By this time of the school year, it’s a good time to purge those school supplies. Do you have a bunch of broken crayons? Make new crayons from them! Only have orange markers in the bin? Maybe it’s time to get a new box. Out of something already? Make a note for next year. On […] Read more…
The Crimson Cord {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links; thank you for your support. In our homeschool history, we are pretty firmly entrenched in ancient history. History dork that I am, I have always loved historical fiction, but I been loving biblical fiction because […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 13 – Books}
Today’s task can be tough for book lovers, but if you are eyeballing another shelf… … It may be time to cull the collection. Are there books you refuse to read because the are so bad? Are there so many on your “to read” shelf that it’s hard to focus? Do you have a bunch […] Read more…
Mid-Year Curriculum Changes – Second Grade {2014-2015}
As I mentioned with my preschooler, I totally changed back to a book-centered approach to learning. The curriculum approach was putting me in box checking mode & switching to books (that I read aloud) has been much more enjoyable and less stressful for all of us. We also switched from an every subject, every day […] Read more…
Mid-Year Curriculum Changes – PreK {2014-2015}
So we have changed up our homeschooling for Itty Bitty after attending a Mom’s Night Out at the Child’s Preservation Library. My original plan (before I started homeschooling) was to just use great books. I totally lost sight of that and now I have come full circle back to that. It’s working much better for […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 12 – Curriculum}
Today’s simplify everything task COULD take longer than 10 minutes but it doesn’t have to. Today’s task is to purge your curriculum. Like all assignments this month, this could work no matter how your children are educated. Keep reading :). Over the course of homeschooling, you kind of learn what types of things that work […] Read more…
Lent 2015 with Magnificat Lenten Companion 2015 Giveaway!
Every year, it’s the same thing. I get all these great ideas in my head about all these great spiritual practices that I am going to do. All at once. While working. And homeschooling. Because I’m so great at it every other day of the year. Yep. After writing another article, my plan for Lent […] Read more…
Simplify Everything 2015 {Task 11 – Games & Such}
Would you believe a person can get excited about a purge/declutter task? I am! I am having a new (to us) armoire delivered tomorrow and the first thing going into it is… The keepers from our newly purged games! We have soooo many, for both educational and fun, and there are several that I can’t […] Read more…
5 Visual Planning Tools For Your Best Year Ever
Despite having a pretty marginal year from a health standpoint, I really had a pretty good year. My blogging and writing was in an amazing place and I even had my first paid writing gig. Even better though, my relationships were pretty good which was fabulous given that the symptoms of my health problems were […] Read more…
3 Activities for Snow Day Fun
***This article originally appeared in the Winter 2013/2014 issue of Traverse Bay Family Magazine. It is reprinted with permission.*** ; Last winter was a doozy, wasn’t it? It seemed like there were a record number of snow days and several times where there were multiple snow days in a row. While the first snow […] Read more…