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Create a Fairy Tea Time Full of Enchantment

by Alisha Gratehouse | Jun 11, 2024 | Tea Time

Create a fairy tea time full of enchantment and magical memories. Want to linger a little longer with the fairies? We’ve got fun ideas for parties too! Before we get to the fairy tea time, do you remember this story? It was summertime in Cottingley, a picturesque...

Anne of Green Gables: Nature Study

by Alisha Gratehouse | May 1, 2024 | Nature Study

Grab your watercolors and journal and let’s capture the natural beauty of Avonlea with this Anne of Green Gables nature study. In Anne of Green Gables, Miss Stacy held what she called “field afternoons” in which they would do nature study. One Friday, some of the boys...

12 Summer Poems by Famous Poets for Copywork

by Alisha Gratehouse | Jun 21, 2023 | Poetry

Beat the heat of the scorching sun by staying inside and enjoying this collection of summer poems—perfect for copywork or poetry tea time. There’s nothing quite like summertime—long, lazy days playing outdoors in the hot sunshine, eating homemade ice cream or juicy...

Creative Ways to Teach Shakespeare in Your Homeschool

by Alisha Gratehouse | Apr 23, 2023 | Shakespeare

Use these creative ideas to teach Shakespeare to middle and high schoolers—a sure way to help develop a lifelong love of the Bard of Avon. William Shakespeare. The name either thrills you or fills you with dread – there usually isn’t an “in...

10 Enchanting Spring Poems by Famous Poets for Copywork

by Alisha Gratehouse | Mar 20, 2023 | Poetry

Revel in the glories of springtime with this beautiful collection of spring poems— perfect for copywork or poetry tea time. The magic of springtime is in the air! Flowers are blooming, songbirds are singing, bees are buzzing, the whole earth displays the splendor...