History Curriculum: Beautiful Feet Books: Early American History K-3 by Rea Berg & Rebecca Manor For our History Station we will use three main components: –Living Books – We will read aloud many great picture books suggested in the curriculum above but we will also pull in our own books if we feel they are […]

Books for the Beach: Sea Glass Summer is a delightful picture book with a heart felt story. One summer, a boy named Thomas visits his grandmother at her seaside cottage. She gives him a magnifying glass that once belonged to his grandfather. This picture book invites readers to imagine the ocean of possibility that lives […]

The Orchard Homeschool Community was born from a group of moms who were determined to give their children the gift of time. Time outside, time to play, time to let their imagination run wild, time to be with family, to develop passions, chase interests, get lost in a great book, to experience life to the […]

A Living Homeschool Community “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” Psalm 34:8 This verse came to me shortly after we landed on calling our homeschool community, The Orchard. For years, God has given me vision and ideas for a homeschool community that is […]