Autumn’s beauty is pretty overwhelming where I live. As I drive up my little lane, it seems to have turned all gold!
This is the time of year that my kids start asking when we are going to make our fall wreaths—a very easy craft for little ones that helps them enjoy autumn’s glories. Here are the simple instructions: [Read more…]
by Becky Ross Redwater, Alberta, Canada
There are many things that preschoolers could be learning to assist them in becoming ready for reading. Here are some easy things to try!
My daughters, Louisa and Emily
Independence Day is one of my favorites holidays, because of the wonderful feelings of patriotism we get thinking about our country’s miraculous founding, the courage of our founding fathers, and the freedoms we enjoy every day! It is up to us to keep that love of freedom burning bright in the next generation.
Rebekah loves to puzzle, just like her Daddy
What do preschoolers need?
That’s an easy answer: #1 they need YOU!
Yep: they need Mom, in all her constantly loving glory, with lots of hugs, snuggles, toe-kissing, hand-holding, hair-tousling, kisses, pats, holding-on-her-lap and listening. That’s the #1 need. And in your moment-by-moment interaction, be sure to lead them to the one who loves them most of all: God. In this, you will be doing the best thing you could for your young child.
Emily, Louisa and Ammon at the Old Hundred Gold Mine in Silverton, Colorado
No wonder English is so difficult to learn!
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The farm used to produce produce.
Can there be anything more exciting than having those phonics lessons finally “click” with your little one and hearing him read his first words? I doubt it! Listening to my children learn to read is a thrill for me. I enjoy teaching them to read and I delight in hearing them read aloud.
Emily with the journals she wrote growing up!
Come take a peek inside my homeschool. Here’s how I teach writing! And it works—one of my sons got a perfect score on the English portion of the ACT test for college.
I shared with you the cozy country cottage that Louisa made. Come with us to build some charming twig furniture to go inside!
Here’s how:
1) Just gather twigs. (These are cherry and peach branches recently pruned from our orchard.)
When I was a little girl, I used to dream about living in the south during the Gone with the Wind era, when belles wore full, swishy dresses and used southern hospitality. It seemed ladies were sweet and genteel, and courtesy was the order of the day. Now that I’ve grown up (and studied the […]
