52 Artist's Dates for Your Homeschool ~ Written by Debbie Douse of An Adventurous Education A wise friend of mine, knowing my desire to increase my creative flair, bought me an excellent book called The Artist’s Way. (afflink) Fundamentally, this book encourages you to let go of what no longer …
nature study
7 Characteristics of a Charlotte Mason Education (UPDATED!)
7 Characteristics of a Charlotte Mason Education (UPDATED!) ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool Welcome back to my newest Simple Homeschool series, in which I’m going back in time to share my thoughts as a retired homeschool mom after 15 years of active duty. ;) This month I …
7 Characteristics of a Charlotte Mason Education (UPDATED!)Read More
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, …
4 Simple Methods for Teaching Elementary Science
Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. This past spring all of us here at Simple Homeschool shared our curriculum choices. In my contribution to that series I talked about the curriculum we’ve used so far for elementary reading, writing, and math. But of course there is a lot more to …
5 Tips for Nature Study
Written by contributor Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers Though we're not always consistent with including it, nature study is one of our favorite ways to spend some of our homeschool day. It's fun, relaxing, interest-led learning in a real-world, hands-on environment. Following are …