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Biscayne National Park | Study + Travel Guide

This park is unique in that it is the only national park that is mostly underwater! It must be explored by boat or by snorkeling. You can pay for a ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023September 2, 2023

Geography, National Parks

Exploring the National Parks

Early on in our marriage my husband and I decided that we wanted to prioritize traveling our own country before traveling internationally. We want our children to develop an intimate ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023September 2, 2023

Booklists, National Parks

Everglades National Park | Study + Travel Guide

In December 2021 my husband and I surprised our boys with an early Christmas gift: a weeklong trip to Florida, to visit Everglades National Park. We wrapped a suitcase filled ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023September 20, 2023

Foundations, Podcast

Education is an Atmosphere (Relationship with the World)

Episode #19 | Education is an Atmosphere (Relationship with the World) “When we say that ‘education is an atmosphere,’ we do not mean that a child should be isolated in ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Foundations, Podcast

Education is an Atmosphere (Relationships with People)

Episode #16 | Education is an Atmosphere (Relationships with People) Charlotte Mason famously stated that parents and teachers have three instruments available to educate children: atmosphere, discipline, and life. What ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Foundations

A Simple Method to Plan Your Homeschool

This post is a compilation of what I’ve learned from planning my family’s education over the past six years, plus my time as a homeschool student myself. It’s a simple, ...

by jessr90 • August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

American History, Booklists

1700-1800 | American History | Booklist

My family just spent the past year studying this time period in American History, and I want to share our favorite books we read this year, as well as a ...

by jessr90 • June 16, 2023June 16, 2023

Foundations

Jesus’s Three Directives

Let’s discuss some ways parents treat (or don’t treat) their children like people. And for this article I’m going to shift gears to a more spiritual source. To the man ...

by jessr90 • May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

Foundations

Do I Consider My Child A Person?

Charlotte Mason’s first principle seems so simple and obvious — of course I know my child is a person! But knowing your child is a human is different from seeing ...

by jessr90 • May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

Foundations, Getting Started

An Introduction to Charlotte Mason

All of us contributing to Simple Wonders have been introduced to Charlotte Mason and her philosophy at different points in our lives, but one thing is common among us all: ...

by jessr90 • May 12, 2023May 12, 2023