Home School Resources
A Family Meal You Will Treasure
This is a guest post by my husband, Jason Strauss. He’s also a blogger over at Realizing Fatherhood, but he spends most of his days teaching music and creating in his wood shop. I hope you enjoy this dad’s take on family meals. This post may contain affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy for…
Read MoreThe Pitfalls of Independent Learning
As a homeschooling mom trying to raise and launch a strong and independent young person, the blessings of independent learning seem to be the ticket to success. One of the reasons colleges are starting to look at homeschoolers differently is due to the fact that they have study skills that come from learning on their…
Read MoreIt Starts in the Heart – Organize His Way Review
I was given a copy of this book in return for my honest review. All opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details. The past couple of weeks I’ve been helping my mom recover from knee surgery. During that time, I’ve had the chance to read…
Read MoreCelebrating Creativity in the Life of Dr. Seuss
March 2nd marks the birthday of a zany writer, creative thinker, and incredible man: Dr. Seuss. As I looked into the life of one of our family’s favorite authors, I was fascinated by his journey from being known as Ted Seuss Geisel to the man we know today as Dr. Seuss. This post may contain…
Read MoreThe Power of Integration – Using a Topic Wheel to Study Music
We’ve been having fun with topic wheels in our home lately to generate fun dinner conversations. My son and I are studying music theory this year with a text book called “Math in Motion” and have really learned a lot. We decided that we would center our conversation around music and see what we could…
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