A Medley of Homeschool Perspectives
As we head towards Summer, how do you feel about your homeschool? I expect many of us feel great, enthusiastic about the approaching finish line of the year. I’m afraid some of us feel stressed and apprehensive that our year is not truly finished or we fear our year was disappointing and not as successful [...]
One fun way of studying history is to investigate – in a hands-on way – a culture. For example, if you’re studying the Middle Ages, it might be fun to research what people ate, and cook up some recipes. A Medieval feast makes a great culmination or final project. This is especially fun with more [...]
Last month, I talked about Cochlear Implants: the good, the bad and the ugly. I wanted to show a totally unbiased case study about CIs, as they are called for short. The decision to choose a CI can be a very difficult one to make and must be made by an individual based on their [...]
A mere generation ago it was very common to have milk delivered to your door. Now, most Americans purchase their milk from a grocery or convenience store. But how does it get there? Most children know that milk comes from cows. But what does that mean? If you cut open a cow, does it bleed [...]
Every month, here at Homeschool Mosaics, we team up with a great vendor friend to bring you an awesome giveaway. This month is no exception! This month, we are excited to be working with our wonderful friends over at Bardin Marsee Publishing. If you’ve not yet heard of Bardin Marsee, maybe you’ve heard of their [...]
“The parent who indulges is a parent who studies to subdue (self-will) in his child works together with God in the renewing and saving a soul. The parent who indulges it does the devil’s work, makes religion impossible, salvation unattainable, and does all that in him lies to damn his child, soul and body forever.” [...]
Fostering a Child’s Innate Amazement with the World into a Love of Science One of the greatest gifts of having a young child in the house is the ability to witness first hand the development of wonder and fascination with the world. Everything from shadows to songbirds draws an excited and animated response from baby. [...]
Homeschooling and working out of a home office. Are they like peanut butter and chocolate—two great things that go great together? If you’re reading this, you’re probably a homeschooling mom or dad, so surely you consider homeschooling to be a “great” thing. Working from home certainly has its positives too. Some practical ones include no [...]
When I was a little girl, I remember sitting in the kitchen at my Naunie’s house and watching her cook and bake. My sweet Italian grandmother made everything by hand and put love into every recipe. She would lay out her pasta, peel her tomatoes for the gravy, and roll the meatballs. Her desserts were [...]
Spring often does quite a number on my child with an autism spectrum disorder. The child who can be regulated and engaged suddenly morphs into a child who may be calm and with-the-program one moment and cranky and dysregulated the next. Along the autism pathway, I have been fortunate to attend several presentations of nutritionist [...]
