Oh, how I love Christmas! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, indeed. And, as a follower of Christ, the hope symbolized by celebrating Christmas is second to none. Along with that hope, Christmas brings a special time of togetherness with our families that doesn’t seem to happen throughout other times of the year. […]
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We use lots of different resources in our homeschool, but there are some resources that show up at our table nearly every day. Some of these resources are things I use with one child while working with my other, some are items used for reinforcing what we’re learning, and some are things that show up
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This Adventures in Art series has been a fun peek into how we approach art in our homeschool. We covered art appreciation, art lessons through DVD, and art just for fun in Adventures in Art and Adventures in Art: Help from the Professionals. Now it’s time to talk about what it looks like when art shows up in
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When life gets busy in our homeschool, it’s tempting to let language arts, math, history, and science dominate the lesson plans. However, even on the busiest days I know I’ll have a mutiny on my hands if my kids don’t have a chance to get creative. Sure, Teaching art appreciation in your homeschool is perfectly manageable. You can easily include
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Have you ever wondered how homeschool parents are supposed to teach art at home? Let’s get real: most of us aren’t artists and by default it’s tempting to sweep this subject under the rug. The good news is that you don’t have to pretend art doesn’t exist. If you’ve never tried incorporating art into your homeschool,
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