Winter Nature study is not impossible it simply requires a little bit of foresight planning and a thermos of something warm to drink. Taking children out to experience the variation of temperature, the winter birds who flit about here and there seeking some shelter and food, or simply visiting the park to sit a while … Read more
Happy New Year! Resolutions. Goals. New Year’s Plans. Call it what you will, but this is the time of year when many of us are reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next one with great anticipation. I recently read that the reason resolutions don’t work is because the focus is on … Read more
New Year’s Day is one of my daughter’s favorite holidays. The New Year’s Eve day is the one celebration where our daughter is permitted to stay up past midnight, eat plenty of snacks and watch fireworks which are her absolute favorite. She get’s pretty excited about the celebration to mark the new year that takes … Read more
Some of our favorite memories of Christmas revolve around the foods that we’ve shared with friends and family. Special tastes tantalize our taste buds and scrumptious smells tickle our noses. The Schoolhouse Crew is no different. Certain foods just bring Christmas to life and we wanted to share some of our very best with you … Read more
Each year, I find that sometime after Thanksgiving my homeschooling Mom brain turns off for a break, and I’m ready to spend the whole month of December doing Christmas crafts and Christmas related learning. The children are ready for more fun school then too, so each day in December I try to allow time for the children to … Read more