Julie Naturally
natural self-reliance for Christians
Some of my favorite stealth learning tools are educational games. I have shelves full of them for almost every subject, too. But, most of them are language arts resources and geography and living history resources. I tend to buy kits and manipulatives for science and math. Recently, I discovered a new game to add to …
Even though there are many Christian homeschooling companies offering great products, sometimes Christians might want a secular homeschool option with a neutral stance. There are several possible reasons for this. For an unschoolish mom like me, I like living books. Sometimes I appreciated the convenience of a living books curriculum rather than DIY it. However, …
I feel that historical timeline figures are an important part of a living history approach to homeschooling. Even in an unschooling home like ours, they really help kids understand the flow of events. I mean, if one day you’re learning about spacecraft and the next day, you’re looking up Roman columns, you need some context, …
As an unschooling mom, a literature-based approach using the best living books I could find seemed like an awesome idea. I admit, though, that I did add in educational videos, crafts and other hands-on projects, field trips, and other teaching tools. But, the one thing I pretty much avoided was textbooks. Even for math. I …
As an unschoolish mom, I like to take advantage of online learning platforms that offer interest-based courses for kids and teens. In fact, some of these platforms offer alternatives to college education you may not have considered. And, for younger kids, you may have heard of Outschool. We tried that platform for a few classes, …
Have you ever wished you could walk where Jesus walked? I do. I wish I could go to Israel and do the whole Bible tour. That won’t happen any time soon, so when I came across the new Holy Land Delivered Artzabox, I had to take a look. First, I loved that each box focuses …
Living books form a significant pillar in my homeschooling approach. So, I thought I’d create a list of my top children’s books about elections. After all, the election is upon us. And, it’s an important civic duty that all citizens should exercise. Why not start young? Kids understand basic voting, especially if you have several …
When I was a kid, I hated social studies. I struggled to keep myself awake. The teacher always taught from a textbook and homework consisted of answering comprehension questions at the end of the chapter. Boring. When I began homeschooling, I determined that I would do it differently. Biographies and narrative non-fiction such as Our …
