The art and heart of homeschooling
There are plenty of different apple pie versions out there but this is my mama’s – Nana’s Apple Pie Recipe. The one that she wrote in the red and white checked I’m Writing My Own Cookbook. How to Make Nana’s Apple Pie and See the World A store-bought pie crust or mix-it-in-the-pan crust make this as easy as Fudge Pie. But, if you make an
Before the start of this school year I asked my older children what they’d like to learn more about. My eldest, then a rising eighth grader, said photography. Specifically digital photography. Hadn’t I just seen Amanda Bennett tweet about that same unit study being on sale? “I think a photography class should be a requirement in all educational programs because it makes you see the
What’s a lapbook? I had no idea what to do with one when we first began our Tapestry of Grace days. So, we figured it out together, as a family. Now, it’s a time we look forward to each Tapestry unit. Tapestry of Grace lapbooks are available for each unit – four lapbooks for each of the four years. The lapbook can be purchased on
Join me at Heart of the Matter today? You’ve probably heard plenty about planting sunflowers. You may even agree they are very easy to grow. Especially easy for children. I’m here to share a snippet of our sunflower summer. It started around Easter of last year. Little did we know what was in store from that packet we picked up at the grocery store. Each
Some more good finds! Made a birdseed wreath – I’m so excited this is peanut free and safe for our Hodgepodge! Thanksgiving Thankful Countdown – little strips of paper to cut and put into a jar. Examples: I am thankful for my family – Play a game together. I am thankful for my grandparents – call and them them ‘I love you’… School/unit study activities
