Current Life Hacks

The beginning of a new year seems like an apropos time to reveal some of our current life hacks. None of the links are affiliate. I have no motivation for sharing other than, well, wanting to.

The Christmas Gift | A story interlude

Mia was what some call a late bloomer, academically. She’s probably the poster child for homeschooling success. I’m positive she could have labelled herself dumb (and NOT a math person) and hated reading had she felt the pressure to keep up with her peers in first grade. Instead, that was our first year homeschooling. We focused […]

5 Cleaning Tips for the Homeschool Family

The following is a guest post. Homeschooling can feel all-consuming which makes keeping your home tidy feel like an additional chore. If you have a lot of responsibilities and very little time to do them, take a look at these house routines which can help you and your kids. Here are some tested and proven […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 17

We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: President Wilson and WWI Because another Cycle 2 covers WWI more thoroughly (at least in my head), I really wanted to focus on the […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 16

We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: Immigration ABC’s of Immigration Book (Appendix A and B) Map of cities with high immigrant population (Appendix E) Poem for memorization (Appendix E) Melting […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 15

We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: Teddy Roosevelt, Spanish American War Intro: Multimedia website or video I thought this would be a fun week to explore Spanish culture a little since […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 14

We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: Industrial Revolution Intro: You have your pick–trusty YouTube or any of the 70+ videos found here. I loosely picked activities around this lesson plan. […]

{Classical Conversations} Cycle 3 | Week 13

We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. The book list has been updated. ___________________________ History: 14th Amendment and Civil Rights We’re going to take a similar approach to Civil Rights that we took with the second week of our […]