Learn about cultural and religious festivals and holidays around the world this spring, from Ireland to India, Guatemala to Japan. Here’s our lineup of reads for the month of March
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Narration is highlighted in number 14 and 15 of the list of Charlotte Mason principles. But first things first…what IS Charlotte Mason narration? You’ve narrated before! Surprise! When you summarize the events of the day, or a book, or a movie…that is narration! Think of narration as a re-telling or a summary. After hearing the information
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We are currently studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in our history cycle. In addition to interesting picture books, historical fiction chapter books, crafts, food, and art, I found these geography board games! I’ll say it once and I’ll say it again: Geography is the best interdisciplinary subject! Geography Board Games that are Actually Ancient Games
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Games! Even before kids, we were huge fans of strategy games. Aside from books, Board Games are what take up most of our shelf and closet space! Here are 5 reasons to add strategy games to your homeschool: 1. Connection through strategy games It’s really hard to switch between being the homeschooling leader and just
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My youngest is really into dinosaurs and dragons right now! I threw him a Dinosaur themed party for his 7th birthday. The previous week, I had already thrown him a Lord of the Rings themed party with my side of the family. I would have preferred to only prepare one party, but I figured his
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Why do people homeschool? Well, hmm…I have two answers for you. The first is for people who are challenging my audacity to teach my children. The second answer is for current or potential homeschoolers who really want to have a deep conversation about it. Both answers are true! Here’s our story. The First Answer So,
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Lunar New Year Booklist I never knew the Lunar New Year traditions until recently. But… you’re Chinese/Taiwanese! It’s true. But I learned the traditions by reading to my kids, starting just a few years ago with our study of China. Keep reading for my favorite Lunar New Year books! Here’s why I’ve remained in the
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Music Education is near and dear to my heart. I used to run a full piano studio, and when people found out, they would almost always say, regretfully, “I wish I hadn’t quit piano.” There are so many parallels between teaching private piano lessons and homeschool music education! My Background When I started teaching piano,
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This is our second time going through a living US History Curriculum with picture books and experiences. I’ve learned so much from homeschooling this way for seven years now. Our First time The first time we went through US History, my twins were 7 years old and the littles were 3 and 4. We lived
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Here are our family style homeschool curriculum picks: what we are starting and continuing in 2024. If I mention a specific curriculum, please know that I pick and choose from multiple curricula, modify everything, and add reads as I please. My oldest kids (twins) are in 6th grade! Please don’t tell me that’s Middle School
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