The unscrupulous milkman

Sometimes life throws us in strange situations that turn out to be the perfect opportunity for learning an important lesson. Homeschooling seems to afford me quite a bit of these timely occasions. Ketziah is almost one year old and we usually transition to whole milk right around this time. Finding a source of healthy, natural, […]

A short yet significant haggadah

This year’s Pesach seder was probably the most abbreviated one we’ve ever done. This was not without purpose. Many years past, it seems that the seders we’ve attended and hosted have been well over two hours long even with regular snacks and arranging the separate parts around the festive meal. This can be trying for […]

Stained glass trees

After unpacking our school boxes from our recent move, one of the first things I set up was our art supplies. Creative projects seem to be a very calming activity for the children and I wanted their materials to be available to them during this tough transition period. Though we are still technically on our […]

Goodbye, little white house

Moving can bring such upheaval in life, no matter how prepared you are for the transition. We’ve been anticipating a move each year for a few years now. And each year, my husband and I have decided to try and make it one more year in our tiny little white house. We’ve happily found that […]

It’s a blubbery, blustery day…

…for science, that is. I somehow picked the coldest day of the year (so far) to do our whale blubber science experiment. The freezing weather fit right in with the theme of our day. The idea of the experiment was to re-create the Arctic-cold temperatures of water that whales regularly swim in. We then submerged […]

Apologia Swimming Creatures Ocean Box

Words fails to express how excited the girls are for this year’s major science project. Swinging from the ceiling fans would be an understatement. Having used Apologia for all of our science thus far (this is our third year with them) we have never done a project of this magnitude and duration. We are going […]

Fine Arts Fridays

What do you get when you combine music appreciation with sketchbooks and pencils? A fabulous end to the school week. I’ve started calling these days Fine Arts Fridays because we’ve been spending much of our Fridays doing creative activities. The children could not be happier. Additionally, I believe that music and art speak to the […]

Still a masterpiece in the making

Each school year brings new enlightenment and revelation to my education methods, heart attitude, and acknowledgement of the validity of “out-of-the-box” ideas in homeschooling. Since I’m a visionary, I like this consistent reevaluation because it forces me to look at the big picture again and again – and sometimes even reassess the big picture itself. […]

A family compact

We’re three weeks in to the Story of the World book three for our history studies and are finally entering Colonial America times, which is exciting for all of us. One of the activities suggested in the Activity book for SOTW (which I highly recommend this addition for the hands-on learners in your homeschool) is […]

Favorite ♥ Moments First Day of School 2014

I love starting the school year in January. It seems like we are all so fresh for a new start, even though it’s not technically the beginning of the Jewish new year (which happens during Yom Teruah). Right in the middle of the cold, dark months, it’s the perfect time to break out the new […]