Do you know what Monday is? Yes, it's Halloween, but it's also Reformation Day. If you aren't familiar with Reformation Day, here's the really short version: Back in the 1500s, a monk named Martin Luther started to see some differences between what he read in the Bible and what the Roman Catholic church was teaching. The big difference was salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, versus the teaching that you needed to do something to earn grace. On October 31, 1517, Luther nailed … [Read more...]
2016-2017 Homeschool Curriculum
Our homeschool year has gotten off to a bit of a slow start. As you read this, we are finishing up packing all of our belongings for a move from Iowa to Oregon. Needless to say, school is taking a bit of a backseat for the next couple of weeks! But I still want to share the resources we're using this year. Bible Time: We are using Level 1 of these Old Testament Lessons. These are part of a free Sunday School curriculum, which you can learn more about here. (There's also New … [Read more...]
Growing Up Around The World
This is a special bonus post to go along with the Read the World Book Club we've been participating in over the summer. I'm linking up with the book club here, where you can go and read about families from all over the world. We've been reading books from different cultures. I've been enjoying the related blog posts about families from all over the world. And I almost didn't write a post to link up, because what special stories could we possibly have to share? One family took pictures in … [Read more...]
Pinterest Preschool
For anyone who missed this past Sunday's email, my computer crashed last week, and I lost quite a bit, including my ebook Pinterest Preschool, which was supposed to be released today as a subscriber freebie. After taking a hard look at my schedule, I unfortunately don't have time to rewrite and reformat that book right now. But I still want to share that information with you! This will be a long one, but if I miss anything, ask your questions in the comments! photo credit The Internet … [Read more...]
How I Plan My Homeschool Year
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I organize my homeschool brain in my binder system, and how I store our manipulatives and supplies in our house. Here's how I figure out what we are actually going to learn through the homeschool year, and when it's all going to happen. 1. I figure out which curricula I'm using for the year. This year was really easy, because a lot of what we used last year worked well, so we're continuing with most of those. But if you're stuck on what to use, it … [Read more...]
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