Author: Trish

Trish is the owner of Hip Homeschool Moms. She also owns Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers, Homeschool Travel Adventures, Only Passionate Curiosity and Love These Recipes! She has been married to her best friend, David, for 25 years and they have three sons (ages 23, 22 and 18). Trish is from the coast of North Carolina, but they now live in rural West Tennessee on a 40+ acre farm. She has been homeschooling since 2009 and her homeschool style leans towards a Montessori approach with a heavy emphasis on hands-on learning. Trish’s family is Messianic and they love studying the Scriptures, learning Hebrew and growing in their faith and walk daily. In her spare time, Trish loves to travel, write, work in their garden and can regularly be found trying to learn something new, modeling that learning is indeed a life-long endeavor!
  • Home School in the Woods

    Unleash a love of learning in your child with History Through the Ages hands-on history materials! Featuring timelines, maps, lap books, and history studies designed for your child to live the lessons!

    Nothing engages a child in the learning experience like hands-on activities! History should never be a boring subject – there’s far too much of it to enjoy! Travel the world, step back to days of old, become the heroes and heroines of the eras, and witness God’s providence woven throughout it! By being grounded in the “when” and “where” that timelines and maps provide, and living the history through hands-on activities, 3-dimensional projects, drama, cooking, living books and more, your child will be transported to a whole new world and experience the events and meet the amazing people who carved the paths we walk today! The materials we develop at Home School in the Woods are designed to do just that!

  • First Grade Complete

    First Grade Complete is an all-inclusive curriculum that integrates all subject areas within thematic units with a biblical worldview. The units appeal to children and provide a variety of activities for all learning styles and enrichment activities to challenge your child. The lesson plans in this curriculum cover Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Physical Development, Fitness, Fine Arts, Character Development, and Bible. 144 detailed daily lesson plans and corresponding student worksheets are included in a sturdy three-ring binder. The program is easy for the parent to follow, and truly contains everything you need for a complete program.

  • A Place to Call Home: Toby’s Tale

    A Place to Call Home is the heartwarming and inspiring story of an abandoned white German shepherd puppy named Toby and his cross-country search for a forever home. Narrated in part by the animal characters in the book, the reader experiences Toby’s world through his eyes and those of the animals he meets on his journey. Inspired by a true story, this middle grade/young adult novel can be enjoyed by dog lovers of all ages. “An inspiring and compelling story. Highly recommended.” The Wishing Shelf Awards.

  • Excelerate SPANISH

    Excelerate SPANISH is a dynamic, multi-sensory foreign language program designed specifically for homeschools and co-ops. Students will love the humorous skits, action sequences, and stories. Ideal for all learning styles (kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learners) and multiple ages. Fun for the whole family! Imagine learning Spanish almost effortlessly as you dramatize an engaging variety of scenarios: attending a concert, playing soccer, riding a motorcycle, painting a mural, or going horseback riding… Say goodbye to stale lessons, monotonous drills, lame dialogues, and forgettable lists forever. Welcome to Spanish you’ll love, use, and remember! Because “what we learn with pleasure we never forget.” (Alfred Mercier)

  • Dove Channel

    The Dove Channel is safe and trusted family entertainment instantly streamed to your television, computer or tablet device, which can be customized based on a set of parental controls. In addition to movies and television shows, Dove now features a homeschool shelf with educational videos to accompany your child’s learning.

  • Remember the Days: Medieval Days Book Two

    This set is for children who are studying Medieval History. Medieval Days is a delightful story-style history spine that covers Medieval and Church history from the Fall of Rome to the Elizabethan Era. It is geared for children in K-6th. The Medieval Family Guide is a guide that integrates history with literature readings for grades K-12. It includes books, read-alouds, audios, movies, memory work, writing ideas and much more to allow students to immerse in the Medieval time period. The Medieval craft book is a fun way to make history come alive for the students. It is great for grades K-12. This set can be used for students using BiblioPlan’s material or can come alongside students using other curriculum like Classical Conversations.

  • Arithmetic Village

    Arithmetic Village is a series of five short, rhyming books which introduce the fundamental maths concepts necessary for more advanced mathematical reasoning – place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

    The books are supported by three downloadable activity packets containing 100+ worksheets and “open ended” activities. These are designed to reinforce the key concepts through multidisciplinary, light-hearted activities.

  • Character Concepts Kids of Character Curriculum

    Your children will study 45 crucial character qualities, gleaning insights from Scripture as well as practical projects for implementing them in everyday life, and inspiration from real people from history who have left us inspiring examples to follow! One of the most powerful ways to inspire people to greatness is through the stories of great people from the past. In Portraits of Integrity you and your children will be challenged to strive for excellence through the examples of 45 people who did just that. An added feature contained in this study is “Ifs”, a game we often played to help children learn to make wise decisions before they are even placed in a position of temptation.

  • Character Concepts for Preschoolers Basic Curriculum

    In this 36 week course, preschoolers will not only learn 12 basic character qualities, but see them applied in the everyday life of the Boyer cousins, people from the Bible and real people in American history. Qualities covered are Obedience, Patience, Honesty, Gratefulness, Responsibility, Respectfulness, Self-control, Initiative, Diligence, Kindness, Contentment, and Deference (sharing). It is very adaptable to your schedule and the individuality of your child. I LOVED the preschool years of my children. Hope you will too! My intention in writing this curriculum was to free you up and make it fun for both you and your children, stirring up that God-given love for learning!

  • Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace

    Classical Academic Press has partnered with Sarah Mackenzie from Amongst Lovely Things to bring you the first printed copy of her book, Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace with foreword by Dr. Christopher Perrin. This new and revised edition contains 35% new content.

    Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for their children and a desire to provide them an excellent education in the context of a warm, enriching home. Yet so many parents (mainly mothers) who have taken up this challenge find the enterprise often full of stress, worry, and anxiety. In this practical, faith-based, and inspirational book, Sarah Mackenzie addresses these questions directly, appealing to her own study of restful learning (scholé) and her struggle to bring restful learning to her children.

  • Veritas Press Omnibus Self Paced Courses

    Self-paced Omnibus courses are geared for 7th – 12th graders. Omnibus is a Latin term meaning “all encompassing.” Combining history, theology and literature, these courses help students grow in their appreciation of the unity of all knowledge. Each year offers two courses; the primary books course and the secondary books course. They can be taken separately, but taken together, students earn three credits—history, theology and literature.

    • Learn from experts in each subject area
    • Tour the locations where history occurred
    • Be challenged by interactive exercises that require thinking, not just learning facts
    • Interact with the Great Books, all from a Christian worldview