 2019: The Thanksgiving Tree
  • September 25, 2019: The Making of a History Portfolio
  • August 18, 2019: Teaching composition: a fearless foundation
  • August 17, 2019: Great Big Ole Book Giveaway 2019
  • August 12, 2019: Drawing and Art Project Tutorials
  • August 3, 2019: The subject every student should study
  • July 29, 2019: You CAN learn Latin {and enjoy it!}
  • July 22, 2019: Curriculum, Schedules, & Lessons Learned
  • July 2, 2019: A Charlotte Mason Approach to English Grammar
  • July 2, 2019: 10-Day Western Road Trip - Tennessee to Rockies to Yellowstone
  • June 26, 2019: Alaska or Bust!
  • June 26, 2019: Touring the American Southwest
  • June 14, 2019: Homeschooling High School: Scope & Sequence
  • May 30, 2019: Updated CC Cycle 2 Planners with Booklists & Correlations!
  • April 3, 2019: Equipping Resources for Middle and High School
  • March 12, 2019: Memorization Management with Memory Rings
  • February 10, 2019: Mission Lasting Liberty in Action!
  • February 6, 2019: Mission Faith Forgers in Action!
  • January 30, 2019: When Seasons Change
  • January 10, 2019: The Reading Program that Works
  • January 1, 2019: Mission: World Wonders - Trip Two!
  • January 1, 2019: Spring Semester Plans & Schedules
  • December 31, 2018: Homeschool Scheduling & Curriculum Choices (Elementary through High School)
  • December 23, 2018: Christmas Wrap 2018: Our Year in Rhyme
  • November 26, 2018: Star Wars vs Star Trek Gift Guide
  • November 26, 2018: Favorite Family Board Games Gift Guide
  • November 9, 2018: Window on the World - Devotion, Prayer, and Geography Resource
  • October 29, 2018: Advent Jesse Tree Devotions and Ornaments
  • October 28, 2018: Landing of the Pilgrims {Free Art & Poetry Study}
  • October 16, 2018: A Simple Nature Walk Checklist
  • September 16, 2018: Memory Work Review Schedule
  • August 8, 2018: Favorite CC Cycle 1 Picture Books
  • August 2, 2018: Mission World Wonders and Classical Conversations Match-up
  • July 19, 2018: Favorite CC Cycle 1 Books: Family Read Alouds
  • June 14, 2018: World History and Science Leveled Readers
  • June 9, 2018: World History Magic Tree House & Imagination Station Book List
  • May 20, 2018: Spring Semester Plans & Schedules
  • May 18, 2018: Script-n-Scribe Truth Traveler: Exploring Empires through Cursive Copywork, Scripture, Poetry, and Art Study
  • May 17, 2018: Studying History through the Ages Using a Timeline
  • May 15, 2018: Exploring Ancient Civilizations
  • May 11, 2018: World History & Geography Book List: Who Was... What Was... Where Was...
  • May 1, 2018: Relating Earth Science to God's World: A Child's Geography
  • May 1, 2018: Renaissance Great Artists Picture Study & Art Project Ideas
  • April 2, 2018: Updated CC Cycle 1 Planner with Booklists & Correlations!
  • February 5, 2018: Studying World War II: Maps, Timelines, Projects
  • February 3, 2018: Patriotic Poetry, Art Study, & Copywork
  • January 29, 2018: Immigration to America: Ellis Island & Lady Liberty
  • January 29, 2018: Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Rough Riding the Dakotas
  • January 28, 2018: The 20th Century in America: Hands-on History
  • January 22, 2018: Element Flashcards, Activities, and Notebooking Pages
  • January 8, 2018: American History Spring Semester Plans (Cycle 3)
  • January 6, 2018: Mid-Year Reality Check: How it really panned out
  • December 19, 2017: Christmas Wrap 2017: Our Year in Rhyme
  • November 14, 2017: Magic Tree House & Imagination Station Book List: U.S. History
  • November 11, 2017: U.S. History Book List: Who Was... What Was... Where Was...
  • October 16, 2017: Script-n-Scribe Americana: American Art and Poetry Study through Copywork
  • October 9, 2017: On the Lewis & Clark Trail: Finding the Falls
  • October 9, 2017: The War of 1812: The story of two unlikely heroes
  • October 9, 2017: It's Time for... Challenge Timelines!
