Notgrass History has been such a delight for us this year. The previous two years I have homeschooled, we have done The Good and the Beautiful history. It was ok. We got through it. We enjoyed the read alouds and the audio story that went with it. We didn’t enjoy the long, uncolorful lessons withContinue reading “Honest Review of Notgrass History”
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Outdoor Unit Study
Our family is anxiously awaiting the time for me to put away our anatomy and physiology unit study and begin our survival unit study. Here are some of the resources we will be or would like to use. The Waldock Way Survival Unit Study I have this resources all printed. My wilderness child looked atContinue reading “Outdoor Unit Study”
Games We’ve played
We are blessed enough to have played quite a few games in our homeschool. However, I definitely have an infinitely long amazon list of games I’m hoping to purchase some day and play with my kids. I hope to tell you some of the games we have played and what I think about them inContinue reading “Games We’ve played”
Gameschooling
There are so many good games out there for families looking to spend time playing and learning in the process. This is a special section of my blog that will give honest opinions about educational games and other games we have played. Furthermore, in this part of my blog I will share different games IContinue reading “Gameschooling”
Year-Round School
Why am I an advocate for year-round homeschooling? Do you enjoy your kids not forgetting everything you teach them, do you want to take advantage of summer or spring days without worrying about school, do you want your kids to get more sleep, and do you want to not feel bad about bagging days whenContinue reading “Year-Round School”
Summer Reading Ideas
Starting My Own Program My family lives 45 minutes out of town. That is a super long way to go one extra time a week for story time. I also don’t like having to drive that far and then expect my kids to sit still while a book is read to them. Therefore, instead ofContinue reading “Summer Reading Ideas”
Our Spelling Curriculum Choice
The Good and the Beautiful Spelling Problem Our main curriculum is The Good and the Beautiful. I love it for just about everything. However, I don’t feel like the spelling is quite where it should be. For some of the spelling words each week or month or so the designers of the curriculum focus mostlyContinue reading “Our Spelling Curriculum Choice”
Momma Self Care
My first year was a rough first year of homeschooling. I made some bad life choices and decided to start college for myself the second semester of our first year. To say it was hard was an understatement. As I prayed, I felt guided to take a different path and stop college. Yet, all ofContinue reading “Momma Self Care”
Second Year Homeschool Schedule
Second Year Homeschool Schedule As a first year homeschooler my husband and I were talking to our vetrinarian who informed us that he and his wife homeschooled their kids. I was telling him about the schedule I had planned for our kids. I didn’t want them to sleep all day and develop bad habits. IContinue reading “Second Year Homeschool Schedule”
Getting Dinner Done
Dinner Time One of the hardest challenges for me with being a wife and mom in general is getting dinner done on time. I’ve looked at other women’s meal plans at times and it is extremely depressing. Somehow they manage to make a homemade meal for every single meal every day and still do aContinue reading “Getting Dinner Done”