This week wasn’t super Thanksgiving themed but we managed to sneak in a few holiday activities! The week started on November 8th, which was the day of the Camp Fire in 2018. I like to remember this day as the day that God saved us from a deadly disaster and the trajectory of our lives … Continue reading DIY Thanksgiving Unit Study #2
I had adamantly resolved that this year, I was not going to get sucked in to buying an adorable Thanksgiving unit study made by [insert name of any wonderful homeschool curriculum publisher]. I’ve done this several times, and they always end up stressing me out trying to finish them before the designated holiday. Not this … Continue reading DIY Thanksgiving Unit Study #1
Book #14 for 2026 I had so much fun putting together our Pollyanna Book Club/Matinee this past summer. I wanted to do another book/movie combo for fall. I chose Greyfriars Bobby* by Eleanor Atkinson. We invited some friends to join us in reading the book before getting together to watch the movie Greyfriars Bobby (dvd)* … Continue reading Greyfriars Bobby – Book Club/Matinee
We were so glad that some of our friends joined us in reading “Pollyanna”! We were even more glad when they accepted our invitation to watch the movie and enjoy a themed lunch together! book 1960 movie 2003 movie Initially, we were going to watch the 1960 Disney version but due to time constraints we … Continue reading Pollyanna – Book Club/Matinee
For this unit study we read the 6 books in the American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Collection by Jaqueline Dembar Greene, illustrations by Robert Hunt, and vignettes by Susan McAliley. Feel free to choose any extension activities to tie in with the book that sound like fun to you! We did not do all of these … Continue reading American Girl: Rebecca (1914) Unit Study