  • September 11, 2017: Memory Work Tracking Charts
  • September 9, 2017: Treading on Boston's Freedom Trail
  • September 4, 2017: A Pilgrimage to Plymouth
  • September 3, 2017: A sneak peek at our first few weeks
  • August 25, 2017: Visit the Nina and the Pinta (but not the Santa Maria)
  • August 16, 2017: Handicrafts in History Studies
  • August 13, 2017: Presentation Prep: Skills, Ideas, and the Hamburger Model
  • August 12, 2017: Great Big Ole Book Giveaway 2017
  • August 7, 2017: A Seasoned Mom's Tips for the Challenge Program
  • July 29, 2017: Memorization Mastery by Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood
  • July 19, 2017: Script-n-Scribe Cursive Program by Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood
  • July 18, 2017: Columbus & the Age of Exploration
  • July 16, 2017: Facing the New Thing {Homeschool Scheduling Simplified}
  • July 11, 2017: Science Scripture Connections: Human Body & Chemistry
  • July 5, 2017: The Script-n-Scribe Letter Connector!
  • June 26, 2017: American History Loop Schedule
  • June 14, 2017: Early America History Trip: Northeastern Loop
  • May 1, 2017: American History CC Cycle 3 Reading Plans
  • May 1, 2017: American History Read Alouds
  • April 17, 2017: American History Picture Books
  • April 10, 2017: Art Appreciation through Art History
  • April 9, 2017: Our favorite reading curriculum and why
  • April 4, 2017: American History Leveled Readers
  • March 23, 2017: CC Cycle 3 Planners with Booklist & Correlations!
  • March 6, 2017: Introduction to Cursive Program: The Roller Coaster Writer
  • March 5, 2017: U.S. History Bites & The War Rages On
  • February 26, 2017: Cultivating Virtue through Poetry
  • February 16, 2017: Sneak Peek at Six Weeks
  • February 16, 2017: Loops Schedules: Fine Arts, Hymn Study, and Western Civilization
  • February 14, 2017: World War I Hero: Alvin York State Park
  • February 13, 2017: CC Challenge Planner Page {Free Printable}
  • January 28, 2017: A K'nex Birthday Party & Roller Coaster Cake
  • January 26, 2017: Hands-on History: Industrial Revolution, WWI, and the Great Depression
  • January 22, 2017: Meet the Instruments: Exploring the Orchestra
  • January 17, 2017: Say what?!? Revisiting goals, plans, and schedules
  • January 7, 2017: Science Scripture Connections: Physics
  • January 2, 2017: Great Big Ole Book Giveaway 2018
  • December 19, 2016: Christmas wRap 2016
  • December 17, 2016: Reality Check: Our Semester in Review
  • December 11, 2016: Morisot Art Project: Globby Textures
  • December 11, 2016: Degas Art Project: Depicting Motion
  • December 11, 2016: Monet Art Project: Impressionist Art Technique
  • December 8, 2016: Gainsborough Art Project: Portraits on Landscape
  • December 5, 2016: Linnaeus Art Project: Botanical Illustrations
  • December 4, 2016: Rembrandt Art Project: Facial Expressions
  • November 15, 2016: Memory Work Review Game Extravaganza
  • November 11, 2016: In Flanders Fields: WWI Poetry Copywork & Coloring
  • October 31, 2016: A Christ-Centered Focus {Scripture Memorization}
  • August 7, 2016: Our First Week {and Three Tips for a Simple Start}
  • August 1, 2016: Historical Novels for Engaging Thinkers
  • June 30, 2016: New to this website? Start here!
  • June 25, 2016: Cycle 2 Reading Plans & Loop Schedules
  • June 22, 2016: Favorite Picture Books: Medieval to Modern
  • June 21, 2016: Great Big Ole Book Giveaway 2016
  • June 13, 2016: CC Cycle 2 Read Aloud Plan
  • June 10, 2016: Ten Thousand Miles?!?
