November proved to be a great time of the year for a rock study!  We learned about rocks and minerals, life under rocks and even had great luck finding fossils in rocks.
What are fossils?  They’re remains of plant or animal life from the past.  As the song from Buddy Davis from Answers in Genesis goes…”billions [...]

Too many people think I have this homeschooling thing all together.  Ha!  Remember when I promised you a copy of the test at the end of our simple machines unit?  Well, not only did I never create or give a test, I also decided to ditch a couple of the planned lessons.  Why?  Because life [...]

Our farm has a rich 1800’s history.  And considering the arrowheads we find occasionally, probably a lot of prior history as well.
I’ve told you before about how we find 19th and 20th century garbage as we plow the garden every year.  Near the garden spot once stood a large red brick home with a rock [...]

I want to give a shout out to all the beautiful ladies (and a few hubbies) from the Home For His Glory group in Louisville!  It’s very evident you have a wonderful support group!  Thank you for having me, and thank you, Shanna, for inviting me!
Thanks to everyone who voted for either Our Journey Westward [...]

We started our short and sweet simple machines study yesterday. As an introduction to simple machines and for self-discovery of how machines work, I set up some little centers. The kiddos had to visit each center and complete a few thought-provoking questions about what they learned. Afterward, we talked about each machine [...]