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“Let the Little Children Come to Me, and Do Not Hinder Them…”

The faith of children is a remarkable and beautiful thing. Often I think I hinder my children’s faith more than I strengthen it. Don’t misunderstand, I read the Bible with them, take them to church, and help them memorize scripture. I intend to strengthen their faith, but then I act in my flesh and I…

SQUILT Music Appreciation Curriculum Giveaway

Disclosure: I received a copy of SQUILT free to review. All my opinions are my own. Even though I played piano and clarinet as a kid, and sang in the choir all through high school, training my kids to appreciate and understand great musical pieces is a bit daunting. Because of the complexity of the…

Ready, Set, Race! 5 minutes of Rapid Recall

So often our homeschooling day becomes filled with tasks that need to get checked off of a list, that essentials like drawing maps, copying charts, or memorizing vocabulary are overlooked and forgotten. To make things worse, the only way to memorize maps, charts, or vocab is through daily repetition. When we started Challenge A, we…

Just the Bare Necessities for Classical Conversations Foundations

When I first started homeschooling, my kids were 9, 6 and 4. I mainly focused on my 9 year old, because school felt serious, and I didn’t want to mess him up! Thankfully, my girls just hitched a ride along with their brother and joined in on the learning. That year, I didn’t know about…

Cultivating Your Inner Scientist

My sweet little Ellen (9) loves to explore outside and would spend the day digging in the dirt if I let her. Last week I found her with a mason jar and a notebook deep in a scientific investigation. Promptly I gave her my camera and set her to work chronicling her discoveries (all…