  • May 2, 2016: History through the Summer... and Beyond
  • April 26, 2016: Our CC Cycle 2 Booklist
  • April 5, 2016: CC Cycle 2 Planners
  • March 30, 2016: Why We Chose Classical Conversations (for a season)
  • March 28, 2016: Australia & Oceania Countries Capitals Flashcards
  • March 21, 2016: Unexpected Changes & Heartfelt Thanks
  • February 27, 2016: Layers of the Earth & Atmosphere Model
  • February 17, 2016: Classical Music: Orchestra & Composer Study
  • February 15, 2016: Adding a bucket of beauty to homeschooling
  • February 8, 2016: Africa Countries Capitals Flashcards
  • January 12, 2016: Science Scripture Connections: Earth Science
  • January 9, 2016: Map Tracing: A Geography Plan with Printable Atlas
  • January 2, 2016: Asia Country & Capitals Flashcards
  • December 20, 2015: Timeline Thumbnails, Revisited
  • December 20, 2015: Christmas Wrap 2015
  • December 19, 2015: When the boxes don't get checked
  • December 15, 2015: Michelangelo Art Project: Fresco
  • December 15, 2015: Angelico Art Project: Gold-Leaf
  • December 14, 2015: El Greco Art Project: Stretch-a-Snowman
  • December 14, 2015: Giotto Art Project & Homemade Egg Tempera
  • December 12, 2015: Great Artist Coloring Pages
  • December 11, 2015: Durer Art Project
  • December 9, 2015: Renaissance & Baroque Fine Arts Notebooking Pages
  • December 6, 2015: Ghiberti Art Project: Metallic Art
  • December 5, 2015: A corporate mom's decision to stay at home
  • November 18, 2015: Americas & Antilles Countries Capitals Flashcards
  • October 30, 2015: European Countries & Capitals Flashcards
  • October 20, 2015: Tin Whistle & Music Theory Notebooking Pages
  • October 6, 2015: Latin Noun Declension File Folder Games & Cues {Printables}
  • October 2, 2015: What about Worldview? {Studying Ancient Religions}
  • September 30, 2015: The Making of a Gigantic Music Staff
  • September 13, 2015: How to Draw a Crayfish & Crayfish Anatomy
  • September 10, 2015: Scientific Method Printables: Posters, Lab Sheets, Bookmarks
  • August 30, 2015: CC Reading Correlations: SOTW, MOH, Scholastic Match-Ups
  • August 29, 2015: Awestruck by a Pinto Bean
  • August 23, 2015: Planning, Scheduling, and Curriculum Choices (oh, my!)
  • August 17, 2015: Timeline Thumbnails {Free printable}
  • August 8, 2015: Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Resources
  • July 29, 2015: CC Cycle-at-a-Glance Sheets
  • July 28, 2015: Drawing the World Free-Hand: Major Circles of Latitude
  • July 22, 2015: A Stick and the Sand and Your Essentials Guide
  • July 3, 2015: Notebooking on a Shoestring & Scheduling Simplified
  • June 20, 2015: A Humbling Reality Check
  • June 14, 2015: When you're not sure you measure up
  • June 8, 2015: Plan vs. Reality: When You Spend All Year "Tapering"
  • June 1, 2015: Dealing with joy-stealers? Me, too.
  • May 20, 2015: A Trip through All About Spelling
  • May 5, 2015: CC Cycle 1 Usborne Book List
  • May 4, 2015: 10 Things to Do with a Sixth Grader
  • May 3, 2015: Understanding Centuries with a Toothpick Timeline
  • April 20, 2015: Core School Work: What We Fall Back On
  • April 14, 2015: Cadillac Ranch {50 states before they graduate}
  • April 13, 2015: CC Cycle 1 Reading Plans
  • March 28, 2015: The Final Three of Cycle Three
  • March 27, 2015: Making Connections
  • March 15, 2015: American History Usborne Book List
  • March 10, 2015: Our CC Cycle 1 Booklist
  • February 25, 2015: Where my Love of Books Has Led Me {Heart Talk}
  • February 24, 2015: The Mystery of History Volume IV: A Review
  • February 21, 2015: The Three-Week Binge, Once Again
  • February 17, 2015: CC Cycle 1 Planners
  • February 12, 2015: An Accordion Timeline Notebook
  • January 26, 2015: Three Weeks in Review and Our Homeschool Q&A
  • January 17, 2015: America the Beautiful: U.S. History Study (1000 AD to Present)
  • January 14, 2015: Hands-on History: 20th Century Study
  • January 3, 2015: Memorize Scripture: Genesis 1, John 1, Exodus 20, and more!
