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What is al fresco living? Al fresco is Italian and means “in the cool or open air.” So, Al fresco living is living in the cool or open air.The weather is warming and in most places we can take advantage of the warm weather and get outside. Take off your shoes and walk in the […]
Continue readingSummer is here.We have had a crazy spring and now states are beginning to reopen. Many moms are torn about summer due to a third of a school year that has been spent home in shut down. Now summer is upon us and everyone wants to get outside. Many fear the endless summer of 2020 […]
Continue readingHave you found yourself feeling that 2020 has been like living in a reality show? Have you found yourself suddenly crisis homeschooling? Did you used to think about homeschooling, “Never in my wildest dreams?” You are not alone! Many have felt that way.For many teachers, students, and parents, crisis distant learning was very challenging. Some […]
Continue readingSummer vacation is here. While summer, as a season, does not begin until 21 June, most people make the switch after Memorial Day. There are twelve weeks of summer left between now and Labor Day. Why not use those weeks to make this summer a time to remember!Simplify your home routines, family schedule, and your […]
Continue readingThis time of year is graduation time. When I was a child the only graduations we received were from high school or college. In my grandmother’s generation they graduated from eighth grade and went to college. Now there are kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, and college graduations.I am old school and think graduations […]
Continue reading“Escaping the inside classroom,” could I really have said that? Yes, and I meant it too!This time of year, people get restless for outside, are easily distracted, and attention spans can begin to diminish. So, why not take advantage of the season, up your homeschool game, and take advantage of the out-of doors? Have you […]
Continue readingDo you know what you are having for dinner tonight? Having a plan helps you avoid the “hangries!” When we wait until we are hungry we are more likely to just try to stop the hungry feeling, than prepare a nutritious meal. Through a recent Ditch the Stress Invitation, on our Mentoring Our Own Facebook group, […]
Continue readingAre you feeling refreshed??? Has winter been long and have you felt cooped up in the house? This has been a stressful time for most of the world, due to the worldwide pandemic quarantines, lockdowns, and shelter-in-place edicts. Now that winter is over and states are opening up, it is time to spring into action […]
Continue readingYay, it is spring! Have you ever noticed which vegetables come into season in the spring? Spring vegetables are lettuces, spinach, kale, cabbage, collards, peas, etc. These are the cool weather crops that seem to get sweeter with a dust of snow. They are hardy for the weather. Whether you are buying them each week […]
Continue readingThe British educator, Charlotte Mason, taught the concept of nature studies and keeping of nature notebooks or journals. Nature studies and nature notebooks are the perfect medium for project based and interest led learning. The nature notebooks combine three traditional kinds of record keeping all in one place. This makes nature notebooks a wonderful place […]
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