Feed

Raising Arrows Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 43 of 2022 We spent a great deal of time out of doors this week enjoying the last remnants of warm fall days and soaking in all the colors and beauty of Autumn! Read all of the Large Family Homeschool Life! MONDAY This weekend, we visited family, which always leaves me scrambling for normalcy when we get back home. I’m hoping to “find my groove” soon, but I have a lot to do today! For Morning Time, we did our Reformation Day activities and Halloween object lessons that we like to do every...

Art and living math make a fantastic duo. Anytime you combine the creativity of art with the logical side of nature, you’ve got a powerful activity connecting both sides of the brain for meaningful learning. This particular lesson brings art and math together through a fun project inspired by the famous abstract artist, Wassily Kandinsky. This post contains affiliate links. Who was Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky is known as a pioneer of abstract art. Abstract art doesn’t look like real life. Instead, the style uses bold lines, shapes, and colors to sometimes oddly portray real images – or no image...

Only two weeks until signup for my Introverted Moms’ Advent Calendar opens! Add your name to the waiting list here and prepare to experience Advent as the slow, sacred time it’s meant to be. I’d love to have you there. Weekend homeschool links: What’s Saving My Life: Cold Weather Edition No-Shame November Picture Books for Thanksgiving (love this list!) The 26 Best Historic Speeches for Homeschool Memory Work An Ode to the Card Catalog 9 years ago on the blog: Best Books of the Month (more great books here!) In case you missed it this week: Historic Homes: The Perfect Place...

A few years ago I opened a Christmas present to get the Chronology card game from my Mom’s boyfriend and he said, “I know you like games and history, so I thought you might like this.” I was a bit skeptical because he doesn’t particularly play games, but I thought, “Why not give it a try.” Then it became a favorite of gameschooling for the next several months that we pulled out when friends came over for a party, and just generally was pulled out all the time. So here is our Chronology Game Review. (there are affiliate links in...

.wp-block-image img {max-width: 100%;} img {height: auto;} 2022 Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaways! is a post from Confessions of a Homeschooler. If you’ve enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Erica on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest! Also be sure to stop by her Community to join the discussion or her Store to see her latest items! It’s time for my annual 2022 Holiday Gift Guide and giveaways video! This is my favorite video to film all year, and I have a ton of goodies to share with you too!  So grab a cup of tea, sit back, and enjoy the holiday...