Helping homeschool moms bring order to the chaos and create a calm, peaceful home atmosphere.
Do you have memories of playing hand clap games as a child? I do! Now it’s my privilege to introduce them to my children. There are a lot of great reasons to teach hand clap games to your children. Here are 20 of the reasons I love teaching them to my children.
Reduce your workload and build valuable life skills by turning over responsibility for meal prep to your children. Includes tips for a smoother transition.
Is there something God has placed on your heart, but you don’t feel you have time to do? Here are tips for finding time in your week to pursue your passions.
Winter can be a tough time with kids cooped up at home. Getting everyone moving is a great way to survive the winter. Here’s our favorite ways to move.
Getting up early to work before the kids were up wasn’t working anymore. I had to find another solution. Here’s how I implemented a work day in our home.
Regular fellowship with a group of moms who “get you” is important. Having a place where you can discuss Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and methods will better equip you to implement them in your homeschool. Here are some tips for starting your own Charlotte Mason Discussion Group.
Six volumes. Charlotte Mason wrote six volumes about her educational philosophy. I don’t know about you, but when I first started learning about this method I was a little overwhelmed and wondered how to get started. From the little research I had done I knew the main points of her philosophy were to create “an atmosphere, a discipline, a life” where children would learn and grow in character. But what
How much time does it require to homeschool your children? Here’s a breakdown of how much time I spend planning our Charlotte Mason homeschool.
It is easy to be so focused on taking the next step you forget to look up and make sure you are still on the right path. Here is a look at why it is important to evaluate your journey on the homeschool path and how to avoid some dangers of not seeing the big picture.
If only I had known… When we first began homeschooling, there was a lot I didn’t know. Here are a few of the things I wish someone would have told me our first year homeschooling.
There are so many homeschooling methods out there. How do you decide which one to follow? Everyone has their own story of how they began homeschooling. Here’s my story of how we came to embrace a Charlotte Mason education.
How can you make the first day of school special, especially when you homeschool and the “schoolroom” doesn’t look different from the summer? Here are five homeschool gifts for back-to-school to get your school started on the right foot.
In reality, you don’t need much to homeschool, but there’s a lot of supplies that can make your homeschool life a little easier and a lot more fun. Here’s a look at a few of our favorite homeschool supplies. They all have one thing in common—a lot of color!
Having a clear vision of why you homeschool helps you persevere through challenges and simplifies planning your school year. Here’s why we homeschool.
An eclipse is an amazing event to see! To view an eclipse safely though, you need to look through special safety glasses or an eclipse viewer. This video tutorial demonstrates two ways you can make your own eclipse viewer.
