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Printable Book Of Centuries- How To Make It, And How To Use It

A "Book Of Centuries" is the fancy Charlotte Mason way of saying "Timeline In A Book". The main idea of a book of centuries is that for each 2 page spread you open your book to, you are glancing at 1 century. You keep the book for your entire education, and add only the things that you personally learn about in History. Keeping your own personal book of centuries helps you relate things … [Read more...]

Pentecost Resources For Kids: Free Notebooking Page, Crafts, Songs, and More!

We have been continuing on our journey of religious notebooking, and today we covered the topic of Pentecost Sunday! I have been creating these notebooking pages as a series to go along with the book Tell Me About The Catholic Faith, but you could certainly use these to teach kids about the first Pentecost whether or not you are reading that book. You can find the entire 130 page pack of matching … [Read more...]

Free Printable Notebooking Pages: The Resurrection

We have been continuing on our journey of religious notebooking, and today we covered the topic of the resurrection! I have been creating these notebooking pages as a series to go along with the book Tell Me About The Catholic Faith, but you could certainly use these to teach kids about the resurrection whether or not you are reading that book. You can find the entire 130 page pack of matching … [Read more...]

Jesus Notebooking Pages- First Christmas, Apostles, Parables, and More!

We have been continuing on our journey of religious notebooking, and today we covered the topic of the teachings of Jesus! I have been creating these notebooking pages as a series to go along with the book Tell Me About The Catholic Faith, but you could certainly use these to teach kids about the teachings of Jesus whether or not you are reading that book. You can find the entire 130 page pack of … [Read more...]

Religious Notebooking For Kids

Notebooking is a great way to encourage true thinking and creativity in your children. I use it for a variety of subjects when I homeschool my children, and I've found it to be handy for religion as well. A Little Bit About "Notebooking Pages" for kids I am very influenced by Charlotte Mason in our homeschool. Notebooking pages are one of the tools we use for "narrating" what the kids … [Read more...]

5 Easy Systems To Enhance Any Homeschool

Anyone who knows me in real life knows that I always always say... write your plans in pencil and hand God the eraser! Well, I'm sure God was having a good laugh at me when I swore I would never homeschool again and I turned the homeschool room into a bedroom! lol!!! Well, now that more and more of us are boarding the homeschool train this year, I wanted to share some of my favorite and easiest … [Read more...]

10 Homeschool Systems That WORK (Without Stressing Mom!)

Whether you're doing distance learning, online learning, or traditional homeschooling, there are some things that every home education environment will have to deal with. Where do the kids turn in their papers? What do you keep, what do you not keep? Regardless of if you're homeschooling or doing distance learning, I wanted to give you my best tips for how to ready your home for school, and make … [Read more...]

Homeschool Resources For Families

Our school story in a nutshell: I homeschooled my 4 kids for 8 years, then had them in our local district public school for 3 years, then had them in 1 public charter school all together until... COVID 19 struck, and we started with distance learning. Over the years of writing here, I have shared a lot of resources for homeschoolers, along with systems that have worked well for my family. This is … [Read more...]

Lacy’s Picks- Our Homeschool Curriculum (2015-16)

Every year I get emails asking what curriculum we're using. The truth is, finding the right homeschool curriculum is a lot like finding a perfect pair of jeans. It takes a lot of looking and trying on, and in the end, what's a good fit for me isn't necessarily a good fit for you. Regardless, after many years of homeschooling under my belt, I am ordering our curriculum with confidence this year- … [Read more...]

Teach Kids About Jerusalem- Build A Model With Blocks

As Holy Week approaches, I wanted to teach my kids more about Jerusalem and Jesus' last week. Ya'll know I'm a sucker for hands-on learning with my kids, so we decided to build a model of Jerusalem to "see" what the city was like, and if you have a set of blocks, you can build one, too!   Before diving in, I would like to share my new cookbook for families– The Symbolic Holy … [Read more...]