Buckle up, this is a long, but important one… You’ve decided to homeschool…and now the “choose your own adventure” part begins as you figure out CURRICULUM! This can be a prescribed program or lessons you put together yourself, but it basically boils down to what and how you are going to teach your kids. If … More Homeschooling 101: Curriculum
(Disclaimer: I’m not a mental health professional. These are my opinions and not intended to diagnose or treat anybody in any way.) This semester, my grad school classes have focused on some pretty heavy topics – forced migration, refugees, genocide, violence, abuse, etc. – all through the lens of how they affect families and children. … More Feeling Normal (school isn’t just about school)
I originally wrote this post about 18 months ago and didn’t publish it because I didn’t have pictures to go with it…however, I still want to share some of the things that helped us through our homeschooling years in the hopes that it may be useful to someone else (even without pictures!). And who knows…maybe … More The Time-Blocking Revolution
Although we school at home, the older three kids are playing sports with the local school this year. After taking last year off (one glorious, simplified, re-focused year of ZERO extra-curricular activities!), we got back into football, volleyball, and basketball full throttle. However, this time I’m coordinating the sports solo…with only one car to share … More Staying Afloat During Sports Season
The Good and The Beautiful After months of thinking, researching curriculum, and mulling things over every which way, we finally took the jump and pulled our elementary kids OUT of online school. We are now using The Good and The Beautiful programs for Language Arts, Writing, Science, History, and Handwriting…and we could not be happier! We are … More Ch-ch-ch-changes!
After living in WY for 15 years, I can say with 100% surety that you can never be 100% sure what the weather will be from day to day…sometimes from hour to hour! We experienced Summer, Fall, and Winter all last week – shorts one day, raking leaves the next, then full-on snow (and WAY … More The Week of All Seasons
It’s been a busy few weeks, and obviously I am not quite yet in the habit of blogging regularly…working on it…anyways… The Pre-K-ers The pre-schoolers are working daily on recognizing enough letters that we can re-start our Pre-K curriculum. The 4 year old likes the games, but its going slowly…on the other hand…this week … More A few weeks of Round-Up to catch up on…
We made it through Week 3! The honeymoon period is definitely over and this week called for some quick thinking, some creative solutions, and some apologizing for yelling too much. Also, I finished off the big bag of peanut M&Ms my husband sent me the first week of school, so that may have affected my … More Week 3 Round-Up
We made it through the first week! Yeehaw! After 4 full days, we have decided that: 1.) There is WAY too much screen time for elementary kids with Connections Academy. We knew that last year, but we dealt with it since it was only supposed to be temporary. Now that we are starting it again, … More Week 1 Round-Up
Welcome to our blog! We hope you’ll get to know us better and come back soon for more! … More Feeding Giants in the Uncommon Room
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