Home School Resources Archives - Page 78 of 90

Family Read Alouds: Will you sit still?

Family read alouds have been the highlight of my homeschooling. It’s so fun to be able to share a good book with your family. It hasn’t always been this way. I remember when we first started homeschooling and I would get so frustrated when the kids would not sit still. Johnny Tremain was our first…

What’s on my Husband’s Book List

When I asked to see my husband’s book list, he replied with some qualifiers: Books I’ve read? Books I’ve liked? Books I own? Books I want to read? I answered, “All of the above!” My husband is an avid reader, or at least he desires to be, even if he doesn’t have the time to…

Apple Love – 100 Ways to Enjoy an Apple

Apple love always hits me when the weather turns cooler and hope of Fall is in the air. In 2012, my sister moved to Boston, and it didn’t take us long to plan a trip to “Boston in the Fall.” When you’re from Texas, there is nothing quite like experiencing Fall color in the North…

A Day at the Museum – Cultivating Culture

Often our lives are so fast paced we have a hard time finding time to patronize some of the amazing cultural offerings of our town. To remedy this, we’ve decided to take our Wednesday afternoon schole out on the town and start enjoying some lovely places. Our first stop was the Amon Carter Museum in…

Sparking Curiosity at a Conservatory

I remember playing family games when I was little and loving the idea of a “conservatory” from Clue. Our city has an amazing conservatory to visit that houses some of the most exotic and beautiful plants we’ve ever seen. Since the climate can be regulated, plants that normally wouldn’t survive the North Texas climate can…