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10 Things to Do for Nature Study in Winter
“A simple child, That lightly draws its breath, What should it know of death? ” Why, this at least, that the winter world is not dead; that the cold is…
Celebrating Advent: My Interview on The New Mason Jar Podcast
I remember very clearly standing in my family room several years ago while my very young children played outside in the backyard, and I folded laundry. It was the first…
Black Friday Sale 2024 (+ holiday gift ideas!)
I mention every year that I’m not a big Black Friday shopper. I’ve never stood in any lines overnight or herded through the doors of some retail establishment in the…
PNEU Programme 94 Form IV Book List
Over the last few years, I’ve written a few posts listing all the books mentioned in PNEU Programme 94 for Forms I, II, and III (or first through third grades, fourth through sixth grades,…
How to Narrate Picture Study (3 Different Ways!)
They must read the given pages and tell what they have read, they must perform, that is, what we may call the act of knowing. We are all aware, alas,…
Printable Homeschool Assignment Charts (and other shop updates!)
We are nearing the end of our first term of school for the year, and planning for our next term is beginning in earnest, so I’m sharing a shop update…
Why Picture Study is Important to Include in Your Homeschool
Why is picture study important for homeschoolers to include in their lesson time? I have already written a post explaining why picture study is important to me. In this post,…
Advent Art Devotions for Families (with Readings!)
Advent is a time of waiting. While life rushes around us at break-neck speed attempting to get in all the things we “need” to do to have a magical holiday, Advent quietly…
Mother Culturing: Third Quarter 2024
What we need is a habit of taking our minds out of what one is tempted to call “the domestic rag-bag” of perplexities, and giving it a good airing in…
How (and Why!) to Have a Homeschool Sabbath Week
A few years into our homeschooling journey, we started including a break week, or “Sabbath week,” in our schedule, and it has been an excellent addition for us. When I mention…
9 Things to Do in Fall for Homeschool Nature Study
Go yourself frequently into the fields and woods, or into the city parks, or along the water front— anywhere so that you can touch nature directly, and look and listen…
Guide, Philosopher, and Friend
I’ve mentioned the 2018 CMEC retreat recordings many, many times this summer and how incredibly helpful listening to them was for me to prepare for this new school year (thank…
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