How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) as a Homeschool Mom
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How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) as a Homeschool Mom

It’s almost Mother’s Day, so check out the Mother’s Day Giveaway at the end of the article! Is it possible to thrive as a homeschool mom? I always wanted to be a mom. With six younger siblings, I usually had a baby or toddler around to play with until I was a teenager. I would play dolls and dress them up, play school, and even pretended to be Mary Poppins. What could be better than being a mom with my children all day? There were a number of things I didn’t understand about mothering and homeschooling though, obviously. For one…

Generations Homeschool Curriculum Review
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Generations Homeschool Curriculum Review

For years, I have been part of Classical Conversations and used the resources suggested by Classical Conversations even when I left the community. This year, we decided to try something different. With a focus on discipleship, not merely academics, Generations Homeschool Curriculum caught my attention. In fact, they advertise themselves as Christian Discipleship Curriculum. With the spiritual battle in our world for our children’s hearts, academics is just not enough nor should academics be our end goal. It is up to God to change our children’s hearts, but should we not take every opportunity to teach them about Christ and…

Black Friday Jus’ Classical Music and Art Deals 2022

It’s time to think about Christmas gifts, and music and art are the gifts that keep on giving! If you want to find a gift that will keep your child’s attention longer than just a few days after your child opens it this Christmas, consider giving your child music lessons or art lessons! Here are the deals for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday to help you give your child the gift of music and art at our best prices of the year! Jus’ Classical Music and Art Courses Jus’ Classical music and art courses are 30% off…

Black Friday Music and Art Deals for Kids 2022

Black Friday Music and Art Deals for Kids 2022

Are you looking for a gift that will last a lifetime? Wouldn’t it be nice to find a gift that will keep your child’s attention longer than just a few days after your child opens it this Christmas? Music is the gift that keeps on giving! This year, consider giving your child music or art lessons – whether learning about the orchestra and composers or learning to sing or play an instrument or learning about Great Artists or learning how to draw or paint. Here are my recommendations of music and art gifts and courses with special Black Friday, Small…

The Best Classical Christmas Music for Kids
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The Best Classical Christmas Music for Kids

The Christmas season is the most wonderful time of the year. So goes the song. And when it comes to finding engaging classical music to study with your children, there are definitely some wonderful and familiar pieces from the Christmas season which will help your children to fall in love with classical music. The ideal place to start with classical music is with short listening pieces. Here is the best short classical Christmas music for kids. Most of them are pieces from longer works, which are all worthy of listening to in their entirety when you and your child are…

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Best Bible Studies for (Homeschool) Moms

Marriage. Motherhood. Homeschooling. You can’t do them in your own strength. You may have had ideas and plans for how being a wife or parent was going to go for you. But you may also have quickly found out that you are not really in control of everything, especially when it comes to how other people – our husbands and children – are going to act. So we need much grace from God in our marriages, parenting, and homeschooling. As Jesus tells us in John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and…

12 Ways Drawing Grows the Brain and Helps Students Academically
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12 Ways Drawing Grows the Brain and Helps Students Academically

As homeschooling parents, we might not give much thought to the study of art, the benefits of drawing, and teaching our children to draw when we are first researching our homeschool methods and which curriculum to use. “Reading, writing and ‘rithmetic – that’s the foundation,” we think. It is true that reading, writing and ‘rithmetic are an extremely important basis of learning, but the arts are also essential parts of education and of being human. In fact, there are many benefits of learning to draw (as well as of studying music appreciation and art appreciation and of learning to play…

Music Membership Comparison: Music in Our Homeschool Plus and Jus’ Classical Fine Arts Membership
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Music Membership Comparison: Music in Our Homeschool Plus and Jus’ Classical Fine Arts Membership

Don’t you just love the idea of a buffet? There are so many choices of foods, and you can have any and all of them. You are only limited by what you can actually eat in one sitting. Buffet-style Music Membership When it comes to music and art memberships, many of them are like a buffet. There are many choices of courses within the membership, which can be especially helpful if you are looking for different levels or kinds of classes for your multiple kids. Music in Our Homeschool Plus music membership Music in Our Homeschool Plus is a buffet-style…

Best Tips for Homeschooling Moms on Mother’s Day 2022

It’s time for Mother’s Day 2022, and I want to bless you with this roundup of tips for gift ideas, self-care, homeschooling and more! Plus each of these articles has a link for an entry to a giveaway for one of five $100 gift cards! Mother’s Day Gifts and Ideas Best Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Homeschool Moms Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Picky Moms The Best Gifts For Homeschool Moms To Make Her Life Easier Mother’s Day Banner Five Free Fun Mother’s Day Printables Encouragement for Mom Encouraging Bible Verses for Mothers Scripture Cards for Mom Proverbs for Moms…

How to Recover from Homeschool Burnout

How to Recover from Homeschool Burnout

Are you experiencing homeschool burnout? It is a real problem. While a lot of homeschool moms (and public school moms too for that matter) may feel a real lull in the school year in January and February and wish schooling could be done for the year, homeschool burnout is a deeper issue. If you are an exhausted homeschooling mom, here are tips for how to recover from homeschool burnout so you can thrive, not just survive! My Road to Homeschool Burnout A few years ago, I had been homeschooling for eight years – one on my own and seven involved…

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