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Christmas School 2024
This year it’s Handel’s Messiah, Christmas Carols, Symbols of Christ, and some fun hands-on activities for our cozy read-alouds…
All on Red Headed Hostess + Scripture Study
Scripture and gospel studies are a big part of our homeschool days. I’m sharing about our favorite resource and what our weekly study routine looks like.
Autumn Homeschool Rhythm
What our days are looking like with two middle schoolers, a 2nd grader, and a kindergartner.
Learning to Write, Type, & Draw with The Good & The Beautiful
We’ve been using these resources for almost 5 years now…
Back to Homeschool 2024
There are many reasons we choose to homeschool, but our top two reasons have always been…
Favorite Back to Homeschool Gifts
Back to Homeschool is a big deal around here and today I’m sharing lots of ideas for gifts to make the first day back to school extra special.
Kindergarten Curriculum Picks 2024-2025
Okay, who agrees Kindergarten age is the BEST? It’s my absolute favorite to teach and I feel so blessed to be able do it again!
100+ Beloved Picture Books to Read with Your Pre-K/Kindergartner
Like so many of us I have a special place in my heart for classic picture books. Here is a HUGE list of our favorites!
29 Picture Books to Read in February
Since it’s a leap year I thought it would be fun to round up 29 fantastic picture books that are fun to read in the month of February.
Traditions: Back-to-Homeschool
More on creating new traditions and what we do for the back-to-school season.
One Year Review of the Mini Yoto Player
Last August we gifted our four kids Mini Yoto players for our big back to school breakfast. After using them for nearly a year now, I’m sharing my honest review of these little devices.
Organizing My schoolnest Homeschool Planner
It’s time to start thinking about Back To Homeschool! Last weekend I pulled out my new planner and started to get everything organized…
Cinderella Writing Project
Have you ever read lots of different versions of the Cinderella story? We wrote our own stories inspired by this beloved classic fairy tale and today I am sharing about everything we used.
Last Day of Homeschool 2023
I’m sharing all about how we celebrated our last day of homeschool for the year and why we celebrate first/last days of school even though we still try to always be striving for a lifestyle of learning.
Growing Butterflies & Ladybugs
This spring we have been studying insects and did a deep dive into butterflies and ladybugs! We ordered some at-home kits and watched up close as these little bugs transformed.
Learning to Read at Home Part I
This post is all about literacy development and supporting emergent readers. I also shared some of the materials I’ve liked to use over the years to do this.
Kindergarten Year Review
What a joy our Kindergarten year was! I’m sharing lots about our experience and the materials we used.
Solar System Study
Space is probably one of our favorite topics to study! We’ve studied it before, but took a completely different route this time around and I love how it turned out.