Asia is a wonderful continent filled with amazing landforms, animals, diversity of culture, food, and people. What better way to explore this amazing continent with your kids than with audio adventure stories about Asia! *Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. I received access to the Around the World Asia Stories at no cost … [Read more...] about Audio Adventure Stories About Asia
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Exploring Spring with Chalk Pastels
Folks, this has been the longest winter I can remember in years! Every time I think spring has arrived, winter rears it's blistery head again! Look, we look love winter as much as the next family. The fluffy flakes mean snowmen and warm firesides, hot chocolate, and ice skating. But eventually, you begin to dream of warm sunny days. There have been days this "Spring" where we see fog, rain, … [Read more...] about Exploring Spring with Chalk Pastels
Fun Brain Activities for Kids
Help your kids learn more about how the brain works with these fun brain activities that are engaging and hands-on! Your brain is the most complex part of your body! It is the part of your body that tells you what's going on around you. The brain even creates the thoughts and feelings that make up your personality! This is definitely a part of the body we need to know more about! The kids and I … [Read more...] about Fun Brain Activities for Kids
Exploring Nature with Illustrated Children’s Books
Illustrated children's books are a perfect way for kids to explore nature! Let's face it... we can't always get outside for nature study. The weather may not cooperate, or someone may be feeling poorly. Life happens. Maybe you have had a full day of hiking and exploring, and now your children want to extend their exploration of nature with books? Or you may want to simply strew these fantastic … [Read more...] about Exploring Nature with Illustrated Children’s Books
How to Create A Learning-Rich Environment in Your Homeschool
There are many things we can do to help create a learning-rich environment in our homeschool. How A Learning-Rich Environment Begins A learning-rich environment begins with a parent that loves to learn and models the excitement of learning new things, asking questions, and hypothesizing. Laugh and enjoy the process of learning with your children because monkey see, monkey do, so to … [Read more...] about How to Create A Learning-Rich Environment in Your Homeschool
Poetry Tea Time and the Brave Writer Lifestyle
Poetry is a lovely thing. Julie Bogart from Brave Writer says, "Poetry is the candy of language for young children." I believe that to be so. I personally find poetry to be soothing. But how should one introduce poetry to their children? How does one foster a love of poetry in their children? This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more … [Read more...] about Poetry Tea Time and the Brave Writer Lifestyle
25 Movies You Can Pair With Books
Books made into movies can be a wonderful addition to your homeschool! But it wasn't until I discovered the Brave Writer lifestyle that I realized what a perfect pairing movies and books could be. Here are 25 movies you can pair with books to enhance your family's movie night! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. Incorporating the … [Read more...] about 25 Movies You Can Pair With Books
Early American History Timeline and Unit Study
History has become a hot topic in our home. No, nothing is on fire... It's just that my 10-year-old is absolutely obsessed with history! So, we've been enjoying a fantastic early American history timeline and unit study. Planning Our Early American History Unit Study *Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. I received The … [Read more...] about Early American History Timeline and Unit Study
Incorporating Art into our Homeschool: Mixing with the Masters
Our son has recently taken an interest in Leonardo da Vinci. He's fascinated with this inventor and artist. Who can blame him though? Da Vinci is considered one of the greatest artists of all time! We also recently watched a Dr. Who episode that had Vincent Van Gogh in it (why yes, we are Whovians!) and now our son is wanting to know more about this second famous artist. Although I'm sure … [Read more...] about Incorporating Art into our Homeschool: Mixing with the Masters
Geography Through Literature: Around the World with Picture Books
I am so flip'in excited to share with you how we are exploring geography through literature! As many of you know, our homeschool thrives on read-alouds, games, art, and nature exploration. This combination works beautifully for my children and for my family. But, sometimes it can be challenging to know which great books pair well with our current study. It takes loads of effort to search … [Read more...] about Geography Through Literature: Around the World with Picture Books