Natalie Wickham

There were definitely a couple of common themes running through the responses to question three: What is your biggest fear or concern about homeschooling? Them not learning enough....

Isn't that the greatest title ever? When I was at the CHEC homeschool conference in Denver, that was one of the workshops that caught my eye. Not to mention that it was being presented by Andrew Pudewa, one of my favorite conference speakers. So, Noelle graciously agreed to man the ...

The second question of my survey was: What is the number one reason you homeschool? Don't like public school....

This is the question that I started with, and the one that usually took people a few minutes to figure out! :-) How many years have you been homeschooling...

At the recent CHEC homeschool conference, one of the days I conducted a brief 4-question survey to gather some more information about homeschool families. Here are the four questions I asked: 1. How many years have you been homeschooling? 2. What is the number one reason you homeschool?...

This weekend, I am thrilled to be attending my first ever out-of-state homeschool conference! I've wanted to for years, and with the recent release of Pajama School, this year seemed like the right time. So Noelle and I left Derby Wednesday morning and arrived at the home of some friends ...

Ali Hooper, of the Homeschool Bliss blog, has written a sweet review of Pajama School, and is hosting a giveaway. Just check out the rules on her post and enter to win your own copy of Pajama School! The drawing will take place on Friday, June 5th at Noon (EST).

Laura Lowe, one of my piano teacher blog friends, is hosting a giveaway for a Composer Activity Pak over on her blog. The Pak is produced by Homeschooling in the Woods, a company known for its Hands-on History Paks. I loved making lap books growing up, and I know many ...

The following teaching tip is a portion of last week's Passing the Baton e-newsletter from Jeff Myers. Passing the Baton is an incredible organization that trains and equips leaders to make a lasting impact on the next generation. I have gleaned much wisdom from Dr. Myers over the years through ...

This is a picture of my basil plant. What?! You can’t tell? Well, it had a little sprout a week ago, but it has since died. And so ends the sad tale of my third failed attempt at growing herbs. Now I’m off to the garden store for another

After months of planning and preparing, we have entered the final week leading up to our annual TPA homeschool convention. Chris Klicka and James and Stacy McDonald are our keynote speakers for the weekend. We also have an excellent slate of workshops lined up. I can't wait to get the ...

In the most recent e-newsletter from The Paper Mill, I noticed a link for instructions on how to make these cute flower clips. Upon clicking over, I discovered that they have a whole Design Blog called Paper Crazy with all sorts of fun paper-related projects! I love paper and design ...

Lynnette Kraft, homeschool mom and author of In Faithfulness, He Afflicted Me, has graciously featured me on her blog today (in spite of my lack of comments! :-)). In addition to posting a nice review, she is also giving away a copy of Pajama School and a box of Hazelnut ...

HSLDA has just announced their @home e-vents initiative and it sounds like a great idea! Andrew Pudewa is scheduled to be the speaker for the first two sessions on May 4 and May 5. I have listened to Andrew Pudewa in person and via recording and he is one of ...

By far the favorite magazine in our house is WORLD Magazine. It is published bi-weekly, and is an excellent source of news from an unashamedly Christian worldview...

Many of my friends are now married, have little children, and are in the early years of their homeschooling endeavors. I am amazed at some of the creative ideas they come up with! I am equally amazed at how quickly their precocious little ones pick up information and respond to ...

Rachel Kokensenski offers a wealth of creative and practical tips and ideas that homeschoolers can implement in their family travels in the following guest post: Children who go to school at home can benefit greatly from traveling with their parents and siblings...

One of our family's favorite things to do is travel to new places and experience new things. We love pulling out our big road atlas, dreaming of the trips we'd like to take, discussing the things we'd like to do along the way, etc. For this reason, I was thrilled ...

Several years ago, the Why Homeschool blog launched the Carnival of Homeschooling. One of my friends recently alerted me to its presence, and I was excited to get in on the Spring Fever edition this month. Be sure to check out all the great links on the latest edition over ...

I sure wish I could give away DVDs to everyone who entered the drawing! Thanks to all who participated! I just finished doing a random drawing for the winners, and the three following people will be the proud recipients of a new Come What May DVD! 1. Brittany Barden 2. Buttercup 3. Sharon ...

One of the areas of discipline that was very important to my parents as they raised us kids was the memorization of Scripture. We started with The Navigator's Topical Memory System at a very young age, and then moved into longer passages and books of the Bible. Even though I ...

If you are a homeschool family and are not currently a member of Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), you have the incredible opportunity to become a member for free! Just fill out the on-line application by April 30 and your trial membership will be good through July 31. HSLDA ...

I'm wrapping up our official series on Come What May today (but I'm sure it will come up again in the future!). Here are the quick links to all the posts: Intro Post | Win a Free Copy of the DVD | Interview with George Escobar - Part One | ...

Please pardon the short interruption in our Come What May series, but I had to get this Ultimate Blog Party post up today. :-) If you're just joining us, be sure to enter the drawing to win your own free copy of the newly released DVD Come What May! The ...

Please pardon the short interruption in our Come What May series, but I had to get this Ultimate Blog Party post up today. :-) If you're just joining us, be sure to enter the drawing to win your own free copy of the newly released DVD Come What May! The ...

In Part One of our interview, George Escobar shared specifically about Advent Film Group's latest movie Come What May. In Part Two, he gave some wonderful advice for homeschool students interested in the film industry. Today, we'll look at projects and vision for the future...

Yesterday, we caught a glimpse into the vision behind Come What May and the incredible ways God worked to bring together the right people at the right time. Today, Mr. Escobar joins us again to share more about why and how other homeschool students can become a part of the ...

Lamplighter Publishing has just launched a new, beautiful website! If you are looking for inspiring, captivating stories to read with your family, I highly recommend the Lamplighter books. Years ago, I read Titus: A Comrade of the Cross, and absolutely loved it...

One of the things I'm hoping to do here on the Pajama School Blog is post reviews of some of the items I have listed under the Recommended Resources in the sidebar. This morning I came across an excellently written overview of one of the History of the World messages. ...

Homeschool grad Jasmine Baucham is hosting a giveaway on her blog for her Dad's latest book - What He Must Be...If He Wants to Marry My Daughter. (Just go leave a comment on her post to be entered in the drawing.) Our family has enjoyed listening to Voddie Baucham speak ...

Lynnette Kraft, homeschool momblogger and author of the newly released book, In Faithfulness, He Afflicted Me, is hosting a fun Getting to Know You idea over on her blog. It's shaping up to be a great way to find out about other blogs! If you have a blog, you ...

Josh Harris has a fabulous post about how he custom-designed for his children a Narnia version of the popular Guess Who? game. This is such a creative idea! And I could see doing something similar to tie in to other areas - Early Church History, Reformers, Presidents, Composers, etc. I ...

Fellow homeschool grad, and dear friend of mine, Kelsie Steele is now living in the far-off country of Ukraine. Although it was no surprise to anyone who knew Kelsie that she married a missionary, the story of how she and her husband Joshua met and married is an incredible account ...