This site contains affiliate links that benefit my family if you purchase through them. Read my full disclosure here.This site contains affiliate links that benefit my family if you purchase through them. Read my full disclosure here.It’s easiest for me to write about what my son in Bigger Heart’s is doing, because I’m with him so much of the time. …
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We had another great week with Heart of Dakota’s Bigger Hearts for His Glory Program! We learned about James Winthrop (the first governor in Boston), and about Nathaniel Bacon revolting against the unjust governor Governor Berkeley in Virginia. We also learned about a resourceful plantation owner named Eliza Lucas who introduced indigo in South Carolina and Thomas Smith who introduced…
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So I told my boys I was going to write an article about how to travel across the country with a small child and they just laughed at me. I guess I didn’t do as well as I thought I did on our recent trip. Hey, we all survived, isn’t that enough? We just came back from a three-week trip…
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This week in Bigger Hearts for His Glory we learned about William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania. We also studied the famous painter Benjamin West. In story time we finished Pocahontas and the Strangers. Kevin loved this book and was always eager to hear what happened next. We discussed how some of the problems with the Indians in Pocahontas…
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We come back from a three-week trip out west last weekend so we’re just settling back into school. We enjoyed our vacation visiting family and friends, but I really miss teaching school. I’m not sure my boys would say the same, but they do agree that there is no place like home! Caleb finished Unit 6 recently in Heart of…
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We had another great week with Heart of Dakota Bigger Hearts for His Glory. We continued learning about early settlements in the New World. We learned about Plymouth colony, Miles Standish, and Squanto. As we were reading about the diseases that affected the white man and the Indians, we learned about germs in science. We did an experiment where Kevin…
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Thanks for joining us. I’m Suzanna, mom to four boys and now an adorable little girl who’s growing up too fast and who will never doubt that her family loves her. I am in wonder of what God has done for me through His Son, Jesus Christ; in wonder of the precious husband He has given me, and of the family we are raising together by His grace. [Read more]
