Looking for a way to memorize scripture with your children? Over the last month or two, we have begun using a system that is working so well for us. It helps us to not only learn new scriptures, but to continually be reviewing the ones that we have already committed to memory. My husband ran across this system on a ...

As a homeschooling mama who is just in her beginning years, I loved reading through this post! It really illustrates the type of learning environment that my husband and I aspire to develop in our home. There are so many excellent ideas here, and I hope that you will be both inspired and also that ...

While we don't specifically use Waldorf methods in our home (simply because I've never studied about it myself), I think that there are a lot of similarities in our philosophy of how we would like our children to learn and play, especially as home educators.  I've really enjoyed learning more about the Waldorf method from ...

For those who were interested after last week's post on the curriculum I've chosen, here is our daily schedule for home educating this fall: A few notes: Circle time is when the kids and I sit together and work on activities that don't require tablework, like memorization, read alouds, narration, devotions, etc. Abbie will also read aloud ...

As Abbie will be turning 5 this year, and has recently learned to read and develop a much keener interest in exploring new topics ("Mommy, how does my body move? But I mean, what makes my muscles move my legs? But why..."), this will be our most formal year yet, although our main focus will ...

After mentioning some of the homeschool resources I'm looking for, several of you responded with suggestions in the comments. I realized just how helpful it might be to put these questions out to you a bit more formally. You ladies are always such an incredible resource for me, and I hope you know how much ...

Meet my newest mothering helps:Aren't they lovely? What's that... you want to know what they actually are? These are the newest addition to my arsenal of tools that I am using to make portions of our daily routine run that much smoother. To my 4 yr old daughter, they are her "quiet time bins". To ...

My MIL (who is somewhat of a homeschooling mentor to me) has often talked to me about the idea of "delight directed learning" and I feel as though I am starting to figure out what that looks like just a little bit. Last week, as I was boiling some water on the stove, my constant observer ...

I made a realization today. I really enjoy crocheting! I haven't done it since I was in university, and only for a very short period of time at that. I made one lovely, dark sage green, very soft lap blanket which my son uses in his crib, despite the fact that it is entirely uneven ...

Guest Post by Faith (This is the continuation from her wonderful post last week, Learning with Preschoolers. If you haven't read it yet,  why don't you do that first? Then take a good look through this inspiring list of ways to really get involved with your preschooler in the process of learning and exploring! I ...