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Have you ever wondered how it came to be that we celebrate Jesus's birthday? From the earliest days, Christians have celebrated his resurrection, but when and how did we start to celebrate his birth? My oldest child and I love to study history. Now that he is getting older, I thought it would be interesting … Continue reading Homeschooling Through the Holidays: The History of Celebrating Christmas
Are you looking to simplify your homeschool this year? One way is to combine subjects. And one easy way to do this is with grammar notebooking! Grammar notebooking combines copy work and grammar analysis with another subject you are already doing. Your children simply copy a sentence or two from what they read and then … Continue reading Fall Back into Homeschooling with Grammar Notebooking
Animals are such a fun subject to study for science at almost any age. They are especially great in the early elementary school years because children are often really interested in animals at that age and animal science is easily explained to younger children. The topic of animals is also easily linked to literature studies. … Continue reading Learning Animals with Magic Tree House Books
Fall is a great time to study nature. The cooler weather and the beautiful trees just make us want to get outside for a nature walk. It is always fun to collect leaves on these nature walks. Here are some ideas to get the most learning out of your leaf collection so that you will … Continue reading 11 Easy Ways to Study Leaves This Fall
This post is part of our Teaching History with Magic Tree House Books series. This year we are using the Magic Tree House books as my 2nd grader's reading 'curriculum'. I have organized them to correlate with our history and science lessons. Check out Teaching History with Magic Tree House Books to see why we … Continue reading Teaching History of the 1900s with Magic Tree House Books