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How to Choose the Best Memory Work for Your Homeschool
Read this post and learn how to choose the best memory work for your homeschool and how to practically implement memory work in your Morning Time and family’s life! How our memory work journey began: My husband and I, both second-generation homeschoolers, always knew we wanted to educate our children at home. As our firstborn grew older, I couldn’t wait to begin our own educational adventure. From the beginning, I was filled with a yearning to memorize beautiful words. I even brainstormed grand and glorious lists. Those were some great plans. The problem was that they never happened. You know how it is: you’ve managed to finish the math and…
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100 of the Best Poems to Memorize in Morning Time
So you want to start memorizing poetry in Morning Time. You know you should start with something that delights you as the Mama. But there are millions of possibilities! Where to begin? Start here with my list of 100 of the best poems to memorize in Morning Time! I even have a checklist you can print out and keep in your homeschool planner. Imagine how much fun it will be to look back and see how many beautiful words and delightful ideas you and your children now know by heart! Be sure to check out the Year of Memory Work, where I have recorded video recitations of several of these…
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Morning Time Plans (Fall 2019): adjusting expectations to meet the needs of a wide age range
It gets trickier to plan for morning time when you have a wide range of ages. Wake-up times vary from the pre-dawn energy of the 4-year-old to the sluggish morning brain of the teen. And that doesn’t even consider the differing needs and interests that span the grades. Yet having a time for shared memories and family culture is still important to me. While the logistics of our morning time may look different this year, its central values remain intact. Would you like to peek into my morning time plans for this fall? Scheduling morning time In years past, I’ve asked all the children regardless of age to be in…
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Ultimate Poetry Book List for Tots to Teens (and Their Adults)
60+ poetry books for all ages! Whether you're looking for the perfect anthology, wanting to understand how poetry is put together, or hoping to try writing your own poems, this ultimate poetry book list is for you!
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Greek Alphabet Song
It's always easier to memorize something when it's set to music, and the Greek Alphabet is no exception.
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Mama’s Famous Southern Cornbread Dressing
The epitome of southern comfort food. A hug in a 9x13 pan. Mama's Famous Southern Cornbread Dressing- a secret family recipe, shared with you!
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Our Real-Life Morning Time Demo
Our real-life morning time, captured on camera! Join me and my 5 kids (ages 3 to 13) in our simple, custom morning time.
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Easy Thanksgiving Activities for the Whole Family
Looking for some simple, fun Thanksgiving crafts and hands-on activity ideas for your children? Here are 4 Thanksgiving activities that are not only fun at home with the kids, but are also easy to bring on the road as you join family and friends at holiday celebrations. Get the whole family, young and old, involved in celebrating together with these ideas! 4 Easy Thanksgiving Activities the Whole Family can Enjoy {This post contains affiliate links. Please see disclaimer.} Thanksgiving Acrostic Poems Want to change up your freewriting practice or try your hand at poetry? Acrostics are a simple writing activity where even the youngest children can participate with a little…
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Thanksgiving Morning Time Plans and Resource Pack
Thanksgiving Morning Time Plans and Resource Pack. Over 12 pages of memory work and other resources to make your Thanksgiving-themed morning time a success.
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Early American History: Textbook-Free Resources for Elementary, Middle School, and Life-Long Learners
Early American history resource round-up: book lists, geography resources, morningtime memory work, art suggestions, and movies for educating your elementary and middle school students, and pursuing your own life-long learning.