Do you want lessons to be powerful? Do you want your children to be excited about learning? Would you like your children to learn in a hands-on way? Would it be helpful to have other people who are very knowledgeable about a topic to do some of the teaching for you? Go on field trips!…
I almost couldn’t believe it myself. My kindergartener learned how to use the internet and Microsoft Word for research…and it only took minutes for him to become proficient. Way cool, but freaky at the same time. I guess a child born into this digital age doesn’t see computers as anything to be afraid of and…
What kid wouldn’t love a break from the regular schedule of homeschooling to enjoy a funschooling day full of candy heart lessons??? Mom, I promise that your day won’t be wasted and you’ll be able to check off just about every box in your lesson planner! Teaching with Candy Hearts Grab a big bag of…
This post contains affiliate links. Read my entire disclosure policy here. We recently had one of those days – I mean weeks. You know, when everyone feels just good enough to do something, but not good enough to do a normal day of school. What to do so the week isn’t a total flop? Sick…
Fridays have been {fun} for years. This past week, our Friday morning was dedicated to science fun. Besides containing all the mess of tons of experiments to one day, it gave Caleb a chance to review several chemistry concepts we’ve been learning. Science Friday Using the book Molecules by Janice VanCleave(affiliate link), I chose…
This post contains affiliate links. Read my entire disclosure policy here. Owl Moon with FIAR I’m so excited to be back in the swing of Five in a Row with my littlest man! My oldest two made so many good memories during learning time using this curriculum. I likely won’t post about all our studies,…
I’ve written about the importance of adding service projects to your homeschool before, but I want to reiterate how BIG making time to help others can be in the life your family. Setting up for our homeless guests at church I’m constantly amazed at the spiritual growth I see in my children as we take…
Well, this gives new meaning to school-in-a-box! My littlest man is always up to something…just like his big brother used to be. On this day, he needed to do school in his office. It took him longer to get all his gear situated than it took to do his schoolwork. Ah, the joys of boys!
(This post contains links to my business website, Shining Dawn Books.) Winter Nature Study We took advantage of an unusually nice winter afternoon to catch up on some winter nature walking. You won’t believe how many wonderful nature treasures you can find in the winter! At our local cemetery we found tons… Leftover bird nests…
An Easy 13 Colonies Travel Brochure Project In an effort to share more of our project-based learning, I thought I’d highlight Caleb’s latest middle school research & writing assignment. As part of a Colonial History unit study, Caleb and I read a two great books about the 13 colonies. Afterward, I asked him to choose…
Sadly, the formal study of economics is left out of most of the curricula I’ve run across in my 11+ years of homeschooling. An understanding of economics is EXTREMELY important as our children grow up to care for a family, learn to tithe and give, and become the financial leaders of our country. Unless we took…
(This post contains affiliate links.) In this final installment of my unit study series, I’m going to share with you how to design a unit study that is fairly in-depth. For those of you new to this series, you can catch up by reading… How To Plan a Unit Study Unit Study Projects Planning a…