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Throwback Thursday! Here's my oldest at 3 years ol

Throwback Thursday! Here's my oldest at 3 years old, going for a Springtime Sensory walk! We had a great time finding bugs, flowers, and looking for the first signs of spring.

I've got some great resources for spring:

🐝 @outdoorhourchallenge has a Spring Nature Study Curriculum that coordinates with the Handbook for Nature Study.

🌷I've just updated my Springtime Sensory Walk Scavenger Hunt that helps kids experience spring through their five senses.

🌞And I have a list of 20+ Outdoor Activity Ideas for Preschoolers that are perfect for spring or summer!

➡If you want these resources, just comment what is the first sign of spring in your area, and I'll DM you!
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If I could go back in time to my pre-homeschooling

If I could go back in time to my pre-homeschooling self I would remind her of one very important thing:

You do NOT have to know everything to be a great homeschool parent!

My favorite thing to say to my kids is, "I don't know, but let's find out!" It is humbling, and also exciting to think there are still worlds of knowledge left for me to explore with my children. It creates delight in our homeschool.

Because being master of the content alone is not the point. Learning how to learn is the point. "Subjects" are merely the sandbox in which we play and experiment with these "tools of learning."

There is so much you're not going to know right off the bat. Do not be disarmed by that! All you need is the humility to begin learning yourself and to lead your children along the path of learning with you.

➡️What is the number one thing you would say to a mom just starting out or considering homeschool for the first time?

#homeschoolmom #homeschooling #homeschoollife #homeschoolcollective #newhomeschoolmom #homeeducation #homeeducator #classicaleducation #charlottemasonhomeschool #charlottemasoninspired #humility #encouragement #momlife

Poetry Writing Classes for Kids are back in April!

Poetry Writing Classes for Kids are back in April!

Celebrate National Poetry Month with these LIVE online classes. Students will explore the sensory details of poetry, learning about and writing using a different poetic technique each class. They'll get hands-on experience with Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Personification, and Similes.

Geared for ages 8-12, you can sign up for 1 class, or several!

Register at the LINK IN BIO. But don't delay - space is limited to 10 kids per class.

#poetry #poetrymonth #nationalpoetrymonth #aprilisnationalpoetrymonth #poetrywriting #writingclass #onlineclass #zoomclass #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolcollective #homeschoollife #writingforkids #poetryforkids #homeschoolmom #newhomeschoolmom #homeeducator #homeeducation

This is the modernized version of Charlotte Mason'

This is the modernized version of Charlotte Mason's affirmation: "I CAN means that we know we have the ability to do what we know we're supposed to."

I can do hard things. I love repeating this affirmation to my children. I love affirming that they CAN do what God has set before them to do. Whether that be school, chores, obedience, grace, love, friendship. They CAN, by God's grace and strength, do it.

I have these affirmations, with Scripture verses available in my Etsy shop. See link in bio.

"Be strong and do it." I Chronicles 28:10

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Phillipians 4:13

Mamas, you can do hard things too. <3

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You might not know this but… I started my first

You might not know this but... I started my first business when I was 12. I handwrote a bunch of babysitting flyers. I walked to every house in the neighborhood that might remotely have children and need my help. I door-knocked with knees-knocking, and truth-be-told, felt butterflies of relief when nobody was home.

In some ways, I still feel like that twelve-year-old, taping up my little notes on the door of your Instagram feed. "Hi, I'm Julie, are you a mom?” I started blogging because I wanted connection—mom connection. And I know some of you are with me on that because I still have a handful of mom friends I made on the Internet from my FIRST days of blogging 13 years ago!

We post these squares b/c we both *want* to be seen, but sometimes we hope *nobody* sees… But I know we're BETTER when we make these mom connections. Yesterday morning, I had a tearful moment in the lobby of our church. I started talking to some new moms, who were feeding their babies on a couch, and they encouraged me SO much—just by being there.

So… all that to say… I knew as a kid that moms need all the support they can get. I sure need it!

Whether it’s a rough day with the kiddos, a homeschool curriculum not working, or just sheer loneliness—please don’t be afraid to knock on my door - I’m here for you, mamas! We need each other!
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