One of the major benefits we love about homeschooling is REAL life learning. Field Trips is a great way to take full advantage of the world around us in our homeschooling endeavors. Here are some tips to incorporating field trips into your homeschooling (If you aren’t … [Read more...]
Getting from Here to There
My family and friends say I have credentials, and young mothers at my church want to tap into my experience. They say they value my opinion because I've "earned my stripes." I am a momma to many, and this year I began my 26th year of homeschooling. My oldest child is long … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Outside the Box
Recently while away on a homeschool Mom's retreat I was given a question. "Are you a Traditional Homeschooler or an Unschooler?" I thought about it for a moment and my answer was neither! When asked why that was my response I said, "because we do schoolwork from books but we take … [Read more...]
Learning Adventures with Literary Nonfiction
"Literary nonfiction" sounds like an oxymoron. How can nonfiction also be artistic, poetic, creative? However, such works as Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and essays by Norman Mailer in the 60's and 70's gave rise to "New Journalism" - reporting events using such literary tools … [Read more...]
Living A Beautiful Life: It’s the Small Moments
Several years ago, I stumbled across an interesting statistic. We spend 95% of our lives anticipating the other 5%. The 5% makes up the “biggies” such as holidays, vacations and other celebrations. As homeschool moms, we often live in survival mode (or is just me?) The … [Read more...]
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