Here are a few of the things we’re loving right now: At Home: Snow Days! Sure, it was 70 degrees and sunny just a few days ago (which we celebrated by meeting up with friends at the park), but today we woke up to snow. A lovely surprise, and so much fun. This small indoor Read More
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Easy Summer Fun
I hope everyone is having a great summer. Ours has been spent staycation style, as usual. There’s something sweet about spending summer days at home (or close to home), instead of trying to travel in peak heat and crowd season. If we take a trip this year it will most likely be a short getaway Read More
20% off Oak Meadow through February 28
Oak Meadow is currently offering 20% off everything in their bookstore, through February 28, including their packaged curriculum. If you aren’t familiar with Oak Meadow, be sure to check them out! They offer a wonderful Waldorf-inspired, whole-child curriculum for grades PreK through High School. We happily used OM with our oldest son from Grade 5 Read More
Barnes & Noble Educator Appreciation Weekends
January Educator Appreciation Shopping Weekends Grab your Barnes and Noble Educator Discount Card and do some discounted shopping every weekend in January. Homeschoolers and teachers get 25% off almost everything in the store. It’s a great way to stock up on books and fun activities to use in your homeschool. (Details below.) Getting your Educator Read More
Weekend Reading and More — Library Edition
We went to the library yesterday for a fun “Castles and Catapults” activity, and ended up finding a few books we had to bring home (of course!). We are spending more time in our local library this summer than we ever have before. In addition to always finding books we want to check out, the Read More
The Love List — June 2017
Here are a few things we’re loving in our homeschooling — and in our lives — right now: Movies/TV My eight-year-old and I have been completely enthralled with The Long, Long Holiday on Netflix. It is a beautifully written, beautifully animated series about a difficult topic. The creators have done a wonderful job showing the realities of WWII Read More
DIY Summer Camp at Home
Originally published in Atlanta Homeschool Magazine in 2014. This version has been updated and includes Amazon affiliate links. The summer months mean summer camps for many families, but that doesn’t have to mean signing your kids up for camps outside the home. When my own little homeschooler wanted to “play camp” last summer, we came Read More
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday — What We’re Reading
(Note: the following are some of the books we’re reading (and enjoying) as part of our homeschooling right now. I’ve included links to Amazon, in case anyone is interested in getting copies for themselves.)