  • December 28, 2014: Christmas Memories: A Look at Our Life in December
  • December 27, 2014: Famous American Artists Art Study & Project Ideas
  • December 24, 2014: Our Art Gallery, the Video Game Incentive, and an Onion Bouquet
  • December 23, 2014: Blacklight Puppets, Fake Lungs, and Westward Ho!
  • December 18, 2014: Spy Party Games, Printables, and Memories
  • December 18, 2014: Making a TNT Timer Tutorial
  • December 17, 2014: Christmas Wrap 2014: Our Year in Rhyme
  • November 16, 2014: Our Favorite Things: Favorite Family Favorites
  • November 15, 2014: Make a Pumping Model Heart
  • November 15, 2014: Make a Model Lung
  • November 15, 2014: Anatomy Experiments: Kidney Filtration & Kidney Model
  • November 15, 2014: Anatomy Experiments: Digestion
  • November 9, 2014: Civil War History Study
  • November 2, 2014: Why Cursive? Why Copywork? Why Poetry?
  • October 29, 2014: Underground Railroad & Anatomy Experiments
  • October 28, 2014: Studying the Star-Spangled Banner and Other Stuff
  • October 28, 2014: The Pumpkin Prayer Bookmarks and Lesson {Printable}
  • October 25, 2014: Multiplication Drill Sheet {Printable}
  • October 16, 2014: U.S. History & Book of Virtues Correlation (Cycle 3)
  • October 13, 2014: Of God and Country: Hymns of America
  • October 6, 2014: Studying the Early 1800s
  • October 2, 2014: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!
  • September 29, 2014: Nihil, or what I felt we accomplished this week...
  • September 28, 2014: Blacklight Puppet Ministry
  • September 25, 2014: Comic Illustration Pages {Free Notebooking Printables}
  • September 20, 2014: Lego Room Makeover: Our Storage Solution
  • September 17, 2014: Time for a reality check
  • September 13, 2014: American Revolution Study
  • September 12, 2014: Essentials Chart Mastery
  • September 10, 2014: We interrupt our "normal" routine for...
  • September 3, 2014: LEGOs, Tendons, and Memory Lane
  • August 27, 2014: Memory Work Chart {Free Printable}
  • August 27, 2014: Snippets from our first week
  • August 15, 2014: God's Design for Life: The Human Body {Correlated Activities}
  • August 14, 2014: Human Anatomy + Biblical Connections
  • August 11, 2014: New to Homeschooling (or not)? Plan to Be Flexible!
  • August 3, 2014: Simply Star Wars
  • July 29, 2014: Of Curriculum and Schedules and a Tapered Start
  • July 18, 2014: The Plan vs. Reality
  • July 9, 2014: Benjamin Franklin Unit Study
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 1
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 2
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 3
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 4
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 5
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 6
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 7
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 8
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 9
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 10
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 11
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 12
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 13
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 14
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 15
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 16
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 17
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 18
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 19
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 20
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 21
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 22
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 23
  • July 1, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Week 24
  • July 1, 2014: U.S. Geography States & Capitals File Folder Game
  • June 18, 2014: Trivial Pursuit Cards Template
  • June 16, 2014: What we've been up to...
  • June 4, 2014: Classical Conversations Cycle 3 Resources
  • June 2, 2014: U.S. History Resources
  • June 1, 2014: English Grammar Resources: Verb Principal Parts & Sentences
  • May 31, 2014: United States Geography Resources
  • May 26, 2014: A Less-Stress Summer School
  • May 24, 2014: Utopian Plans vs. Everyday Reality
  • May 22, 2014: John 1 Latin Flashcards & Games
  • May 19, 2014: Our Field Trips and Activities {2013-2014 in Review}
  • May 18, 2014: PaperCraft Toys and Paper Models
  • May 18, 2014: Brazil Unit Study and Family Presentation
  • May 16, 2014: American Art & Composer Notebooking Packet
  • May 15, 2014: Home Reorganization: Kitchen Remodel
  • May 14, 2014: Writing Historical Fiction… Using your Family Tree
  • May 14, 2014: Touring Atlanta with Kids!
