Bramblewood Mamas: The Blog

The Hardest Thing about Homeschooling Feb 14, 2026

What they don't tell you is that the hardest thing about homeschooling is also one of theĀ best - ALL THE OPTIONS! There are a million curriculum options - do you want online? workbook? living books? religious? secular? Which philosophy do you align with? And within all these options there are zillio...

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A Tale of Two Projects: What is project-based learning, anyway? pbl Dec 27, 2025

Imagine a process that could give your homeschool just the right amount of structure. That could inject both fun and meaningful hard work into subjects you were studying anyway. That could seamlessly incorporate your kids' natural interests and strengths and lead to self-discovery. That provides opp...

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How did we get here? My journey to PBL pbl Dec 27, 2025

A long long time ago, back to the pre-Covid days, I was merrily homeschooling along with five little children in tow. We were trying desperately to manage a Charlotte Mason schedule (which I admired so much for its habit-forming and literature based ways). We went to our co-op once a week and enjoye...

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