The beginning of our semester long unit about the 20th century is off to a great start!  Besides WWI (which we’re going to do next), we have covered the main topics from 1900-1919.  For now, I’m only planning one small project per section of the unit.  When we get to the end, a big explosion [...]

Below you’ll find the list of January nature study resources that have been in my sidebar.  We were blessed with several days of snow, ice and/or frost this month!  We’ll probably be blessed with several more snowy/icy days as winter rolls on, but our February studies will take a turn as we focus on the [...]

Seurat is such a fun artist to study!  His use of pointillism was the biggest topic during the month, which made for some fun art projects.  The painting above was an attempt at recreating an “Alfalfa” style painting (see below) with a mixture of strokes and styles.  After using many different tools to create pointillism, [...]

Franz Schubert Learn and Listen Classics for Kids Kid’s Britannica Book We Read CD We Listened To

Our homeschool group went on a wonderful field trip today to the JIF Peanut Butter Factory in Lexington, KY.  It’s a tough tour to book, so we were especially thankful to the entire staff for welcoming us with friendly faces, lots of information and some really cool things to see and do! Above you can [...]