Making Your Backyard Bird Friendly: A Complete Homeschool Family Guide
If your family has been following along with our Backyard Birds series, you have walked through quite a journey. You learned why bird friendly spaces matter for homeschool families, explored feeders and water sources, created nesting spots, shaped your yard with...
From Balconies to Barns: Regional Backyard Birding Ideas for Homeschool Science
If you had asked me years ago what a “real” bird study looked like, I would have described something straight out of a nature documentary. A quiet woodland trail. Maybe a peaceful meadow. Definitely not my fourth floor apartment balcony where delivery trucks rumbled...
Bird Friendly Landscaping For Your Homeschool Yard
If your family has been following along with our Bird Friendly Homeschool Yard series, you have already built a strong foundation. You have explored why creating a bird friendly backyard matters, learned the ins and outs of selecting bird feeders, discovered the...
Shelter and Nesting for Backyard Birds: A Hands-On Homeschool Project
If you have kids who love to drop everything the moment they spot a bird hopping across the yard, you already know how quickly a simple morning can turn into a full nature study. At my house, the moment someone sees a wren with a beak full of twigs, school plans pause...
The Ultimate Guide to Providing Water for Birds in Your Homeschool Backyard
If your homeschool days could use a little more fresh air, feathered friends, and easy science wins, providing water for birds might be the simplest nature study you ever add to your routine. It’s low-prep, inexpensive, and a fantastic way to help your kids connect...
All You Need to Know About Bird Feeders for Your Homeschool
There is something magical about pausing a math lesson because a bright red cardinal lands on your feeder. Or hearing your child whisper, “Mom, look! The chickadee’s back!” That is when you realize your homeschool classroom just got a whole lot bigger. Bird feeders...
The Physics of Catapults: Ancient Machines, Modern Lessons
If your kids ever played Angry Birds, they’ve already had a fun (and slightly addictive) introduction to basic physics. While the game mostly uses a slingshot instead of a catapult, the underlying principles are the same — tension, force, and trajectory working...
Why Create a Bird-Friendly Backyard for Your Homeschool Science Lessons
A few years ago, during our homeschool morning time, we were halfway through a science lesson when my youngest suddenly shouted, “Mom! A bluebird!” Sure enough, right outside the window sat a bright blue feathered visitor, tilting his head as if listening to our...
Exciting Chemistry Breakthroughs of 2025 Homeschool Parents Should Know
If the word chemistry still brings back memories of high school beakers bubbling over and formulas that made no sense, you’re not alone… As a homeschool parent, I’ve had my fair share of nervous moments staring at the high school science lineup, thinking, “Am I really...
Archaeology and the Bible: 5 Discoveries That Bring Scripture to Life in Your Homeschool
If you’ve ever sat around the kitchen table with your high schooler and heard, “But how do we really know the Bible is true?”, you’re in good company. As homeschool parents, we want our kids to have a deep, unshakable faith. We want them to see that the Bible isn’t...
Why Things Smell the Way They Do
If you have ever walked into your kitchen and smelled something mysterious, you have probably found yourself asking, “What is that smell?” That exact question started a whole chemistry rabbit trail in our homeschool last week, right after someone forgot to throw away...
Backyard Bird Nests: Engineering Lessons From Nature
Have you ever spotted a bird nest tucked in a tree branch and thought, “How on earth did they build that?” If so, you’re in good company. Those delicate bundles of twigs, grass, and feathers are masterpieces of natural engineering and they make a perfect homeschool...
