I always appreciated kids with imaginations but it wasn’t until my own children that I really realized how beneficial having an imagination really is. Imagination is great for child development, helps children to “see” the lands and scenes they read about it books and is an excellent way to exercise their creative muscles. Kids with…
I thought it might be beneficial to share my favorite homeschooling books. Not all of these are actually homeschooling books but they all help me in homeschooling in one way or another. For instance, Reading Magic is about reading aloud to our children and is for every parent and has tips in it that I believe…
Over the next few weeks I will be sharing how I am planning our practically free grade one curriculum. Today I’m sharing our Spanish curriculum and other installments include: Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Math Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Music Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Art Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Language…
Over the next few weeks I will be sharing how I am planning our practically free grade one curriculum. Today I’m sharing our math curriculum and following will be: Our Free Grade 1 Spanish Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Music Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Art Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Language…
The term living books is a very popular one in homeschooling, but what are living books? Simply Charlotte Mason explains them this way: Living books are usually written by one person who has a passion for the subject and writes in conversational or narrative style. The books pull you into the subject and involve your emotions, so…
I’ve seen a number of file folder organizing systems for homeschoolers on the internet, some were broken down by seasons, others by weeks but I knew I wanted something more broad, so I decided to break ours up by grade level. This was a system based out of necessity, I don’t know how many times…
