Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
Because I have a love of books and a desire for my children to learn, I've made a habit of purchasing the best reference books I can find and placing them around our home. As a result, I've stumbled upon how to study science without really trying. At least one or two of these great books are opened by my littles daily without any prompting … [Read more...]
A little portion of my day is spent reading meaningful (or fun or interesting) articles online. I thought I'd share my recent favorites with you -- The Math Ceiling: Where's Your Cognitive Breaking Point? This article is giving me food for thought just as my boys are beginning to hit math that doesn't just come easily to them. … [Read more...]
We are slow eaters in my family, which I'm not saying is necessarily a bad thing. But it can be inconvenient at times. Since it can get expensive and less than healthy to eat fast food on the regular, I've created a little system of packing homemade meals on the go. My favorite travel tool for such meals? The mason jar! It's not just a trend, it's … [Read more...]
Y'all, please welcome Jennifer Courtney of Classical Conversations Writers Circle with part one of a guest series of posts all about getting started in homeschooling. There is something to be said for starting off right, so I hope you enjoy her series of posts! What should I do for my children’s education? Should I homeschool them? Where … [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 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...]
Everyone, please welcome Seth to the blog today! Seth is a CC dad of 4 and also a self-proclaimed math and science geek. He enjoys being outside hiking, playing disc golf, and generally enjoying God's creation. He and his wife blog together at www.runningwithteamhogan.com. "Homeschooling seems like a lot of work, but I will be off at my job … [Read more...]
Book lists, lesson plans, and projects are all great to have on file ready for when you or your littles want to dive into a specific topic you've been learning about through the memory work. But, one of the great things about classical education, is that you don't have to spend time intentionally creating or drafting plans around a subject. … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Congrats to winner, Melinda Walters! Thanks to everyone for entering! I had a hard time learning foreign languages as a young student. However, I'm excited to learn Latin alongside my littles! Following the classical way, we're learning Latin, because it is a root language. This should make learning additional languages later, like … [Read more...]
Y'all, please welcome my great friend (and pastor's wife!) Julie back to the blog. Today she's sharing what she would've done differently as a first time Challenge mom, if only she'd known. I'm excited to share what she's learned with all of you, so it can aid in your transition!Wow, where to start? It has been a long, full, and … [Read more...]