Birds of the Month: February – Magpie, March – Mourning Dove and April – Barn Owl

One of our art goals this homeschool year is to draw a bird every month. We recently moved. Moving is a lot of work. Moving ruins schedules and plans. Moving steals mama’s free time. But I’m not giving up my bird drawing goal, so we crammed our February and March birds in with April! Better … Continue reading Birds of the Month: February – Magpie, March – Mourning Dove and April – Barn Owl

Happy Earth Day

Looks like we might have a fruit tree… My plant identification app says pear or plum or cherry… Anyone have a guess?

April is National Poetry Month

Here are some of our favorite poetry related ideas and resources. I’m really liking these “write your own poems” workbooks by Usborne. The kiddos are learning about different types of poems with space for trying out the techniques. The illustrations are fun, colorful, and engaging. I have a very reluctant writer and though it has … Continue reading April is National Poetry Month