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Writing Your Own Books

This past week as we cleaned out our school closet I came upon some treasures. Books written by my two oldest! Several years ago when we were struggling with language arts I stepped away from our regular curriculum for a while and encouraged my daughters to write books instead. It was a memorable experience. My oldest, who was...

Making Homemade Butter

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It has been nine years since we’ve read the Little House series aloud. I can’t believe it’s been that long! My three oldest remember the books but the younger ones do not. I decided it was high time to read them again. It is the perfect way to fill our hot summer days. Of course, to complete the experience...

Toddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh My!

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Homeschooling is tough! There are so many different things to keep track of and think about, especially when there are a large number of children in a family. Now that my three oldest are 14, 13 and 11 there are helpers to switch duties keeping the younger ones entertained while I help the others do school. I have been asked...

Teaching Children to Cook – Part III

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This is the third in a series of posts about cooking with children. Click to read Part I – Cooking and Baking and Part II – Menu Planning. Grocery Lists and Shopping Last post, we discussed creating a weekly menu but it won’t be successful if we don’t have all the ingredients necessary to make...

Teaching Children to Cook (Part II)

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This is the second in a series of posts about cooking with children. Read the first post here. Meal Planning We all want our families to eat healthy. This can be hard when we have picky eaters that only like noodles, bread, and shredded wheat cereal. Not very well rounded, right? Teaching my children to cook also...

Teaching Children to Cook (Part I)

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Every child loves to help cook and bake. The magic of mixing ingredients together to produce yummy cookies and getting to spend time with mom or dad in the process of it all creates some fun experiences. It can also become overwhelming when there are too many helpers that create a bigger mess taking more time to cook...

Running a One Room School House

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I’ve always harbored a secret wish to travel back in time and visit a one room school house. When I was younger I used to fantasize about what they were like as I’d read about them in books like Little House on the Prairie or Anne of Green Gables. Now as a homeschooling mother of many children I have my own...

The Symbols of Christmas: a Unit Study

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Christmas is such a joyful time of year. The spirit of brotherly kindness and charity is more evident in the hearts of men. We feel a greater desire to serve and give to others. Unfortunately, the true meaning of Christmas and what we, as Christians, celebrate can easily be lost because of all the commercialism that surrounds...

Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Structures

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One of the first questions I’m asked when people find out I homeschool all seven of my children is, “How are you able to teach all of them at the same time?” My reply usually goes something like this, “We have built a good structure for our homeschool, one that we are all able to rely on.” The typical response to...