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Studying the Arts in Harmony with History
Ancient History and Art This post contains affiliate links which are ideal for homeschooling with the arts. This is the first year I have attempted to be completely immersed in unit studies in all topics of learning. I can say that Little Man and I have struggled in some areas (spelling and vocab) while others have taken off and been a joy. The greatest joy has come in the arts. For the first time this year we are using Harmony Fine Arts Lesson Plans written by Barbara McCoy, a homeschooling mom. I first found this program toward the end of the last school year. I was excited from the first moment…
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Booking Across The USA in West Virginia
Today’s the Day! I am Booking Across the USA Today I am linking up with Jodie from Growing Book by Book and more than 50 bloggers who are sharing books from each state and an activity or project to compliment the book. If you are a regular reader of my then blog you know I live in Ohio. But, I don’t claim Ohio as my home. I claim West Virginia because my roots run very deep there and it will always be home to me. So I’m participating in Booking Across the USA as a true blue hillbilly mountaineer West Virginian. Little Man and I have been fans of Cynthia Rylant for a long time. Her books…
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This Week… Trying to Get on Track
Little Man was feeling better this week. I was still struggling with a cough for half the week. I worked on updating lesson plans so between his daddy and myself we were able to get a pretty decent amount of work accomplished this week. We focused mostly on core content. Bible: The Israelites are continuing their conquest of Canaan. Bible Study Guide is proving to be the best option as my previous review stated. This week Little Man labelled a map of Canaan and studied how the Gibeonites tricked Israel and how Joshua made a deal with them. Additionally I got an idea from my friend Sam at Sam’s…
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We Use Bible Study Guide for All Ages
A complete Bible Curriculum Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure for full information. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. I want to tell you about the Bible curriculum we are using in our homeschool this year. Let’s face it, there is a lot of material out there, but with so many denominations in this world, of which I am not a part, it is hard to find material that I can rely on to be sound in biblical doctrine. My family and I along with the other Christians of whom we fellowship seek to only teach and learn from the Bible. We do not believe in…
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Homeschooling During Times of Illness
Many people wonder what to do in homeschool when the teacher, mom, or the students, your kids get ill during the school year. Well the short answer is, whatever you want. You, as the homeschooling teacher can decide how you will handle illness in your homeschool There are a variety of ways to approach illness during homeschooling. And, really it’s going to depend on how sick you or the child is. Five Ways to Homeschool During an Illness Modify the ScheduleYou can choose to modify the schedule and activities for the week. If you had planned to go to co-op or a field trip, you should opt to stay home.…
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Five Minute Friday: Beloved
It’s 5 Minute Friday where a pretty large group of bloggers meet at Lisa Jo Baker’s blog Tales of a Gypsy Mama to get their 5 Minute Write on. Lisa gives us a prompt and we write for just 5 minutes. I Love it! Today’s Topic: Beloved. Go. When I saw the prompt I couldn’t wait to start writing. If you are a regular reader of my blog then you know why. If your not, I’m sure your about to smile. “Beloved” is the name I use to refer to my husband whenever I write about him. His name is Michael and I am passionately and excitedly in love with…
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One Word, Trust: Defining it.
Trust is one of those words that can be hard to define. Dictionary.com defines it as: reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. Yep. That makes it totally understandable. Even as hard as it is to define it is even harder to have. Trust. Reliance on or faith in or confidence in someone other than yourself. It requires a letting go. It demands letting go of your self, your hope, your desires, your comfort in exchange for… Ah, that’s the rub. That’s where the hard to define part comes in. What is one exchanging their self-reliance for? Is it the promise of love? Is it the promise of security? Is it the promise of gain? The answer…
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Unexpected Beauty
We had an unexpected snow on Wednesday. It was so pretty. We’ve had a lot of snow this winter, but for some reason I found this one to be especially pretty. Maybe because of the way it clung to the trees. Renée
