Read Over 70,000 Books for Free!
Move over, Kindle! At this one website you can read over 70,000 quality books for FREE! If you’re a Charlotte Mason mom, you’ll want to visit this site over and over again. The quality classic literature will be right at your fingertips! Project Gutenberg has a huge collection of the world’s greatest literature. When the […]
This Book Will Help You Navigate the Classical Method
When you open your homeschool, one of the best things you can do is familiarize yourself with the methods used for teaching before choosing a curriculum. One of the core teaching methodologies is the Classical Method. This one book will teach you all you need to know about how to implement it. In The Well […]
How Homeschool Families Make the Most of Every Moment
How much time do you think is wasted during the average school day? There’s this book called “The Five Hour School Week” written by this amazing family who just by chance had to do school at home for a couple of weeks. There were really traditional people who really believed in the system. You go […]
What is Accreditation? Is Classical Learner Accredited?
One of the questions I get from many parents new to homeschooling is this: “Is Classical Learner accredited?” Wikipedia defines accreditation as, “the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body against recognized standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks.” The short answer is no. Schools, […]
How Homeschool Reconnects Parents and Children
According to a new study, the typical family only spends just 6 hours a week together. 42% of parents admitted they struggle to initiate chats with their children. You can read about it here. Parents cited time spent on the phone and time doing homework as two of the main culprits. Does this really surprise […]
Fruit Fly Fiasco
Here’s an easy way to get rid of fruit flies, and turn it into an interactive learning experience for your kids. Start by pouring one cup of apple cider vinegar into a mason jar. Add a couple drops of dish soap. Put a layer of tin foil over the jar, and secure it with a […]
How do Homeschoolers Measure up Against Their Peers?
People wanted to know how homeschoolers perform when compared to their public schooled peers. So in 2009, they did a study. The results were shocking! Homeschooled students out-performed public schooled students in everything: math, science, English, history, and it wasn’t even close. They also performed better on the SAT, the ACT. Factors like demographics and […]
Drum Roll Please…
Somebody give us a drum roll, because we’ve got some HUGE announcements to make! We are thrilled to announce that Cubs to Bears books are now available off of Amazon. We have worked behind-the-scenes to become our own publishing company for over a year now and on Friday June 7, 2024, that became a reality. […]
FREE Download to Teach Your Child About Healthy Choices.
This is one of my favorite tricks for teaching children about healthy nutrition. Here’s how it works: 1. Once a month, choose a snack or candy from the grocery store. 2. Teach your child how to read the ingredient list and choose one ingredient off that list. 3. Go to Google and search side effects […]
My Top 3 Book Finder Tools
Can’t get enough books? Need a book on a particular subject or reading level? These 3 book finder tools are the perfect addition to your homeschool repertoire. 1. Simply Charlotte Mason book finder – Simply Charlotte Mason is curriculum used by homeschoolers, but did you know they have a Book Finder? You can search […]