Childhood is a unique growing time for our children; educators, parents, and experts have known this for years and yet childhood often gets swept under the rug at the expense of rigorous academics and a schedule full of structured activities. Children are, for the first time in history, busy. Schedules have largely replaced curiosity. Organized programs have taken priority over…
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The Importance of Heritage with Amber O’Neal Johnston
To understand the importance of heritage, we must first make sure we’re all working with the same definition. In regards to heritage, the Bible says, “Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him” (Psalm 127:3, NIV). Dictonary.com defines it as “something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition;” “something that comes or belongs…
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Homeschooling High School with Melissa McMahan
Homeschooling High School…what is it about this phrase that makes even the most confident homeschool mama shake in her boots a little? The expectations seem to go through the roof. The pressure from the elusive yet always present critics “out there” seems to double. And the group of moms who’ve gone ahead of you who have the credibility to cheer…
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Announcing…My Nature Journal: One Year of Observation
Listen Instead: Keeping a nature journal is a big part of a Charlotte Mason education. Miss Mason had plenty to say about Nature Study and spending time in the Great Outdoors. If you’re looking for a way to encourage nature study, My Nature Journal: One Year of Observation. is just the resource you need to gently guide your child in this delightful habit. Maybe you’re like…
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Fun & Fresh Foreign Language Study for Homeschool Families With TalkBox.Mom Creator, Adelaide Olguin
What thoughts and feelings come to mind when you think of foreign language study? Conjugations? Vocab charts? Drudgery? Awkwardly trying to piece together a sentence with the few words you’ve learned? For many of us, the topic of studying a language brings back unpleasant memories from high school or college in a class we took to meet a certain requirement…
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