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Favorite Family Board Games Gift Guide

Each year we build our board-game-playing library because it’s a great non-screen-involving way for us to build relationships in our family. We’ve collected an enormous assortment of board games, some of which were fantastic finds, some of which turned out to be… total flops. We hoped for others to benefit from our own hit-and-miss finding […]

Toddler – Educational Toys Gift Guide

Over the past few years, we’ve compiled lists of our family favorites for books, studies, toys, and games we’ve used. There’s no doubt we’ve purchased, reviewed, and tested out a TON of various books and resources over the past decade+, some of which were fantastic finds, some of which turned out to be… total flops. Through […]

Window on the World – Devotion, Prayer, and Geography Resource

Window on the World has been one of our favorite geography resources for years! It’s aided us in developing cultural and geographical awareness as we discuss and pray for people around the world. This prayer resource provides stunning photographs and illustrations that complement a collection of countries and people groups around the world, from A […]

Advent Jesse Tree Devotions and Ornaments

A few years ago, our family came across our most favorite Christmas tradition: The Advent Jesse Tree. The Jesse Tree is a simple yet profound way of telling the story of Jesus’ genealogy and the historical account of God’s plan of redemption, starting with creation and following through to the birth of Christ. It includes […]

Landing of the Pilgrims {Free Art & Poetry Study}

As we approach Thanksgiving, we’re excited to share a complete art and poetry study selection from our copywork and grammar book, Script-n-Scribe Americana! During the month of November, receive a digital copy of the Landing of the Pilgrims Art and Poetry Study for free! This study includes… A poem that reinforces American history and the […]

A Simple Nature Walk Checklist

Nature study has been a joy to embark upon as a family! When we first started with nature study, though, we didn’t really know what to do. We just walked outside and looked around trying to discover whatever was in our backyard. Eventually, I came across The Nature Connection workbook, which included explanations of scientific […]

Exploring Ancient Rome Study: Timelines, Maps, Projects, and Games

As classical learners, our family seeks to study the knowledge, values, and ideals of those cultures which have contributed to Western Civilization: Ancient Greece, Rome, and Israel. If these three cultures are such a part of our heritage – and if we can understand so much more by studying them, why not seize the opportunity […]

Memory Work Review Schedule

As we practice the skill/canon of memoria, our family has discovered the value in using a systematic way of cycling through our memory work, whether we’re memorizing Scripture, Shakespeare, poetry, facts, or speeches. Our Memory Work Review plan was designed with the basic idea and principles behind the Scripture Memory Ring System, but I’ve custom-made […]

Discovering Wonders of the World

Y’all! I have to tell you about a project our family shared together this summer because it was just so completely fascinating! In previous years, we had memorized the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only to find out this year that there are other officially acclaimed Wonders of the Medieval World, Wonders of the […]

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