When I was in high school, I somehow managed to get an entire class period in the school library where I did some simple tasks for a 4th grade teacher. Not only did I get class credit for this period, oftentimes I was done with the work in fifteen minutes and was able to spend the rest of the time…
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To read more about Charlotte Mason picture study and to see the other picture study aids I have available, click here. Today I’m offering a picture study aid for the artist who receives the most searches on my site: Claude Monet. The father of the Impressionist movement deserves this honor and I was glad to finally be able to offer a…
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MORTAL:“The night is cold, the hour is late, the world is bleak and drear;Who is it knocking at my door?” THE NEW YEAR:“I am Good Cheer.” MORTAL:“Your voice is strange; I know you not; in shadows dark I grope.What seek you here?” THE NEW YEAR:“Friend, let me in; my name is Hope.” MORTAL:“And mine is Failure; you but mock the…
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Admittedly, 2019 was not a banner year in the reading department for me. My goal was to read 36 books over the course of the year, or approximately 3 books per month. While I did come close (as of this writing, 32 of 36 books), this is the first year since I started setting a goal for myself that I…
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As with many other homeschooling families, we got into the habit several years ago of collecting Christmas books that we keep in our Christmas storage box and only take out around the holidays. This is a fun little tradition that not only allows memories to be made from the decorations we pull out of the box, but also the stories…
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