Our nature study has been focused on completing Spring Series #4: Wildflower Study ~ Dandelions . We did this series on 2 different days over a period of 2 weeks. I was purposefully looking forward to this study because I knew that dandelions are edible …

We participated in The Outdoor Hour's Spring Tree Study . I am not sure who enjoyed this study more, me or the kids, but I think it might be me. I love the changes that Spring brings and we have taken our time observing the changes to get the most out of…

This is a lovable bedtime story that I have been reading with my children since I can remember. Saying good night to all the familiar things in our room as we prepare for bed, just like the bunny in Goodnight Moon , has become a fond bedtime memory. In fact…

We recently bought a brood of baby chicks to raise for eggs so I thought a unit study on chickens would be a good idea. We read Chicks & Chickens by Gail Gibbons, completed a lapbook/journal on chickens, and did some eggsperiments. I included all the ch…

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I was not the least bit concerned about my children's speech development and think that they are on track developmentally. However, I was interested in this program because I know families that do have speech delays. I wanted to see if this was something …

"He SPEAKS; He HEARS what he said; He DOES what he heard; He SEES what he did!" The Madsen Method , a method of instruction based on how our forefathers were taught and on 1915 literacy standards, is: “ a complete, fully scripted, evidence-based, …