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The Beautiful Familiar: Nature Study in Blossom and Root Early Years Vol. 2

I read something when I was very new in my homeschooling journey that struck me to my core, and has stayed with me ever since. It was Charlotte Mason’s list of a what a six year-old should know. Here are a few of the things it included: Continue Reading

April 9, 2018 by Kristina Garner

frida kahlo art project blossom and root early years vol. 2

Inspired by Frida Kahlo: An Art Activity from Blossom and Root Early Years Vol. 2

This activity is from Blossom and Root Early Years, Vol. 2. Click here to download your free sample of this delight-filled, gentle, hands-on curriculum for ages 4 to 5. Vol. 2 features picture studies and inspired art projects from Renoir, Frida Kahlo, Hokusai, and Jacob Lawrence. Please note that this sample also includes a peek at Early Years Vol. 1 for ages 2 to 4.

Part One: Picture Study

April 5, 2018 by Kristina Garner

101 reasons to take your homeschool outdoors

nature, Nature Study

101 Reasons to Take Your Homeschool Outside

#1 – “Never be within doors when you can rightly be without!” – Charlotte Mason
#2 – Because nothing breathes fresh air into a math lesson like the music of bird song while you do it
#3 – For all of the treasures glimmering in a tide pool or a pond–living and non-living–ancient and new

January 31, 2018 by Kristina Garner