  • May 13, 2014: Minecraft Birthday Party
  • May 11, 2014: Castle Gwynn and the Tennessee Renaissance Festival
  • May 7, 2014: Reviewing Geography with Legos, Beans, and… Trash?
  • April 28, 2014: See Rock City (and 7 states at once)! {50 states}
  • April 10, 2014: Cycle 3 Reading Plans
  • April 7, 2014: Trash to Treasure: Trashman Marionette
  • April 5, 2014: Classical Conversations and The Well-Trained Mind
  • April 5, 2014: Supplementing CC on a Shoestring
  • April 4, 2014: Minecraft Chicken (or Duck?) Piñata
  • April 1, 2014: Revisiting Plans and Schedules with The Well-Trained Mind
  • March 26, 2014: Our CC Cycle 3 Booklist
  • March 23, 2014: Geography Fair
  • March 21, 2014: Cycle 3 Weekly Planners
  • March 19, 2014: Free Handwriting Resources
  • March 12, 2014: John 1 Copywork: Print and Cursive Penmanship
  • March 2, 2014: The Nuremberg Trials... and Homeschooling?!
  • February 28, 2014: Trash to Treasure Piggy Banks
  • February 19, 2014: Erasable Fine-Tipped Permanent Marker?
  • February 14, 2014: Newton's Laws of Motion… Simplified
  • February 9, 2014: Be-real-ism: Another Reality Check
  • February 4, 2014: Assembly-Line Valentines
  • January 27, 2014: Classical Music Study: Free SQUILT Lessons
  • January 20, 2014: All About Spelling All About Reading Review
  • January 18, 2014: Exploring States of Matter
  • January 16, 2014: Latin's Not So Tough Review
  • January 13, 2014: Classic Elementary Physical Science Curriculum Review
  • January 11, 2014: The Wichitas of Southwest Oklahoma: Holy City, Fish Ladder, and Heart Rock
  • January 10, 2014: Seedlings: Fables from the Forest Children's Book Review
  • January 7, 2014: Hot Springs and Bathhouse Row in Arkansas {50 states}
  • January 7, 2014: Physical Science Study
  • December 31, 2013: What you made possible... again!
  • December 27, 2013: Christian Theology and Ancient Polytheism: Study for the Dialectic
  • December 20, 2013: Burgess Falls Tennessee and How Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood Came to Be {50-states}
  • December 17, 2013: Christmas wRap 2013 - Our Year in Rhyme
  • December 13, 2013: Great Artists Study & Project Ideas: The Impressionists
  • December 10, 2013: My Ebenezer Stones
  • December 9, 2013: Memory Master Tips & Tricks
  • December 4, 2013: Monster Truck Party {Free Printables}
  • November 26, 2013: A Family Activity Christmas Countdown Calendar
  • November 19, 2013: Traditions: Jesse Tree Advent Ornaments
  • November 12, 2013: Conversations from the Garden: Build a Biblical Worldview!
  • November 8, 2013: Desoto State Park and Little River Canyon in Alabama
  • November 6, 2013: Our Art Gallery Wall
  • November 6, 2013: The Christmas Window, a Christmas Musical
  • November 5, 2013: The Thanksgiving Tree Tradition
  • November 1, 2013: The Art of Questioning
  • October 28, 2013: Introducing Composer Study: Prokofiev & Peter and the Wolf
  • October 23, 2013: Traditions: The Pumpkin Prayer
  • October 16, 2013: Tin Whistle & Music Theory
  • October 14, 2013: Latin Conjugations: Keeping the Tenses Straight
  • October 12, 2013: The Homeschool Experiment
  • October 12, 2013: For Instruction in Righteousness
  • October 12, 2013: Sights and Scenes from Lafayette Louisiana {50 States}
  • October 11, 2013: Days of Knights in Kentucky (or Ohio)!
