Editor's pick from last week's link-up: FREE Fall Math Packet for Preschoolers Your turn---> What is eligible? Anything applicable to homeschooling: daily life, stories, how-to posts, encouragement, curriculum reviews, giveaways…basically anything that another homeschool family might find useful or interesting. Link-up a few if you’d like! What do we … [Read more...] about Ultimate Homeschool Link-up #38
Using a pumpkin to teach the gospel
When it comes to fall there are two things I think of: pumpkins and apples. Last month I wrote about a unit study on "How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World," this month I want to write about pumpkins. Specifically, how to take an ordinary pumpkin and turn it into a gospel presentation. First take an ordinary pumpkin, when you look at it you can see there is … [Read more...] about Using a pumpkin to teach the gospel
How to Encourage Free Time Learning
As a home educator using the Charlotte Mason method, I have ensured that my children's afternoons were full of free time, as she recommended. It was during these hours that my children's interest and skills were being formed and mastered. I have so much appreciation for her wisdom and God guiding me to using this method for my own children thirteen years ago. As I prepare … [Read more...] about How to Encourage Free Time Learning
Ultimate Homeschool Link-Up #37
This week's favorite post: Fall Sensory Box Now it's your turn to link up... What is eligible? Anything applicable to homeschooling: daily life, stories, how-to posts, encouragement, curriculum reviews, giveaways…basically anything that another homeschool family might find useful or interesting. Link-up a few if you’d like! What do we ask? It would be great if … [Read more...] about Ultimate Homeschool Link-Up #37
First Sound Letter Drawers
This year, we have one child in the "Kindergarten" level. Can I just say, hooray for Homeschooling? I don't know what I'd do if I had to send our sweet little one off to school this year! For homeschoolers, this can be such a precious time of learning together. It's all those nostalgic 'lessons' - Letter sounds, the Alphabet, starting to read - it's so exciting and fun to … [Read more...] about First Sound Letter Drawers