Earlier this year I picked out the word encourage for my year and over the months my word has slowly evolved into intention. Part of the reason I wanted to homeschool my children in the first place was to be intentional with our days together and with their education. But while I’ve been trying to be…
This year we will be taking some time to study the history of the world. It’s first grade so obviously we aren’t going to study the entire history of the world in one year but we are going to take some time each quarter to learn a little about one time period and I’m hoping…
Well, July was a bit of a different homeschool month than June. Our month started out with a few days of camping with family and then Ephraim had eye surgery, so I knew those two weeks would be slow on the intentional learning front and be more of a vacation, but what I didn’t expect…
A few days ago I shared that books are one of my favorite ways to foster imagination in children and today I wanted share a few of our favorite imaginative books with you. (If you like this list, you’ll love 9 MORE Books To Spark Your Child’s Imagination!) The books on this list not only…
I always appreciated kids with imaginations but it wasn’t until my own children that I really realized how beneficial having an imagination really is. Imagination is great for child development, helps children to “see” the lands and scenes they read about it books and is an excellent way to exercise their creative muscles. Kids with…
I thought it might be beneficial to share my favorite homeschooling books. Not all of these are actually homeschooling books but they all help me in homeschooling in one way or another. For instance, Reading Magic is about reading aloud to our children and is for every parent and has tips in it that I believe…