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Paint Chip Poetry & other Poetry Games!

Poetry gets a bad rap. Maybe it was force-fed at school. Taught by a less-than-enthusiastic teacher. Or perhaps the instruction got too technical. Too sappy. Too goofy. All of the above? The best way to cut to the FUN of poetry is simple. Play a game! Engage kids in word play with poetry games to […]

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March 19, 2021 Julie Kieras Leave a Comment Filed Under: Homeschool

Poem in Your Pocket Day Printable Booklet

Graphic, Poem in your Pocket Day

Yes, I can get pretty geeked out about National Poetry Month. As a middle school teacher, I couldn’t wait for April, not because it meant test-season was over (although that too!), because it meant an entire month of teaching poetry writing to my kids. We always tried to have some kind of Poem in your […]

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April 17, 2019 Julie Kieras 1 Comment Filed Under: Homeschool

Looking for the Light at Christmas

Looking for Light at Christmas Square

Ask anyone who’s waited for a sunrise… We piled into cars – four families: grandparents, grown children, grandchildren – and drove sleepily through the gloaming towards what seemed the end of the world but was really just the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Somewhere across vast oceans, science told us, the sun would come. We […]

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December 2, 2018 Julie Kieras Leave a Comment Filed Under: Faith

Oh, How He Loves Us – Christmas Poem 2017

This year, for a change of pace from our usual Truth in the Tinsel Christmas countdown activities, we had the opportunity to use The Christmas Cross Hunt book. The activities and connections between the scriptures of Jesus’ birth and death were wonderful to study this month. As much as my kids enjoyed running around finding […]

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December 24, 2017 Julie Kieras 1 Comment Filed Under: Faith

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How do I do picture study in my homeschool? And wh How do I do picture study in my homeschool? And what IS a “ten-second sketch”?
We are very casual about picture study. I believe it is better to do something than nothing at all. Charlotte Mason posited that art should generate from the child, not be directed by the teacher. So our picture study largely involves observing artwork, naming what we observe, and trying to incorporate the vocabulary of our drawing lessons from our @classicalconversations study. On occasion, we get a little hands-on! 
Today, the boys did double-duty: picture study AND art lesson practice. After carefully observing just the touching hands part of this famous Michelangelo masterpiece, they got out their sketchbooks and did a “ten-second sketch” of what they saw. A ten-second sketch is when artists quickly sketch the shape and alignment of an image. Sometimes this does go on for more than ten seconds, as my boys told me… but the idea is to just quickly get the shape down on paper. They learned this drawing practice activity from their wonderful art teacher @artisticedgect! We love using it in our homeschool to sneak in a few quick moments of art into our lessons.  I am NOT an artist, but I can still lead my children into discovering and appreciating art. And you can too! If you need a little help, my morning menus might be just the “boost” you need for your homeschool! Picture study is included in every month of my Classical Morning Menus. I have carefully selected 9 pieces of art that represent major artists, movements, and themes of the time period. I’ve also included a one-sheet guide where I’ve provided general questions you can ask of nearly every piece of art you study! Makes for great conversations!  Morning Menu Printables are available at the #linkinbio! (Free samples are also available on my blog!)  #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolcollective #homeschoollife #morningmenu #morningtime #morningbasket #artstudy #picturestudy #homeschoolmom #newhomeschoolmom #tensecondsketch #drawingskills #handsonlearning #printable #homeschoolprintable #classicalmorningmenu #etsyseller #cccycle1
RELEASE DAY! Whether you’re an aspiring writer RELEASE DAY! 
Whether you’re an aspiring writer or already published, it takes courage to share your story with the world… and yet, telling the Story of our faith is what we’re commissioned to do!  I especially want to encourage you new writers who may be telling yourself, “I’m not a writer…”  This book compiled by writers from @renewwriting (including myself!) is filled with stories of how God is using so many “not-writers” to share His grace and truth. Read and be encouraged!  Available today on Amazon! Link in Stories/bio.  #TheCourageToWriteBook #WritersOfInstagram #Devotional #Encouragement #ReNEWWriting #AmWriting #BookRelease #bookstagram #writinglife #havecourage #telltourstory
In New England, May-- we fully commit to spring, In New England, May--
we fully commit to spring, 
the earth breaths a slow green mist… 
then flowers and plants 
gush green from the ground.
Constellations of dandelions
wink out--
collapsed stars of white fuzz.
We go barefoot 
in grass that can’t wait
for our lawnmower to keep up.
We welcome flowers indoors
like friends from a far country.
May is a mixed month 
of hurry and slow…
Hurry and grow, 
Go slow through the new-warm air.
Hurry, finish that math page, 
Slow down, math can wait, 
the flowers can’t.
And just about the time
we slow down enough…
here comes June!  I love May!
Pictured are lily of the valley, blue wild geranium, and bleeding heart from our flower beds.  #May #spring #NewEngland #homeschoolife #homeschoolmom #momofboys #springflowers #flowerbouquet #poetry #flashpoem
📚💖Bookshelf love!! It’s May and that means 📚💖Bookshelf love!! It’s May and that means we get completely absorbed in planning next year’s curriculum! (Bc it’s so much more fun to plan the next thing than finish the last thing, right?!? 🤣)  Here’s a glance at a handful of our favorite #geography books for multiple grade levels.  See any favorites? Have a suggestion? Let me know!
#homeschool #homeschoolers #homeschoolmom #homeschooling #homeschoolcurriculum #homeschoollife #homeschoolbooks #newhomeschoolmom #homeschoolplanning #bookstack #bookshelf #bookstagram
Happy Mother's Day! "...He shall gather the lambs Happy Mother's Day!  "...He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young." Isaiah 40:11  Moms, as you tend your young ones today... let God lead.
Let God lead your heart--let it not grow weary.
Let God lead your words--let them be with grace. 
Let God lead your mind--let it be renewed in this season.
Let God lead your way--let His wisdom precede you.
Let God lead your children--let them see Christ in you.  Let God lead. He is gentle with mothers...those with young...  Blessings to you on this day.  #mothersday #mothers #motherhood #mothering #Godcentered #faithfilled #faith #letGodlead #happystronghome #moms  📸 @latelier_brandstudio
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