Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. And rather than letting our excitement for Christmas distract us from learning, our family has embraced Christmas and allowed it to become the basis for much of our homeschool studies leading up to Christmas. Here is an excerpt from our new book Christmas Around the World: […]
Apple Science Activities for Kids
The nights start to get longer, the mornings cooler, the leaves are starting to change into their Fall clothing – this can only mean one thing: Apples! An abundance of apples means it is time to do some apple science activities with your kids. Apples are or will soon be in season! As you plan […]
Back to School Sale
In case you’re looking for a great personal devotional book to start off the school year with, or for extra printables and activities to add to this year’s busy basket or holiday unit studies, or even if you already thinking about a planner for next year, I wanted to let you know that Paradise Praises […]
Homeschool Unit Studies (Link Up)
If you’ve never looked into Unit Studies as an option for your homeschool, you should investigate. Unit studies usually surround a certain theme and incorporate study in all the subject matters supporting that theme. The neat thing is that it makes it easy to incorporate several grade levels at once and learning together can be […]
Gloria, a Christmas Hymn Study (Review)
In today’s world you are more apt to hear the “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” than “O Come, O Come Emanuel” or “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” at Christmastime. For our family, hearing and knowing the words of the English Christmas Hymns is even more of a challenge as we’re surrounded by the Spanish language […]