Christmas! It’s a time of year that I love as we slow life down and take in the wonder of the Incarnation – God with us! As a mom, I love nothing more than to bring my children into this sense of wonder and delight. One tool that we’ve come to dearly love in our […]
Inspired Learning
Songs, Sweets and Learning Treats
“”With pressure, heat and chemicals, metamorphic rock is born” belted out 3 eager boys… Oh the power of song. I love googling to see if I can find a song that will help us solidify information we are learning about. I stumbled upon this song when preparing for our recent rock study (remember the […]
Rocky Vacation Learning and What I Discovered Along the Way…
Remember when I wrote about how my lesson plans were hijacked by curious kids? We had so much fun that day exploring rocks which served to whet their appetite for our trip up north. Or so I thought. Have any of you ever experienced a sense of defeat or let-down when life {and learning} doesn’t […]
Ultimate Brain Breaks – Fall Break Sale!!!
This last weekend our family traveled up to Flagstaff, AZ to speak to a homeschool group there. It was so wonderful. I love sharing with others about the joys of homeschooling and it was a special treat to get to speak alongside my hubby and fellow AFHE board member, Nancy. The kids had fun running […]
Geeking out on this Architectural, Engineering Toy
Add THIS to your Christmas list! With three boys, lots of toys make their way into our home during birthdays and at Christmas. But not all of them end up sticking around. I’m always on the lookout for toys that stand the test of time, provide lots of open-ended play and either unleash the imagination […]
How to Teach Chess When You Don’t Know How to Play
Outsource or Learn Alongside Them! I have a strange obsession with learning things that are challenging for me. For instance, I’m fascinated with learning how to knit, write html, write period {it was torture for me growing up}, etc. Today’s tangent was researching what it would take to design my own font… {not sure […]