Want an easy-to-use science curriculum that inspires wonder and curiosity in your elementary age students? Apologia’s Young Explorer Series may be just what you’re looking for! Longtime blog readers know that our family prefers to go textbook-free whenever possible, particularly when studying history and science in the younger grades. So would it surprise you to …
Even your youngest child may be familiar with familiar passages like Psalm 23. But WonderFull: Ancient Psalms Ever New by Marty Machowki enables young readers, parents, and whole families to explore the Psalms more deeply. Our family already loved other Bible study resources by Marty Machowski, and when I saw his new book about the …
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My rest is found by relying on the accomplished work of Jesus Christ for my identity.
Curled up on the couch with my children, surrounded by piles of gorgeous picture books, it may not look like we’re doing “school.” But this read-aloud time is actually inspiring curiosity, questions, and wonder about cultures and places all around the world! Where exactly is Ghana? Why does that bird have a ring around its …
Today we have a special guest writer here at Humility and Doxology: my son, Joshua! Joshua Sloan is a homeschool teen and rising Junior in high school. When he’s not reading Tolkien you can find him playing baseball, strategizing his next chess move, or listening to his extensive music playlists. He recently finished an online …
In our final regular episode of Homeschool Conversations Season 3, I’m joined by Adrienne Freas, another one of the lovely guest suggestions I received from Karen Glass. Adrienne has experience as a Classical Charlotte Mason homeschooling mom, and has also worked to implement these ideas in charter school programs. Our conversation touched on topics like …
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The youngest child in a homeschool family often just tags along for the ride. When the older siblings are studying science, sometimes the younger ones merely observe. While this often works out fine, sometimes I see a glimmer in my little guy’s eye. He would like to be the one discovering and experimenting and exploring …
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Have you wondered about including Latin in your homeschool? We’ve had both highs and lows in our own family’s experience studying Latin, so when Karen Glass recommended I speak with Angela Reed, I was eager to hear her perspective. Angela loves classics and Latin and that joy is evident! She also teaches Latin classes designed …
A crack discovered during routine inspection in a steel beam of a bridge recently shut down traffic on the bridge itself and on the waterway under it. My husband, a structural engineer, called me into his office (aka, our closet) to show me pictures and discuss the fascinating aspects of the case. He began throwing …
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The statistics are sobering. About one in four women and one in six men are or will be survivors of sexual abuse in their lifetime. 34% of perpetrators are family members. 58% are known to the child and family. Only 7% are strangers. Tragically, we know that this can and does occur in local churches …
