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Have you been considering helping your homeschooler start his or her own book club? Book clubs, or as we call them, “Party Schools,” are an excellent way to introduce your child to the joys of literature. When I started my first book club for middle school girls, I thought it would be a great way…
Years ago, my mother read somewhere that a child could be a concert pianist after seven years of piano instruction. Therefore, she immediately started the search for an instructor so I could learn to play piano. She scheduled said piano lessons half an hour away for the next seven years of my life. I hated driving…
Is it possible to successfully homeschool your children while working (either from home or outside of the home)? More and more homeschooling moms are working. It can be done! In the past, moms who had to work (or who chose to work) knew they couldn’t homeschool their children. But it’s not that way any more….
I am not an artist, but I like creating beautiful things. My kids LOVE playing with paint. So we make a great team. Sometimes our art is lovely. Sometimes it was a great effort. Recently, we held our Green Ember Book Club, and I wanted the kids to have a piece of stained glass art…
Adding a little fun and food to our homeschool day keeps us from burning out and the complaining about doing grammar (again) at bay. These adorable little strawberry mice made our Tale of Despereaux book club a little extra special. Ingredients You Need for Strawberry Mice: Strawberries Almond Slices Chocolate Icing Black Icing Gel…
Starting a book club is one of the best things I have ever done as a homeschool mom. We’ve traveled to far off lands, cooked illegal soup, dissected owl pellets, searched for fingerprints, and more. My girls have met new friends and broadened their literature choices. It has become a highlight of our month. There…
Two of my favorite parts of homeschooling are Poetry Teatimes and Party School. Truly, we love any excuse to have a party at our house. Poetry Teatimes can be as simple as reading a few poems at the table with a snack and a drink of choice. But, we have found it to be much more…
Autumn is on the way! I love Autumn! The colors, the cooler air, Octoberfest, Applefest, apples…especially the apples. I love them straight from nature, in apple pie, in apple cobbler, in apple dumplings…you get the point. And recently I discovered how much fun it can be to experiment with apples. Apple Tasting Experiment To…
