Category: Homeschool Holidays

  • 10 Middle School Valentine’s Day activities

    10 Middle School Valentine’s Day activities

    While our preschool and elementary kids have lots of fun ideas for homeschool holiday lessons, our middle school kids, while they won’t admit it, still like the fun of special days. Valentine’s Day for Middle School looks a little different than elementary school. You’re not making cute crafts, and are probably not having a Valentine’s…

  • Time out for some Christmas freebies I found

    Time out for some Christmas freebies I found

    The best lessons in middle school (aside from days you saw the TV cart) were the days your teacher gave you a themed packet related to the current holiday. It happened all the time in elementary school, not so much in middle school, and I certainly don’t remember it in high school. That inspired this…

  • Creeped out by Elf on the Shelf? Try the Wandering Wisemen

    Creeped out by Elf on the Shelf? Try the Wandering Wisemen

    Y’all I have a confession for you. I find the Elf on the Shelf creepy, and I keep seeing the pictures of him goofing off and thinking, “I don’t want to clean up that mess later on.” I liked some of the ideas for it, the moving him around into silly poses, but I also…

  • Charlotte Mason Advent

    Charlotte Mason Advent

    I love Christmas. I love the smell of the Christmas tree and the music we play all the time. I love making cookies and wrapping presents. I love watching movies with my family we’ve watched since the kids were little. In all of that I want to remember the reason for Christmas. Not just a…

  • Middle School Halloween mini unit

    Middle School Halloween mini unit

    I remember fondly coming in for the random school holiday and being excited about what special lessons my teacher might have planned. Through elementary school and for part of middle school my teachers didn’t disappoint. I want to bring that same level of excitement for my kids in their homeschool holidays. Last year I did…