Have you ever tried to put a unit study together but ended up overwhelmed and frustrated? Unit studies can be a great way to learn new topics and teach multiple grade levels. If you need some help getting started Cindy from Our Journey Westward walks to through step by step how to plan a unit study. Another fun part of unit studies are the … [Read more...] about How to Plan a Unit Study
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Organizing Daily Lessons with Workboxes
Keeping daily assignments straight can take a lot of work, shop especially if you have more than one child. Many homeschool families use workboxes to stay organized and help children know what they need to get done each day. Meet Penny shares how she updated her workbox system to make it work better for her family. … [Read more...] about Organizing Daily Lessons with Workboxes
Delight-Directed Learning for Your Homeschool
Have you ever heard of delight-directed homeschooling? It's not quite unschooling and you can use unit studies if you'd like. As you start searching for curriculum this year take some time to read this post on how to include some delight-directed learning in your homeschool … [Read more...] about Delight-Directed Learning for Your Homeschool
Finger Knitting Scarf Tutorial
Charlotte Mason speaks about handwork as something that is beneficial to the child - as long as the project is worthwhile and produces a project that is worth keeping. In her words, she calls it 'a useful pursuit'. But finding handwork projects that are useful while still being easy enough for small fingers can be a difficult task. Finger knitting is a handwork skill that is … [Read more...] about Finger Knitting Scarf Tutorial
Creating a Classical Conversation Notebook
If your children participate in Classical Conversations and you are wondering how to keep up with their work check out this post on Organizing a Classical Conversations Notebook. There are some great tips on how to select a notebook, sildenafil getting it set up for different subjects and how to let your children put their special touch in it. … [Read more...] about Creating a Classical Conversation Notebook