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Harvesting Honey with Kids

February 20, 2019 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  This week on the farm, we harvested honey from our honeybee hives! That's right, the delicious liquid gold flowed into quart after quart jar leaving us all with a slight sugar rush and feeling like a heat stroke was imminent. Why? Let's just say you can't press honeycomb without heat and without getting the honey on your fingers. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read … [Read more...] about Harvesting Honey with Kids

Filed Under: Beekeeping, Farm, Homeschool, Nature, Science, Unschooling Tagged With: bee unit study, beehive, Beekeeping, Bees, Farm, Farm Life, hands on, hands on activities, harvesting honey, Homeschool, homeschooling, honey, honey bees, Honeybees, honeycombs, Nature, unit study

Our Week in Review: Including Leonardo da Vinci, & the Zoo

August 14, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to another Week in Review here at Nourishing My Scholar! We had such a fun week with it's ups and down. The down would be that I got stung by a hornet and ended up at Urgent Care for a Steroid Shot...not fun. I also haven't quite decided when our first "back to school" day will be. Granted, we school year round but I still like to have that special first day. I've begun ordering … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review: Including Leonardo da Vinci, & the Zoo

Filed Under: Art, Homeschool, Reading, Science, Unschooling Tagged With: Homeschool, homeschooling, unschool

Our Week in Review: Including Catching Fireflies and a Birthday Celebration

June 14, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  The days have lengthened and we have finally left behind the coolness of spring. What do you do to celebrate the return of summer? Catch Fireflies and drink Root-beer Floats of course! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information.  We waited until twilight to make our yummy ice cream and root-beer floats. Since we planned … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review: Including Catching Fireflies and a Birthday Celebration

Filed Under: Birthday, Books, Farm, Homeschool, Reading, Unschooling Tagged With: Farm, homeschooling, unschooling

Our Week in Review: Including Outside Exploration, Reading & Snakes

June 7, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  What do you do when you have gloriously beautiful days filled with sunshine and the songs of birds? You spend as much of your time out of doors as possible! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information.  The cow pastures were a go to spot for us this week as they are quite lovely and Papa had some work to do with the … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review: Including Outside Exploration, Reading & Snakes

Filed Under: Beekeeping, Books, Farm, Gardening, Homeschool, Outside, Reading, Unschooling Tagged With: Homeschool, Reading, unschooling

Our Week in Review: Including Mending Fences, Baking Pies, and This Week’s Reading List

May 29, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to our week in review! We have been living on my sisters farm now for nearly two months and I think we have finally found our rhythm! Farm life has so much to offer our children as they connect with nature and the animals all around them. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information.  This week started off with … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review: Including Mending Fences, Baking Pies, and This Week’s Reading List

Filed Under: Books, Cooking, Farm, Gardening, Homeschool, Nature, Outside, Reading, Unschooling Tagged With: Farm, Farm Life, Gardening, homeschooling, Nature, Reading, unschooling

Our Week in Review: Including Gardening, Chickens, and Reading

May 15, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to our week in review! We have been living on my sisters farm now for over a month and I think we are finally starting to find our rhythm! Farm life has so much to offer our children as they connect with nature and the animals all around them. Back in March (about two weeks before we moved to the farm) Uncle Joe hatched 24 Bantam Ameraucana chicks. Since arriving, the … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review: Including Gardening, Chickens, and Reading

Filed Under: Books, Farm, Gardening, Homeschool, Nature, Reading, Unschooling Tagged With: Books, Chickens, Farm, Farm Life, Gardening, Reading, unschooling

Our Week in Review

March 21, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to another week in the life of unschoolers, where we give you a glimpse into the adventures we had during the week. This also lets you see how we approach learning in our home which is eclectic/unschooling and child-led. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information.  If you've been here before then you … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review

Filed Under: Books, Homeschool, Kids Crafts, Reading, Science, Unschooling Tagged With: Art, Books, Homeschool, Reading, science, unschooling

A Week in the Life of Unschoolers

February 22, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to another week in the life of unschoolers, where we give you a glimpse into the adventures we had during the week. This also lets you see how we approach learning in our home which is eclectic/unschooly and child-led. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information.  This week our son chose an eclectic mix of library books … [Read more...] about A Week in the Life of Unschoolers

Filed Under: Books, Cooking, Hiking, Homeschool, Kid Fun, Nature, Outside, Reading, Unschooling Tagged With: Hiking, homeschooling, Kid Fun, outside, play, Play Outside, Reading, unschooling

A Week in the Life of Unschoolers

February 9, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to another week in the life of unschoolers, where we give you a glimpse into the adventures we had during the week. This also lets you see how we approach learning in our home which is eclectic/unschooling and child-led. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information.  As always our week began with a trip to the library. Our … [Read more...] about A Week in the Life of Unschoolers

Filed Under: Books, Cooking, Homeschool, Kid Fun, Science, Unschooling Tagged With: Apps, homeschooling, Reading, science, unschooling

A Week in the Life of Unschoolers

January 25, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to another week in the life of unschoolers. This is were I fill you in on all the goings on and adventures we had with our children during the week. The biggest news this week...our son, Gabriel, asked to have his hair cut. Not just any hair cut. A Dr. Who (Matt Smith) hair cut to be precise. Not that he had to ask. His hair, his choice, but I must admit...I'm going to miss those … [Read more...] about A Week in the Life of Unschoolers

Filed Under: Books, Cooking, Family, Homeschool, Kid Fun, Reading, Science, Unschooling Tagged With: Books, Homeschool, kids in the kitchen, science, Spanish, unschool

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Welcome! I'm Erin, a homeschooling mom to two very intense kids. Every day I try to find what works best for me and my family. My blog is filled with information to help you explore a child led education while making meaningful connections with your children. Discover favorite read alouds, seasonal books, games, art projects, hands-on activities, and learn to just breathe through the ups and downs of life. I hope these posts will encourage you on your homeschool adventure.

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