I think this is my favorite interview ever! Brain training can make SUCH a difference in homeschooling and I'm on a mission to spread the word.

The #HomeschoolSnapshots Podcast is one of my very, very favorites, so you can imagine how honored I was to talk about #braintraining there!

https://edsnapshots.com/hsp42/

+Pam Barnhill #ihsnet #homeschool #specialneeds #morningtime

I haven't met a kid yet who doesn't love candy math. These 25 lesson ideas for elementary and middle school students are the best of the best candy math activities out there!

Beat the math doldrums with these ideas!

https://ourjourneywestward.com/creative-candy-math-activities/

#livingmath #homeschool #homeschoolmath #candymath #ihsnet #math #creativehomeschooling

There is a huge list of picture books that I could add to my favorites list. However, there are only a couple hands full of authors who consistently write books that make it to the list.

In this post, I've shared six (of twelve) of our very favorite picture book authors. I just know you're family will enjoy their books as much as we do!

https://ourjourneywestward.com/favorite-picture-book-authors/

#homeschool #ihsnet #livingliterature #picturebooks #favoriteauthors

Here's another edition of how to use picture books to teach writing to middle school and homeschool students!

Let's help them rock expository writing. It's really not all that hard when we give them simple-to-use tools!

https://ourjourneywestward.com/teach-expository-writing/

#homeschool #highschool #middleschool #writing #picturebooks #livingliterature #writinglessons #ihsnet 

Wow. All kinds of homeschool math goodness in one place! The authors of the +Curriculum Choice have pulled together their favorite math advice, curriculum reviews, lesson ideas and more!

Don't miss the giveaway of Loving Living Math!

http://www.thecurriculumchoice.com/choosing-homeschool-math-curriculum/

#homeschool #math #livingmath #curriculumreviews #ihsnet

I LOVE to dive into my analytics at the end of the year to see what YOUR favorite posts were on Our Journey Westward. I'm always so glad to find that your favorites are usually pretty close to my favorites!

What would you like to see me write about in 2017???

https://ourjourneywestward.com/favorite-posts-2016/

#homeschool #ihsnet #creativehomeschooling #charlottemason #livingliterature

The Our Journey Westward Thanksgiving Weekend Sale is LIVE!

Get 25% off all Christmas and winter themed curriculum through Cyber Monday. No coupon necessary!

https://ourjourneywestward.com/eshop/

Look for:
➤Nature Study for the Holidays: Advent - only $5.60
➤Snow and Ice NaturExplorers Guide - only $7.50
➤Coping with the Cold NaturExplorers Guide - only $7.50
➤Constant Conifers NaturExplorers Guide - only $7.50
➤Beautiful Birds NaturExplorers Guide - only $7.50
➤Hard as a Rock NaturExplorers Guide - only $7.50
➤PK/K Nature By the Season: Winter - only $5.60

#homeschool #curriculum #winter #Christmas #naturestudy #CharlotteMason #unitstudy #ihsnet #sale #blackfriday #cybermonday 

I'm tidying up some of my curriculum reviews and ran across this one of Adam and His Kin by Ruth Beechick. Oh, what a good book this was! I can't wait to read it again with my youngest in a few years!

http://www.thecurriculumchoice.com/adam-and-his-kin/

#ihsnet +Curriculum Choice #homeschool #Biblehistory #ancienthistory #livingliterature #historicalfiction #history