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What do animals do in winter?
Science Cycle 1, Week 15 The Remarkable Survival Skills of Animals: Hibernate, Adapt, and Migrate Nature is fascinating, especially when it comes to how animals react to environmental changes. Science Cycle 1, Week 15 focuses on animals' primary survival strategies:...
Granola! A Great Way to Start the Day
Looking For A Better Way to Start Our Homeschool Days Since January, I've wanted to change how we start our day. I do like it when we have time for good old-fashioned bacon and eggs, but that doesn't always happen. For the busier days, we had been relying on boxed...
Chemical Reactions – Simple Science Resources
Simple Science Resources In Science, Cycle 3, Week 24, we are learning about the different types of chemical reactions. I appreciate this simple illustration and wanted to share it with you. No wonder there is a saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words!" This...
April is National Poetry Month – Let’s Celebrate!
April is the perfect time to discover the magic of poetry with your children. This National Poetry Month, explore language, literature, and the world through the eyes of the great poets. Poetry is an excellent way to spark creativity and bolster essential skills. Easy...
Are You Seasoned?
The other day, my house was unusually quiet. As you know, that is a rare event in a bustling homeschool household! With Grandma graciously hosting everyone at her house, I found myself with a moment to tackle the endless tasks awaiting me. There was no end to the...
A Yummy Snack for Busy Families
The Perfect Snack for Busy Homeschool Families Life has a way of keeping us busy. You can struggle to keep all the "plates spinning" or "balls in the air." One thing our family finds helpful is a snack that can keep the kids fueled even as we are knee-deep in our...
“Trent’s View of the Zoo”, Drawings by Trent
We have enjoyed Facebook posts about Trent and his amazing God-given gift of drawing adorable zoo animals. In one of the posts, I saw a video of him drawing the animals upside down on his trampoline using chalk. He drew them quickly and they were perfect. If he...
10 Reasons Your Family Needs Memory Work
Why Your Family Needs Memory Work Memory work is a simple but effective tool to add to your homeschool toolbox! Why? I am glad that you asked! Memory work, like the online memory work you find here on Cross Seven, involves your whole child in the learning process...
Homeschooling Freedom and Dyslexia
Many people have told me the best part of homeschooling is the freedom it gives your child. When your child has a special need like dyslexia, that freedom can be the answer to your prayers. That freedom to let your child grow and learn at their own pace is what made...
How to Be A Better Steward of Your Time
One of my biggest responsibilities as a homeschool mom is to make sure that my family and I are being good stewards of our time. When I sit down to make our schedule and plan what resources we need for our school days I want to make sure that each item holds value....
About Me
I have been very blessed to have been raised by Godly parents who encouraged me to dream big and experience life to the fullest. I have a degree in Business Administration and have been able to travel the world. I have worked for several wonderful companies...
Memory Works!
Today, I read a blog post from Melissa Corkum, A Tale of 3 Learners, about how classical education has been a blessing for her family. She zeroed in on the first phase, which is the grammar phase. She explains how the memory work can be challenging and many other...
Homeschooling at Our House
It's Just Like Making Perfume If you had told me 10 years ago that I would have 6 children AND I would homeschool them, I would have laughed in complete disbelief (or terror). To me, homeschooling was the “H-word”, and I had no confidence to even know where or how to...
Cycle 1 Memory Work – Claritas Classical Academy
About Memory Work Welcome to Cycle 1 Memory Work! This is the first of four cycles created by Claritas Classical Academy. This incredible curriculum integrates all the subjects into an overarching timeline that covers the period of the Ancients from Creation to The...
The Unhurried Homeschooler by Durenda Wilson
Easy to Read & Practical I had the privilege of reading The Unhurried Homeschooler by Durenda Wilson. It is short and sweet and filled with practical tips for homeschoolers! When reading this book, I could see how we have incorporated many of her ideas, and it...
Seasons Changing!
A snapshot of the past few months... Summer is here! Busy fun, soccer camps, drama camps, swimming, re-staining the deck and play set, a long list of projects to complete before the new school year begins... Wow, positive pregnancy test, and complete joy from...
TPA Homeschool Convention
We had a really great time today at the annual TPA Homeschool Convention! To make it even better, we were able to meet Mr. Andrew Pudewa, founder of IEW. My kids have been using Mr. Pudewa's materials for four years! Time really flies. They have learned so much and I...
Consider it Pure Joy!
When I was growing up, I remember my Dad memorized James 1 and told us to consider it pure joy when we encountered various trials, knowing that the testing of our faith produced endurance. And he would continue on with the rest of the verse. I am grateful for that...
Starting School Too Young
Hi Parents, I am noticing so many parents are wanting to start teaching their children at younger and younger ages. It is wonderful to have so many proactive and loving parents. We all want what is best for our children! In my own experience, I have pushed the first...
Momma Teaching Writing
I received this in an email today from IEW with some helpful advice for the writing teacher. I want to say that I find this topic challenging and I am grateful that I am able to have other co-op moms teach my kids about writing. They have been helpful and have kept us...
Mercy Ships – International Hospital Ships
If you are feeling a tug to help others in this hurting world, I encourage you to look into helping on with the Mercy Ships. They find the countries who are the poorest of the poor and try to influence changes on the medical facilities. They are interested in training...
LEGO Chemistry
Claritas Classical Academy, Cycle 3 Science Legos and Chemistry go well together. I like the looks of Susan's Blog. I encourage you to visit her site and put the Chemistry memory work you have learned to great use! LEGO Chemistry - Susan's Homeschool Blog Susan's...
How Homeschooling and Classical Schooling Could Alter the Leadership of the Future
I read this article a year ago and just came across it again! I find it a fascinating and validating resource, and I hope you are encouraged as well. How Homeschooling and Classical Christian Schooling Could Alter the Leadership of the Future
The Powerful Water Cycle
Claritas Classical Academy Memory Work, Cycle 2, Week 20, Science As you learn this week's memory work, I recommend you watch this BBC documentary about how the Aral Sea is shrinking. Many canals and dams and have built throughout the years and the results are...
The FOUR H’s
Have you experienced your decision to homeschool to be a major change in your life? I want to share with you a short, but powerful explanation of the phases you may go through when you are going on this journey. I learned this while I was overseas on the mission...
3Doodler! Art and Engineering
Wow! Here is something new that looks quite interesting. My girls had fun watching a few other youtube videos demonstrating this 3D doodler. The 2.0 version will be available in April of this year. I think we have a new item for a Christmas wish list. If any of you...
Play Dough Mats
When my oldest kids were pretty young, we received a stack of common cartoon character play dough mats. They had fun shaping dough on them AND it kept the surfaces cleaner! I saw these free play dough mats and I thought I should share them with you. She says you can...
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