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Lately, I’ve been struggling to keep my kids away from screens. It started as a quick fix to keep my kids occupied for a few minutes while I made dinner, but these days, it’s a near obsession. From shopping on Amazon, and watching YouTube shorts, to playing Fornite, it’s almost impossible to get my kids […]
Today, we’re talking about teaching American History through literature in our homeschool. Come and take a deeper look at Beautiful Feet Books for the primary years. Since we’re in the middle of getting ready for our new homeschool year, I asked my Daniel (age 8) what he wanted to study this fall. (I realize that […]
Back when I learned history, we had textbooks filled with names, dates, details, and fuzzy maps. I thought it was horrifically boring. I have no idea how I managed to score well on the AP US History exam because I seriously don’t recall much at all. I wanted my children’s history lessons to be different, […]
Don’t stress about teaching medieval history to your children. My kids devour history through literature, using amazing selections from Beautiful Feet Books. This year in our homeschool, my Rachel dove into the Middle Ages with gusto. She studied the famous men and women of the Middle Ages during classical studies, then devoured meaty tales such […]