Every year we receive this question, and every year I hesitate to share our plans with others. When it comes to homeschooling, I don’t have it all together, but I do enjoy putting it all together. I love to set goals with my children, and I love learning with them. It’s one of the biggest […]
Spring Semester Plans & Schedules
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12, NIV The January and February winter months possess great potential for disrupting the ideal. As we enter this “third lap” of the school year, just know that it’s okay to rethink goals. It’s okay to set aside curriculum. It’s […]
Homeschool Scheduling & Curriculum Choices (Elementary through High School)
Any time we face a new thing, it can be too scary and overwhelming to even glimpse at the road that lies ahead. We listen to a thousand voices telling us the best way to do it, all the while making comparisons to others who seem to have it all together. The hardest voice for […]
Studying History through the Ages Using a Timeline
Back in college, I really just wanted to become a professional student. I loved learning all sorts of new things and thought it would be a dream job to just keep going to school to learn my entire life. If it hadn’t been such an expensive “career,” I would have probably collected several degrees by […]
Treading on Boston’s Freedom Trail
Where is Griffin’s Wharf? You know… the site of the Boston Tea Party? Upon our trip to Boston, I didn’t realize how much of American Revolutionary War history I did not understand. It wasn’t until I stumbled upon some historical maps that it became clear that comparing maps of Boston then and now would clarify […]
A sneak peek at our first few weeks
Although we’re about a month into our school year, last week was our first week in our homeschool community. I thought I’d give a quick update on how reality is panning out for us – a little picture of what homeschooling looks like in our home. This semester, we’re studying American history and geography, and […]
Facing the New Thing {Homeschool Scheduling Simplified}
Any time we face a new thing, it can be too scary and frightening and overwhelming to even glimpse at the road that lies ahead. We listen to a thousand voices telling us the best way to do it, all the while making comparisons to others who seem to have it all together. The hardest […]
Science Scripture Connections: Human Body & Chemistry
As we focus on discovering more about God and His creation – and on ensuring that He is central to all aspects of our learning – I offer here some simple spiritual applications for science experiments (from Janice VanCleave’s 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments). However, my first encouragement to others is to pray and […]
Loops Schedules: Fine Arts, Hymn Study, and Western Civilization
We wanted to take a moment to share our loop schedules of the past with you, but when our family returns to a study of world empires, we will be using a different reading plan called Mission: World Wonders, a study that incorporates a cohesive, integrated study of missions, geography, hymns, and science, along with […]