I put a LOT of thought into how to make this school year work with a rambuctious 3-year old boy, his crazy 6-year old sister and an extremely social third grader. I always get overly ambitious and started out with several subjects that I have since dropped to preserve peace in the house. Thank goodness […] Read more…
Memoria Press Curriculum: Fall Term Thoughts for K & 2
So this year, I decided to try something new and use Memoria Press Curriculum as my spine for homeschooling my second grader and kindergartener. I’ve never really done an out of the box solution before (and really, I’m barely doing it now) so I didn’t know how it would go. I’m kind of a picky […] Read more…
Tea Time — a Variation on Circle Time for a Classical/Charlotte Mason Homeschool
So over the summer, we have been having a semi-regular tea time, usually mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon. After a hard day of play outside, they usually need a snack so we gather together with a snack and I read-aloud from various books for 10-15 minutes. Tea Time Reading We read from a large stack that contains […] Read more…
Second Grade Curriculum with a Classical & Charlotte Mason Feel
I’m calling this year advanced second. Lil’ Bit essentially did K a year early and though she is at a third grade level in many subjects, she is at/below grade level in a few due to me just not getting there. Because of my not-so-great health right now, we are going to spend time concentrating on the […] Read more…
ARTistic Pursuits {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this product in exchange for an honest review. My 6 year old is quite an artist. She loves art & spends hours every day drawing, painting, gluing and more. When we had the opportunity to review ARTistic Pursuits again, she was overjoyed! Her outside art classes were on spring break […] Read more…