King Alfred’s English: A History of the Language We Speak and Why We Should Be Glad We Do, by Laurie J. White is a homeschooling mom’s dream. Why is it so valuable to have this literary delight on your shelf?…
Did you know trees can talk to each other? 🌳 Not with words, of course—but through an underground network that lets them share water, nutrients, even warnings about hungry insects. Some trees will pass food to their struggling neighbors. Others send…
If you homeschool using Charlotte Mason methods, you’ve often heard that narration is the activity to do after reading books. Oral narration is an excellent teaching strategy, but did you know that there are many other ways to make creative…
What are “Charlotte Mason” Living Books and how do you teach with them? Are you wondering what all the buzz is about Charlotte Mason’s living books? If you’ve heard the term and not quite understood what it meant, keep…
Did you read Old Yeller as a child? Remember your heart pounding when the enraged momma bear charges little Arliss? And then your profound relief when the “yeller dog” attacks the bear to save Arliss’ life? I bet you do!…
One day, elbow-deep in soapy water at the kitchen sink while doing some pre-dinner cleanup, I felt a light tap on the top of my head. Was that water dripping from the can light over my kitchen sink?! This can’t be good….
How to bring life to your kids’ education by teaching history, science, and language arts using excellent literature instead of dry textbooks!
