Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool Jonathan and I sat at our local Panera Bread, enjoying a mother-son afternoon date. We ordered hot chocolate and played a favorite game to get started. But then he wanted to get down to the real fun he'd been anticipating. I opened my laptop and we …
methods & philosophies
How to host a Nature Day
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane "Now I don't have to die to go to heaven," my son grinned. "It's right here." We were walking along the trails zig-zagging through the wild countryside of the property we would soon call home. Towering trees, low-hanging limbs laden with moss, a pond …
How habits can help homeschooling this season
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane There's a one-word banner I'm waving these days: Habits. The word probably doesn't kindle a fire of passion or enthusiasm in your soul. Yet. Though you may not come alive when you hear the word habits, I will tell you this one-word anthem is …
What can you do with a basket of sight words?
Written by Kara Fleck It all began with a list of sight words and an art class basket. A few months ago I was perusing our second grade curriculum and came across a list of sight words for second graders. Most of them I knew that my daughter recognized, but there were some that were not a …
Read your way to a love of math: 50 titles for ages 4-12
This post contains affiliate links, and I receive a portion of each sale. Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool For the past few weeks we've explored math study from a different perspective, asking two important questions: Why do we do what we do when it comes to this subject? Are there …
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