Make a Good Middle
August means back to school. In some ways, August brings fresh resolve to explore new opportunities and improve on the previous school year. Yes, even for homeschoolers. August is a new beginning, a time to learn new things while building on old lessons. All of this culminates in preparing...
Lessons from a Butterfly
For Eric Carle’s birthday, author of A Very Hungry Caterpillar, we enjoyed learning more about butterflies, making butterfly crafts and snacks, and even learning more about the author himself. The parallels between the way a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly and the way we overcome challenges are remarkable. Change...
Lessons from Winston Churchill
We’ve watched a lot of Doctor Who. We enjoy watching and re-watching the Time Lord’s adventures. I get double joy because I use the real-life historical places and people to teach our home school history. Several episodes include former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He could be crass, but...
Lessons from Monopoly
This week as part of our unschooling, we played Monopoly. Sadly, we do not have the paper money edition, but the new Electronic Monopoly (sad because I couldn’t make Dietrich count the money). However, Dietrich still had to read and add so some basic principles were part of our...
Attack of the Miller Moths
That’s Miller, NOT killer though you wouldn’t know the difference by the way the kids act when they see one. Not that I can blame them. I won’t disgust you all with pictures – you can look them up for yourself if you aren’t fortunate enough to live in...
Teach your children, Bravely
I am a preacher’s kid, and my dad is my favorite preacher. I even have a favorite sermon! As children, my siblings and I referred to it as “the parrot sermon” because of the illustration. The sermon’s actual title is “Who will teach the children?” using scriptures from the...