With our first year of homeschooling winding down, it’s time to reflect back. I’ll be honest. I entered our first year of homeschooling with a little fear and trepidation. Afterall, I was the mom who rejoiced when my first went off to preschool (not the mom with a tissue and a camera). I was the […]
As an extrovert, one of the things I love about CC is the community. For me, I’ve been blessed with both a local community and a more virtual one thanks to technology. I’m always surprised to look back and see how much this blog has morphed over the past 8 years. Heck, 8 years ago, […]
Our last week was Friday. While I’m relieved to be wrapping up the school year, I’ve been a little hyper about looking ahead. With 2 teenagers joining our family in the fall, I want as much planning to be behind me as possible this summer. Enter our History outline for next year… WK CC Memory […]
I’m a little behind on processing photos. Last night I worked through some from an early February field trip to a local theater called Center Stage. While I had attended shows at Center Stage before, I had no idea they owned an entire block of buildings downtown and did a lot of their own pre-production […]
I’ve been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment and for summer skill sharpening. Find out how to write your […]
When we started homeschooling in the fall, I researched lot of ways to manage all my kiddos and their tasks (from workboxes to software). Because we only have to keep a portfolio (not grades or attendance), many of the available free planning websites and softwares were too detail oriented for us. I had been sitting […]
I was recently invited to review two audio workshops given by Susan Evans. Making Literature Fun From Susan’s website… “This one-hour audio workshop, delivered by a former English literature teacher, will give you seven practical ideas for making literature come to life in your homeschool. 39 classic works of literature are mentioned specifically, along with […]
‘Tis the season to start thinking about next year–co-ops, curriculums, field trips, OH MY! Lately, it seems that every other conversation I have is about Classical Conversations. There seem to be some re-occurring questions. I’m hoping to address some of them here but feel free to comment and ask your own. Because my experience is only […]