Enrichment | Heart of the Matter

Let’s Finish Well

You know it’s coming. March, April and May are nearly here. Which means the end of the school year is nearly here. Don’t feel bad for being excited about that, by the way. You had years of practice anticipating the end of...

Spatial Learners

See this girl right here? She is a natural born artist. Constantly doodling on her papers, is drawn to colors, can SEE more than just green, yellow, blue, and red, she loves pictures! When she was little and we would read books...

Just Be Still

I must have been crazy to drive from Atlanta to western Kansas with two boys under three years of age. But, I did it because I wanted to spend some time with my grandparents and wanted them to get to know my boys. John couldn’t...

Teaching Them Along The Way: Life Skills

One of the things that I love about homeschooling my boys is that we get to spend a lot of time together as a family. It’s time that if I were working outside of the home we would not get. It’s not easy, especially as a...

Poetry To Enliven Prose

Holding up a red box adorned with a red satin bow I remind my writing workshop students, “Great writing is a gift.” I’ve discovered that the Japanese form of poetry, haiku, is a perfect way to teach students that practicing...

22 Living Books For Math Addition

As a former high school math teacher, I am a big proponent of using living math. With that said, I believe that a “living” math book is a book that presents mathematical concepts in real life context, which is...

Field Trip Ideas

Some years, I’ve been pretty good about doing fun field trips for us to do in our little homeschool. Some other years… not so much. In a perfect homeschool world (which, of course, does not exist), we’d do a...

End of Winter Science

That is an optomistic title, because, really, winter is still usually roaring around here into March. January and February seem to be the most difficult months for me as a homeschool mother, partially because of the constant...

What’s For Dinner? Part Two

To continue this series on Freezer Cooking, I am going to walk you through stocking your freezer with three months worth of dinners. I know that sounds like a lot of work – and it is. But it will be worth it when dinner no...

I Don’t Have Time to Homeschool

It’s February and spring is fast approaching. We have chicks in the incubator and plans for more. Ducklings and goslings are on the way. My seed starting shelf is set up and ready for my first planting as we wait for the...