A Tool of Analysis to Help Us Process and Understand a Time Period in History If you’ve been followi… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them…
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Making Tea with your Kids
The weather has started to cool off here bringing with it fires, sweaters, and hot mugs of tea. Tea … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about…
Using Illustration as Tool for Teaching
A View through the Subjects Using this Tool Years ago, when my son was in middle school, we let go o… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more…
A Year in Review
Looking Back at our Eighth Grade of Homeschooling We had our annual evaluation at the end of October… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
Winter Solstice Countdown Activity Calendar
Sharing My Family’s Favorite Tradition with You Some time ago when my children were much smaller, I … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
Keeping a Portfolio
A Sampling of our Homeschooling Portfolios through the Years: from Early Elementary through High Sch… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ .  If…
A Day in the Life
A Walkthrough of our Homeschool Schedule Now and in the Past Our schedule has changed over the cours… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
The Silly Sentence Game
My Favorite Way to Play with Grammar and Language in our Homeschooling I just want to say that I am … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more…
Sewing a Pumpkin Patch
A Simple Hand Sewing Project for your Homeschool Read Alouds or Lessons Handcrafts have been a larg… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/…
Rituals of Connection
Little Actions that Carry us in Connection in our Homeschooling “I want my homeschooling to feel lik… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/…
Form Drawing
Experiencing the Movement of Patterns The beautiful forms of Waldorf are so memorizing. It’s easy t… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ ….
Hexagonal Thinking
An Analytical Tool that Encourages Critical Thinking, Collaboration, and Connective Thinking Hexagon… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ .  If you are interested,…
The Planning Pages for 25-26
And an inside look into my previous planners from 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, and a look at our past Mi… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more…
Classroom Observation Activities
Bringing a Little of the Outside Inside for Science Today we are going outside to bring some of natu… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them…
Bringing Context to History
Various Tools We Can Use to Bring Meaning to our History Studies I knew something was missing in our… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them…
Window Stars from Rectangles
We’ve previously gone over Window Stars from Squares, and I thought this week would be a good week t… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them…
Teaching Science
An Overview on How I’ve Taught Science over the Years I don’t think it’s a secret, but science is m… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about…
Charlotte Mason-style Nature Journaling
Nurturing a Relationship with Nature In the early years of our homeschooling, Charlotte Mason-style … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ .  If…
Daily Work
The Supporting Work in addition to our Main Lesson Blocks in our Homeschool Main Lesson Blocks are … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
Reading Comprehension Part II
Note-taking, Summarization, and Inference A few posts ago, I started a post on shifting from learnin… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ ….
Dying with Natural Plant Dyes
Our Egg-dying Process and How You Can Use those Same Dyes to Color Silk, Wool, or Cloth I love dying… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about…
Reading Comprehension – Close Reading
How I Teach It Explicitly and Then Use the Process Integrated in What We Are Studying. Being able to… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them…
Charlotte Mason Style Art Study
One of the things that we use from the Charlotte Mason pedagogy, particularly paired with history, i… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/…
Home Systems that Help Support Us in Homeschooling
Introduction When the house is in total disarray, I personally find it difficult to homeschool. I’m … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/…
Copy Work
A Valuable Tool for Language Arts, Retention, Reading and Comprehension in our Homeschooling Toolbox… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ .  If you…
Beginner’s Knitting as Handwork
Finger Knitting and a Little Bunny Project I’ve talked about handwork being so useful in education f… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/…
Quarterly Reflection
Looking at homeschooling so far this year and setting goals for the future. One thing that I’m addi… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
Water Colors in Homeschooling
Exploring Waldorf water colors, especially wet-on-wet, through our Homeschooling Journey Let’s talk … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ .  If you are…
Wet Felting an Autumn Garland
I am over here dreaming about Autumn though it is the hottest part of summer here in North Florida i… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about…
Putting together a History Block
My Process when Composing a Waldorf-style History Block – hint, we use a lot of Charlotte Mason tool… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
Modeling with Beeswax
Some Tips, Tricks, and Techniques in Using Beeswax Modeling in your Homeschool Beeswax modeling is … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ ….
Language Arts Overview
An Overview of our Language Arts through the years of our Homeschooling Journey There is so much con… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
Thinking about Time in our Homeschooling
How to Establish a Rhythm and Schedule for our Homeschool This week we are talking about rhythm and … Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them…
Planning Pages for 24-25 Academic Year
And a Look at Some of my Previous Planners I’ve finished the planning pages for this coming academic… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
A Review of our Seventh Grade Year
Looking Back at All That Was Accomplished This year was my daughter’s seventh grade year and my son… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at…
Window Stars from Squares
A Wonderful Way to Brighten your Waldor-ish Homeschool Space There is something about window star tr… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ ….
Tools for Learning
What Different Tools of Learning Look Like within our Homeschooling When I first started homeschool… Hello There! Welcome to The Beauty of Play. This post is for my subscription members. I currently have two subscriptions: One for all things homeschooling and another for all things math.You can learn more about them  at https://thebeautyofplay.com/membership/ .  If…