  • October 10, 2013: Hands-on History: Renaissance & Reformation Study
  • October 5, 2013: Our Essentials Experience, or How to Scale Back
  • October 5, 2013: Family fun in Philly {50 States}
  • October 4, 2013: Lincoln's Boyhood Home in Indiana {50 States}
  • October 4, 2013: The Creation Museum and Louisville Kentucky {50 States}
  • October 4, 2013: Hocking Hills and Hopewell in Ohio {50 States}
  • October 4, 2013: Memory Work Fun with LEGOs
  • October 3, 2013: Notebooking with Foldables
  • September 30, 2013: Dunn's Falls in Mississippi
  • September 30, 2013: Tannehill Ironworks and U.S. Space & Rocket Center: Alabama {50 States}
  • September 30, 2013: The Preschooler's Notebook
  • September 29, 2013: Impressionists & Classical Era Notebooking Packet {Free Printables}
  • September 20, 2013: Trash to Treasure {and other simple} Review Games
  • September 13, 2013: Hillbilly Gardening 101
  • September 11, 2013: Latin Alphabet Coloring Book and Flashcards {Printables}
  • September 10, 2013: Learning New Testament Greek with Children
  • September 7, 2013: Our Life Today... in Pictures
  • September 5, 2013: Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
  • September 4, 2013: Sightseeing Valley Forge & Gettysburg {50 States}
  • September 4, 2013: Amish Country - Lancaster County, PA {50 States}
  • September 4, 2013: Strasburg Railroad Pennsylvania {50 States}
  • September 4, 2013: Hershey's Chocolate World in Pennsylvania {50 States}
  • September 2, 2013: {50 States} Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island
  • August 31, 2013: {50 States} O Say Can You See.... Maryland?
  • August 28, 2013: A Garfield Party
  • August 25, 2013: What you made possible
  • August 24, 2013: Memorizing Ephesians 6 Armor of God Resources
  • August 17, 2013: Our first two weeks...
  • August 16, 2013: Calendar Quest: 5,000 Years of History in 16 Lessons
  • August 16, 2013: Creation Science for Kids: Ecology and Astronomy
  • August 15, 2013: Hands-on History: Middle Ages Project Passport
  • August 13, 2013: Our Timeline Wall: What We Learned
  • July 30, 2013: Warfare by Duct Tape: The Knight Book & Armor of God
  • July 28, 2013: The gift of rhetoric, or What are we aiming for?
  • July 18, 2013: Memory Work Review Games
  • July 15, 2013: Woe is me, Washington, DC!
  • July 11, 2013: Virginia's for Lovers [of nature and history]!
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  • July 4, 2013: A Hornworm Horror Film
  • June 30, 2013: Of Curriculum and Schedules...
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  • June 23, 2013: English Grammar Resources: Parts of Speech
  • June 21, 2013: Almost Heaven, West Virginia
  • June 16, 2013: Tri-cornered Multiplication Fact Cards through 15s
  • June 16, 2013: Smithsonian Tree Banding Project
  • June 5, 2013: Thoughts on... Teaching the Trivium
  • June 3, 2013: A 15-Day Itinerary through Mid-Eastern States
  • May 29, 2013: Latin Conjugation Match-Up Game
  • May 22, 2013: Pronoun Match-Up File Folder Game
  • May 13, 2013: Our Classical Notebook
  • May 9, 2013: Copywork, Dictation, Narration & Observation: A Beginner's Guide
  • May 1, 2013: Classical Conversations for Beginners
  • April 28, 2013: Why I Blog
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  • April 25, 2013: New Testament Hands-On History
  • April 24, 2013: Byzantine Empire & Paul's Missionary Journeys
  • April 24, 2013: Indus River Valley Clay Model
  • April 24, 2013: Africa Cookie Dough Map
  • April 23, 2013: World Empires, World Missions, World Wars Review
  • April 12, 2013: Galveston, Pelican Island, and Mission Control: Texas {50 States}
  • April 6, 2013: Georgia's Stone Mountain { 50 States}
  • March 30, 2013: Making Clouds from Latin
  • March 27, 2013: Continental Blob Maps
  • March 20, 2013: Passport to Memory Work... or Geography
  • March 11, 2013: From the heart... with new meaning
  • March 2, 2013: Up-Up-Up through the Atmosphere
  • March 2, 2013: Memory Work - The Sticker Incentive
  • February 19, 2013: Our Next 50 States Trip
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  • February 9, 2013: Sea World, Legoland Florida, and Disney World in Pictures
  • January 28, 2013: IndoctriNation the Movie
  • January 10, 2013: Memory Work Tri-fold Board
  • January 5, 2013: Earth Science - Creation Science for Kids
  • December 22, 2012: My eyes. Healing takes time and laughter.
