Homeschool - Heritage Mom

Juneteenth Is Our Fourth of July

Today is our Fourth of July. Juneteenth is a commemoration of our freedom and opportunity to join in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.⁣...

Should I Scrap My Charlotte Mason Curriculum?

Homeschool

Recent national conversations have trickled down into the homeschool world and caused somewhat of an awakening among home educators. Many are...

Is a Charlotte Mason Education Good for Black Children?

Homeschool, Race

Charlotte Mason was a white educator who lived in England from 1842-1923. What on earth does she have to do with black children living in America...

Join Me For a Virtual Homeschooling Conference!

Homeschool

I'm happy to announce that I'll be speaking at the 2020 Charlotte Mason Inspired Online Homeschool Conference. This 5-Day live online event is for...

To Read Aloud, or Not Read Aloud, That Is the Question

Books, Homeschool

"Amber, you seem to have plans to read several of these African American early modern history books aloud. Aren't your older kids supposed to be...

African & African American Resources for Early Modern History (800-1650 AD)

Books, Homeschool, Race

Finding Black history resources for Early Modern History* (800 -1650 AD, Middle Ages Medieval time period) has not been easy. In fact, it's been the...

Video: A Black Homeschooling Mom’s Response to Harvard’s Elizabeth Bartholet

Homeschool, Podcasts & Videos, Race

I've been watching from the sidelines trying to get my thoughts together on Elizabeth Bartholet's call for a presumptive ban on homeschooling, but...

African and African-American Culture: Early Elementary Books

Books, Homeschool, Race

When I recently shared my Black history lesson plans for our 20th century studies, I included a list of picture books that I'm using for my 1b (Year...

Infusing Black History into a Traditional Charlotte Mason Homeschool

Books, Field Trips, Homeschool, Race

There is no way to honestly and thoroughly study United States history without including black history, and I think most home educators would agree...