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We’ve finished up our second week of A Connected Christmas, and we are really starting to get into the rhythm of Christmas Schooling! Throughout the course of week two, we...

What a wonderful first week of A Connected Christmas! Seeing your children reciting the poetry I spent hours pouring over, enjoying the art pieces I chose and researched, and falling...

As seasons change, so do the rhythms of a home. The beauty of a daily rhythm is that you can adjust it to fit the ebbs and flows of the...

If you follow our home life on Instagram, you know that our days are full of imaginative play, creative projects, and crafts! My 2, 6, & 7-year-olds spend hours every...

Trumpet of the Swan is a delightful children's novel by E.B. White published in 1970. It is one of those stories you grieve when you finish reading because you don’t...

Before my children were ready for formal lessons, I dug deep into the many philosophies of education. Although I don’t pin myself to one certain style completely, I do strongly...

"To introduce children to literature is to install them in a very rich and glorious kingdom, to bring a continual holiday to their doors, to lay before them a feast...

Picture this. I am standing over the stove stirring dinner while holding the fussy infant, and my toddler sneaks in behind me, bringing a scoop of dirt in the house...

If I have learned anything since beginning home education, it is that having a daily rhythm is crucial to my sanity, my children’s peace, and our consistency in lessons. A...

First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind: Level One I want to share with you a book we are enjoying as an addition to our first-grade curriculum. First Language Lessons...

One of my dreams since before I was even married was to one day have a huge chalkboard on the wall behind my dining room table. I envisioned my future...

One of the highlights of our home education is when I carve out the time to bake muffins or cookies and brew a big pot of herbal tea with wild...