What Are Bead Chains? In Montessori, the bead chains are a math material for hands on learning. There are a few prerequisite works/skills needed for introducing bead chains. However, this generally boils down to being able to count to 100 and recognize the numbers written out (1, 2, 3…). Generally, the age range for introducing …
What We are Using to Homeschool Kindergarten
Homeschool Kindergarten In Canada the school year starts in September. But we have started some Kindergarten work early. We did this in order to figure out a good routine for us. And also in order to get used to formal homeschooling before having a new baby! Because we certainly did not want to try everything …
The Ultimate Homeschool Style Guide
Even if you know you want to homeschool, you may not know HOW you want to homeschool. When it comes to picking a homeschooling style for your family, there are a few aspects you’ll want to consider: First, what kind of education do you want for your children. While all homeschooling styles will provide your …
Getting Into Homeschool
In many places it is the beginning of a new school year. So this week lets talk about why we homeschool, our methodology, and resources to help you get started. Why We Homeschool Actually, there are about an infinite number of reasons we homeschool. Some interesting ones include: because of socialization, giving our kids a …
Homeschool – How to teach History
Homeschool – History I absolutely love history! Unfortunately, this subject is often (read: almost always) bogged down with anti-Catholic bias. Thankfully, starting in 2016, a new History series appeared on the market, published by Tan Books! The Story of Civilization (Volumes I, II, III, and IV), by Phillip Campbell. Thankfully, I discovered this series, which …
Homeschool Blogs and Podcasts
Up here in Canada, we still have a whole month before it’s properly “back to school.” But school starts earlier in the United States and some other countries. So I’ve been getting a lot of back to school emails from mom and homeschool bloggers. There is a lot of great content out there. And I …
Homeschool Convention: What I Learned from My 1st Experience
My First Homeschool Convention Experience Last month I got to go to a homeschool convention! It was a last-minute surprise – someone in my prayer group just started homeschooling and mentioned there was a convention in our city! Our provincial homeschool association puts on a convention every year – but I thought they were all …