The Gift of Living Picture Books
The Gift of Living Picture Books When our family started, we were fortunate enough to receive a gift of the beginnings of a home library… Read More »The Gift of Living Picture Books
Living books capture the mind and imagination of the reader and make the subject “come alive”.
Charlotte Mason called the opposite of living books “twaddle”!
Choose living books over twaddle.
The Gift of Living Picture Books When our family started, we were fortunate enough to receive a gift of the beginnings of a home library… Read More »The Gift of Living Picture Books
What’s inside: Four ways to incorporate poetry appreciation into your day! If you struggle with boring lessons or resistance, your homeschooling day can be uplifted… Read More »4 Methods to teach Poetry Appreciation
Can you teach something you aren’t good at? I was not good at reading poems. A homeschool mom always has weaknesses – maybe you think… Read More »Reading Poems
Thanksgiving Checklist + Printable Gratitude Journal A fun look at my thanksgiving checklist with a free printable gratitude journal. This post may contain affiliate links. … Read More »The Thanksgiving Checklist + Printable
What’s Inside: Living books engage the reader and bring the subject to life. These are books worth reading. This post lists the living books that… Read More »Living Books List Read in High School
You can have living books in math? Read on, dear skeptic! What are living books? Living books grasp the imagination and bring the subject to… Read More »Math Living Books
What’s inside: Find out what is copywork and how you can use it in your homeschool. In print or cursive, copywork helps your child with… Read More »What is Copywork? And how do I use it?
Use your commonplace notebook for gathering meaningful (to you) quotes from your reading. Since you are always reading a book, this should be easy. Charlotte… Read More »Quotes for the Commonplace Notebook
What’s Inside: Advanced learning habits include meditation, mental effort, reading for instruction, remembering, and thinking. The post is a part of the series on The… Read More »Grow Your Brain: Advanced Habits for Learning
Where to find free homeschooling curriculum and other resources Homeschooling moms love free resources. A lot of us also love curricula. Which can get us… Read More »Favorite Free Homeschooling Resources