Books are incredibly effective tools for teaching. Charlotte Mason homeschoolers certainly understand that fact as it pertains to subjects like…
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History & Geography
How to Teach Geography with Living Books
I HATED geography as a child. It was tedious, repetitive, and included lots of looking up things like the population…
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How to Build a Hands-On Homeschool. It’s Easy!
These days, it seems like hands-on homeschool is a buzzword of sorts. What’s all the fuss about? Let’s define hands-on…
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6 MORE of Our Family’s Favorite Picture Book Authors
Our family’s favorite picture book authors earn “forever spots” on our bookshelves. Those spots don’t just go to any old books….
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Six of Our Very Favorite Picture Book Authors
This momma has a huge affinity for picture books. Over the years, we’ve read more than I would want to…
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Our Favorite Thanksgiving Living Books
Even holiday reading must pass the living literature test around here! These Thanksgiving living books have been favorites around our…
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A Cemetery Scavenger Hunt Makes a Great History Lesson
Eeeewww! A cemetery scavenger hunt? Are you serious? Yes! Believe it or not, this is a REALLY cool activity because cemeteries…
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How to Use Informational Books as History Curriculum
Do history textbooks ever fit into a living literature-based homeschool? Of course they do! But, if we’re being honest, they…
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Realistic Cave Paintings: An Ancient History Art Project
Eli and I have just begun our ancient history studies for the year – and I’m very glad to report…
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The Four Year History Cycle: Slightly Revised
You may have heard me say before that we follow a four-year cycle of chronological history in our homeschool. Well,…
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More Than Just a Dinosaur Unit Study
My little man and I just finished a Creation-based dinosaur unit study that led to some amazing rabbit trail learning! …
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Why Timelines Matter When Teaching History
When I was in school, I learned a lot of piecemeal history. While I could remember small bits of the…
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