Gardening and Learning to Trust Black Children

Gardening and Learning to Trust Black Children

Homeschooling and gardening are two things that come natural to the Mendoza household. I started gardening with my kids back in 2013. It would be about 18 months later that I pulled my kids out of school and began homeschooling my three boys full-time. There is something freeing about growing your own food. The realization…
Plan Your ENTIRE Homeschool Week in One Hour

Homeschool planning is my least favorite part of learning with my children as a lifestyle. Some days I wake up not knowing what I want to wear, let alone what I want to teach. I’m always searching for ways to make homeschool planning easy, and ways to allow my kids more control and responsibility over…
A Beautiful Mess, Stories to Fuel Your Coronacation

Over the next few days, we will be sharing stories from the Brown Mamas’ community about how moms black moms are coping during COVID-19. Follow us with the #SheQuarantines or #BrownMamas. by Leah Walker Every day I awake with an anxious and uneasy feeling about what I NEED to accomplish. The laundry NEEDS to be…
5 Ways to Anchor Your Daily Homeschool Schedule

Your daily homeschool schedule or routine is the very foundation of your life when you are a homeschooler. It dictates and determines your direction for the day, but what I’ve found is that most folks spend way too much time complicating this schedule. Instead of trying to come up with a super structured homeschool regimine,…
Brown Mamas’s Guide to Deschooling

Learning does not need to be labor intensive. In fact, learning is best done with ease and intrigue. Moms, dads and kids learn best when they are highly interested and unforced. That is what deschooling is all about. Whether you are a reluctant homeschooler, have found yourself in the house with your kids and are…
4 EASY, Fun STEAM Projects for Kids at Home

The Corona is upon us sis! What is a mama to do. Not much, that is what she is to do. Let sis conserve her energy by finding some easy, but guided, way to spend mommy and me time with her kiddos while they’re hunkering down for this shut down. Milk & Dish Soap Experiment…
10 Podcast for Black Moms in the Struggle

10 PODCASTS EVERY BLACK MOM SHOULD LISTEN TO Podcast that provide knowledge and information are officially on every mama’s to-do list. As mommies, we often have short or insufficient time for frivolous acts or any extra activity, podcasts are an easy way for us to nourish our minds with very little fuss. You can listen…
5 MLK Quotes Every Kid Should Know

Here are a few MLK Quotes for kids. An easy way to help your children remember the words of our peaceful fallen leader is to have them recite his quotes daily. As part of our homeschool curriculum, we recite the words of MLK and other African leaders daily. As African-American people whose history is not…
10 Gifts Every Black Homeschooler will Love

For homeschoolers the holiday season is a time for reflection. Many of us take a break during the month of December and re-organize our curricula, evaluate our children’s performance and take a much needed mental break. When you’re considering your loved ones who may be homeschooling in-color, it might seem as if we have everything….
How Our Family is Creating Memories & Traditions with Pittsburgh Theater

For the last five years, my boys and I have been creating memories and building bonds by attending various plays and performances at The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust theaters and venues. I took my oldest son to see The Lion King in 2008, this year I had the full circle moment of taking my younger sons…