1.We already live a life that is pretty socially distanced, thanks to my introverted nature, the kids’ ages, and our homeschooling, so I wasn’t expecting a huuuuge difference in our day to day life, but then I got sick, and realized that I had underestimated the anxiety that goes along with an unknown virus being … Read more
For this week only, the North American Martyrs Workbook is available as part of the Catholic Mom Bundle, along with many more fabulous resources to help your family dive deeper into your faith. I am so excited today to share with you this post from guest author Bonnie Way. Bonnie writes over at The Koala … Read more
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, and G studying the pilgrims sailing to America in Early American History, I’ve been preparing Thanksgiving activities for us for the next few weeks, and I thought I’d share the printables I’ve created. They’re ideal for kindergarten or first graders, though you can modify it for other ages. The … Read more
Resources We Love and Subjects We Tie In This post contains affiliate links. Click here for my full disclosure. It’s no secret that one of my favorite things about homeschooling is the flexibility it give us- with our schedule, with our family time, and with the kids’ interests. With G’s ADHD, she is able to … Read more
Using a Topic of Interest to Engage Learning I’ve found that with William the best way to teach him anything is to think outside the box and engage him in the topic that is currently fascinating him. When I was trying to teach him colors, he honestly could not have cared less about color tablets … Read more
When we started our North American geography unit, I went hunting for other resources to complement my North American Saints set. I was absolutely thrilled to find Jen’s Sew-A-Saint projects because on my daughter’s wish list has been learning to sew. Thanks to her Aunt Caitlin, who purchased Saint Kateri for her, we were able … Read more
We did a soft start to our school year today, and it was wonderful to get back into the rhythm of teaching and learning alongside my kiddos. G is ready for a full on curriculum, so this year we are starting with history and geography, in addition to math, reading, and religion. We’ll be learning … Read more
I spent yesterday working to set up our classroom space, creating workbooks, and cutting and laminating new works for the kids. And since I’ve been working on pulling together all of what I need to start the school year strong, I thought I’d share some of my favorite online homeschool resources. These are websites I’ve … Read more
We haven’t kicked off our new school year yet, but I am starting to gear up, and am trying to ease G back into the habit of having regular lessons. As G is a beginning reader, we spend a lot of time on literacy skills in order to give her a firm foundation. I try … Read more
Today was one of our first days back into the classroom for an extended period, and I thought it would be a good day to give a little more info about how our time passes w when we’re in the classroom. As in other Montessori classrooms, the kids have freedom of movement (as long as … Read more