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Books & Reading, Mother's Education
The Fall 2023 Mother Culture Reading List (Plus Fall Reading Habit Trackers!!)

I don’t know about you, but I always have to figure out how to fit in my reading this time of year. It’s not that I can’t do it — it’s just that I can’t do it the way I’ve been doing it when there were no school lessons and very little football practice. This time of year isn’t actually busier, but it’s different, and I have to strategize with my calendar to make things work. A habit tracker helps Continue Reading…
September 20, 2023
Books & Reading, Home Education
11 Books I Assigned for High School That Aren’t on the AmblesideOnline Lists

I love, adore, and have always used AmblesideOnline as our homeschool curriculum. Also, I have always collected books. In the high school years, when AO takes a pick-and-choose salad bar approach, I can’t help but consider not just the books on the lists, but also the books on my shelves. They have been waiting their whole lives for this moment, and so have I! As much as I adored my littles, the teen years are my absolute favorite. I’ve also Continue Reading…
August 23, 2023
Books & Reading, Educational Philosophy, Mother's Education
The Summer 2023 Mother Culture Reading List (Plus Summer Reading Habit Trackers!!)

If you aren’t familiar with the term “mother culture,” I’m actually referring to an article that appeared in Charlotte Mason’s Parents’ Review Magazine way back in 1892. The Mother Culture article does a couple important things. First, it reminds us that books are a way to wisdom — that a solid reading life is imperative if Mom is going to gain the maturity she needs to be a good mom to her older children. Second, it gives us a way — a simple habit-based approach — to Continue Reading…
June 2, 2023
Books & Reading, Educational Philosophy, Mother's Education
Spring 2023 Habit Trackers Are Here!

Spring is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf. March has arrived and we are armed and ready with brand new spring Mother Culture Habit Tracker and a whole collection of coordinating reading trackers for your students, plus blank habit trackers so you can track a lot more than your reading. Here’s a sampling: Get Your Mother Culture Habit Tracker Now! What are we tracking? I like to remind you each time: What exactly are we tracking with Continue Reading…
March 14, 2023