Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
On our path to the Grand Canyon, we came across an overlook of Lake Powell. It was just beautiful. The littles and I played with the rocks up top, while my husband climbed a little lower and left our mark. The littles all wanted to climb down, but it looked a little steep to me, so Daddy had all the fun. After that brief pit stop, we headed on … [Read more...]
As quickly as I can, I'll be sharing pictures of the Flat Littles' travels. I'm excited to follow them as they zigzag around these great United States of ours. First up, the Flat Littles traveled with the Hogan family through Virginia. The Hogans are Seth, Becki, Elijah, Ruthie, Isaiah and Gideon. They're part of our local … [Read more...]
[UPDATE: This article is originally from Aug 2013. I'm republishing it for this year. Last year arriving early was a total flop! Being very sick from pregnancy put the kibosh on that plan. I was just very grateful for getting out the door at all and a Dunkin Donuts on our route to CC. :) I have high hopes for this year, but also an infant. … [Read more...]
And this picture pretty much perfectly describes homeschooling with a preschooler in the house. This was us last year. My daughter would climb onto the schoolroom table and try to gather up as many pencils, erasers, etc as she could. I snapped this picture, because in this moment it was so, so funny to me. Despite the ridiculous distraction … [Read more...]
Growing up, I just loved shopping for back-to-school supplies…perfectly sharpened yellow pencils, clean lined paper, cute three-ring binders, a fun new lunchbox and sturdy backpack. Does it get any better? Okay, perhaps it does. ;) But, this is fun for me. Want to see our back-to-homeschool supply list favorites? Here they … [Read more...]
As you know, we're studying the United States of America this year for cycle 3 geography of Classical Conversations. I have a fun idea that I would love for you to participate in! In the spirit of Flat Stanley, I've drawn a cartoon-like picture of my littles, which I'll send to participating families through e-mail. You'd print them out, … [Read more...]
I can't remember a time when Awana was not a part of my life. I first attended Awana clubs as a kindergartner in Sparks. Over the years, my Awana club, as an extension of my home church, became like a large close-knit family to me. I learned so much of God and His word, the Bible, through memorization of Bible verses and through relationships … [Read more...]
I shared with you the set-up for our classical notebooks this year, but I realized I may have been jumping ahead. I'd like to take us a few steps back and explain what notebooking is by answering some common questions about notebooking. What is notebooking? Notebooking is essentially a way for students to document and collect … [Read more...]
When scheduling our year of homeschooling, I consider two parts: 1. a daily order and 2. a yearly plan. Because I think of our daily schedule as more or less an order for our day rather than a strict time schedule, I like to keep it simple. Well, generally speaking I like to keep things simple. :) I do write with times though, because it … [Read more...]
I just love fun, free printables. Here are delightful ones I've found for back-to-school use {updated for the 2014-15 school year}. First Day photo prop - Print and cut for your child to hold for their back to school photo. Chalkboard Style First Day photo prop - There's even a series of "I'm a first grader", etc. printables. So … [Read more...]