Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
Melody of And Here We Go recently shared about a classical music resource service called Classical Composers Monthly. Well, I checked it out! And it's great! Please allow me to tell you about it...Essentially a (CC!) homeschool mom, Erica Johns, and her son have searched, reviewed, and compiled the best online resources … [Read more...]
Sometimes I get so caught up in the must dos of school that I forget about the fun freedoms that homeschooling affords us. Like....playing in the mud in the middle of the day!Like...getting a mid day bath (following above mud play) and watching a video on moundbuilders while sitting around in snuggly bathrobes on your "bird nest" made of … [Read more...]
Y'all, I genuinely love your feedback, comments, questions, suggestions, etc. So, thank you & keep them coming! (p.s. - I updated week 13 to include new train engine and car printables. I hope these work better!) … [Read more...]
image - rockawayrecycling.comOur campus is off tomorrow for the Presidents' Day holiday, but we're going to keep going with our normal work to allow for some other days we need off soon. I'm also throwing these ideas together totally last minute, but they are so easy that you (and I!) can just make them happen easily tomorrow or any day this … [Read more...]
So, this guy was getting very frustrated during math. He fussed a bit. He wanted to quit. True story - sometimes I want to fuss about and quit too. Sometimes I do fuss about and quit. In this moment, I encouraged him to pause, reevaluate the situation, and keep trying - to give his best. I told him even if it's … [Read more...]
The valentine fun has begun at our home! On our school room table, I've set out some craft supplies so love notes can be made anytime. I plan to rotate the craft supplies every few days - glitter glue, doilies, watercolors, etc., to keep it interesting.Each morning the mailbox holds a different valentine scripture card, which I printed from … [Read more...]
Guys, there are two great giveaways for materials to use at home with CC Cycle One happening right now in the blogosphere & I want to make sure you've heard about them both. Go to these links to enter to win --1) Orchestra & Composer Lapbook Giveaway from Half-A-Hundred Acre Wood2) Montessori Print Shop … [Read more...]
Last minute planning finds me preparing to highlight Martin Luther King Jr. Day at my home tomorrow. I do not want my littles to miss out on these special days simply because they are not part of our regular curriculum. Maybe you're the same as me? If so, here are some simple, but meaningful ideas you could do with your littles … [Read more...]
The entrance period is over. Thank you to everyone who entered! It's so exciting to build this community of homeschooling families who are seeking to know God and to make Him known first! I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am. : )Now to the winners...I'm so excited!! The two winners of the Creation Science for Kids - Earth Science … [Read more...]
We're on week 13 at our cc community day. How fun was the art today? Mixing egg yolks with crushed chalk to make paint was so cool. The little artists were all so diligent in their creativity. I love seeing the different visions come from their minds to their papers. Of course, we bring all their work home. I've … [Read more...]