  • December 14, 2012: Christmas wRap 2012
  • December 13, 2012: ...But Now I See!
  • December 11, 2012: When terror grips, count the gifts
  • December 3, 2012: A Construction-Themed Party
  • November 25, 2012: The Miracle Worker
  • November 14, 2012: Thanksgiving Treats, Books, History, and Family Fun
  • November 10, 2012: Nature Study: Ewww!!! Evergreen Bagworms!
  • October 29, 2012: From a different perspective
  • October 22, 2012: Mutant Mummy Hotdogs - A Perfect Pinterest Flop
  • October 13, 2012: Free Grammarland Unit Study
  • October 9, 2012: Tabletop Geography
  • October 6, 2012: The Ship that Won the War
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  • September 28, 2012: Mom-of-the-year... NOT!!!
  • September 27, 2012: Free Ancient Rome Lapbook with Study Guide
  • September 24, 2012: Our Essentials Student Notebook
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  • September 14, 2012: The Power of Prayer
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  • September 8, 2012: Creation Science for Kids: Biology Review
  • September 4, 2012: Just-a Dragging Along
  • August 18, 2012: Free Bible & Character Study Resources
  • August 11, 2012: Summer Snippets
  • July 25, 2012: Practicing Memory Work
  • July 19, 2012: Curriculum Choices: 2012-2013
  • July 18, 2012: Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Week 1 Resources
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  • June 10, 2012: Favorite Free Latin Resources
  • June 9, 2012: WWII Wrap-up
  • June 7, 2012: I was scared. Really scared.
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  • May 23, 2012: Down to the river...
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  • February 25, 2012: Living Math
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  • July 19, 2011: Pocketful of Prayers
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  • June 29, 2011: Improving Our Vision: Many are the plans...
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  • June 8, 2011: Online Organization for Classical Conversations
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  • May 29, 2011: Nature study for beginners
  • May 15, 2011: The Thirteen-year Cicada
  • May 7, 2011: Nim's Island Unit Study & Lapbook
  • April 28, 2011: Rub-a-dub-dub
  • April 27, 2011: My green thumb: You mean I DIDN'T plant daffodils?!?
  • April 25, 2011: Celebrating Easter in One-and-a-Half Weeks
  • April 23, 2011: Church Search: A Mom's Grace Experience
  • April 23, 2011: Earth Day Earthworms: Natural Farmers
  • April 15, 2011: A Great Balancing Act
  • April 13, 2011: ArtMaps
  • April 12, 2011: Shoestrings, or toad eggs?
  • April 6, 2011: Cardshark Math: Card Games for Math
  • April 4, 2011: More Geologic Geometry
  • April 3, 2011: The Wonderful World of Wasps
  • April 1, 2011: Math Monopoly (and other games to reinforce math)
  • March 29, 2011: Bee Battles (& Free Bug Books!)
  • March 28, 2011: Classical Conversations at Home
  • March 24, 2011: Handbook of Nature Study: Snails
  • March 18, 2011: Norway Knowledge Quest
  • March 17, 2011: Shamrock Suncatchers
  • March 15, 2011: Geronimo!
  • March 12, 2011: Comanche Code Talkers of WWII
  • March 10, 2011: Historic Medicine Park, Oklahoma's First Resort
  • March 10, 2011: Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
  • March 9, 2011: Holy City of the Wichitas in Oklahoma
  • March 2, 2011: Paper Castle, Paper Theatre and Other Paper Toys
  • February 27, 2011: Quick math lesson: Geologic Geometry
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  • February 26, 2011: S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G
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  • February 20, 2011: Metric Olympics & Egg Experiments
  • February 19, 2011: World Wars and Geography
  • February 17, 2011: Island of the Blue Dolphins Unit Study
  • February 17, 2011: Studying South Korea Unit Study: Printables and Activities
  • February 15, 2011: Ecology & Astronomy Lapbooks
  • February 15, 2011: Renaissance Unit Study: Lapbook, printables, and activities
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  • February 14, 2011: Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Week 1
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