I remember distinctly the very first Kathryn Tucker Windham book that I read. It was perhaps her most famous — Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffery. I know I was somewhere between grades three and five when I found the old cloth-bound volume tucked away in the non-fiction section of the Florala, Alabama library. The stories…
Trina Holden knew quite a bit about homeschooling before she even started homeschooling her own kids. That’s because she was homeschooled herself. Now she and her husband (who was also homeschooled — see a trend?) continue the family tradition. Trina’s own homeschool experience was a unique blend of Charlotte Mason and pioneer-style unschooling, which created in her…
Welcome to the Eight For Each State US Geography tour. I am so glad you are joining us. Heading back south from Indiana we tackled Mississippi with zeal and fervor. After all, the end of our study promised Mississippi mud pie! Come along with us on our US Geography tour as we learn about steamboats,…
Knowing you are going to homeschool from the time your child is an infant and being an information junkie is a bit of a recipe for homeschool information overload. Unwilling to drill my ten-month-old on her ABCs — I was at least that intelligent — I threw myself into the heady business of researching the…
Welcome to the Eight For Each State US Geography tour. I am so glad you are joining us. Every state we have studied in our US Geography tour has been so much fun! Each new unfamiliar state begins tentatively but then suddenly takes off as we find more to look at and enjoy than was…
Allison Burr is learning to take things slow. The child of a public school superintendent, once she got the bug to homeschool there was no stopping her — just ask her husband! And while she started her homeschool journey intent to finish each year as quickly as possible, Allison is learning to see the beauty…
Apparently I have been reading all wrong my entire life. The past three weeks have been a whirlwind of learning for me. A life-changing whirlwind. I went from a someone who barely had enough attention span to read a regency romance in the bathtub to this reading list: For the Children’s Sake Norms and Nobility The…
Welcome to the Eight For Each State US Geography tour. I am so glad you are joining us. Louisiana, once a huge wilderness explored by Lewis and Clark, is now a state full of culture, traditions, and food that well known throughout the United States. Louisiana was so much fun to study! It could be…
I received a Desk Atlas of the United States from Geography Matters along with financial compensation for this review. My opinions are my own and I was not required to give a positive review. I have enjoyed editing Jessica’s US Geography posts this year — living vicariously through her fun unit studies. I’ve had to since I have…
I received a Music Appreciation Book 1 Collection from Zeezok Publishing along with financial compensation for this review. My opinions are my own and I was not required to give a positive review. Music appreciation is one of those subjects that many moms — myself included — find a bit intimidating. I don’t know much about all…
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