Arts and Nature

May 188 min read

Tips for Planting the Summer Vegetable Garden

Here in southern New Mexico, we pass our last frost date near the beginning of May, so it is time to prepare and plant the summer garden....

Mar 162 min read

Learning Reboot: 40 Life Schooling Activities!

This time of year, many are tiring of school and homeschool. Throw away the worksheets and busywork; instead embrace Life Schooling and...

Dec 1, 20234 min read

December in Our Homeschool

Most years, each December we have a special month in our homeschool. I let a few things drop off my homeschool mental to-do list (such as...

Dec 28, 20217 min read

Self-Directed High School Homeschooling - Scholar Phase in Our Home

Over the last year, our homeschool rhythm has been shaken up as my 14yo daughter Alina has entered self-directed Scholar Phase. For...

Apr 20, 20184 min read

Spring in Our Homeschool, and 7 Simple Springtime Exploration Ideas

We haven't been doing much with our curriculum resources lately. Instead, with the weather warming up, our homeschooling has focused more...

Oct 14, 20154 min read

Nature Study in Our Homeschool

While I did include some aspects of nature in our early home schooling experience, it wasn't until I read about Charlotte Mason that I...

Jan 21, 20155 min read

Circle Time: Poetry, Music, and Movement

Circle Time was introduced as a part of our home school back in August, and it has quickly become one of my most cherished parts of our...

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