If you’re looking for mid-year curriculum options, our open-and-go Mission Faith Forgers curriculum can be started mid-year! In January, families can begin mid-way through our Mission Faith Forgers Guide (in Unit 4), which starts with a study of world history and modern missions from the late 1800s through modern day. While reading a living history […]
New Years Printable: Goals & Reflections
This week is a time of reflection and renewal for us. As we head into each new year, our family enjoys reminiscing and sharing favorite memories while looking ahead to what may be in store for us in the coming year. To capture this moment in time, we’ve created a printable as a sort of “memory […]
Christmas Wrap: 2022 in Review
With Christmas upon us — it’s coming up fast! — And preparing for the chill of a cold arctic blast, Staying indoors with not much left to do, We’ll recount the blessings of 2022. The year started off with sledding in snowdrifts And a trip to the Frist to see medieval long-ago-scripts. Then we jammed […]
On Memorization: Using Art for Remembering
“How did you remember that?!?” I can’t tell you how many times our children have surprised us by spouting off some seemingly random fact or idea. It’s perplexing to consider that we spent so many years focusing on memorization of facts through songs, chants, and hand motions, only to find that over a period of […]
Window on the World Notebooking Pages
Window on the World has been one of our favorite geography resources for years – so much so that we’ve incorporated it as a core geography resource in our Mission: Great Commission reading plans. This book has aided us in developing cultural and geographical awareness as we read about, discuss, and pray for people around […]
Curriculum Choices: Elementary through High School
It’s been a whirlwind of activity in our home this month! Our oldest son finished his first year of college, our youngest son finished up second grade, and our two middle sons have wrapped up their seventh and tenth grade years. It usually takes all summer for us to re-set and finalize curriculum selections, but […]
An introductory course in filmmaking!
One of the great gifts of homeschooling is having the flexibility to pursue a student’s giftings and callings as they trek through their high school years. This has been especially the case with our second son who enjoys drama and storytelling and videography. Out of all of the different curriculum options we’ve considered, Filmmaking from […]
Church History Notebooking Pages
“The Christian life comes down to two simple things: trust and obedience. What does that mean, exactly? We could hold a seminar and talk about it. Visual aids are better. Look at a life.” -Elisabeth Elliot, Missionary to Ecuador For Christians, church history is a family history. As we learn about the “great cloud of […]
Writing through the Wardrobe, Writing with Hobbits
As we drive to church with our teenagers talking nonstop about literary elements, I realize we’ve hit a unique treasure in the realm of homeschool curriculum choices. While we’ve often enjoyed discussing literature as a family, this particular discussion soars far higher and dives far deeper than any discussion I have led. I marvel – […]