This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this […]
Category Archives: Education and Homeschooling
{Favorite Things} The Core
Here in the mid-Atlantic, we’re definitely still in the doldrums of winter. In fact, I drafted this post on paper with ink because an ice storm had robbed us of power for what could have been days.* *It turned out to only be a chilly half day. However, I recently filed re-enrollment papers for the 2014-15 school […]
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 2 | Week18
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this […]
Library Resources
For a homeschooling family, we really don’t own that many books. But, we love our local library. Can you really beat having access to a building with staff who organize all of your books for you, know where they all are, and can help you know which ones are best for you? Besides having a […]
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 2 | Week 17
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this […]
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 2 | Week 16
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this […]
Our Reading Teaching Method
Forget higher math, teaching a child to read has to be the most intimidating part of homeschooling. It didn’t help that our guinea pig, I mean first child, taught himself to read when he was four. When we decided to homeschool, I almost left my daughter in school one more year just so she would […]
{Classical Conversations} Cycle 2 | Week 15
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this […]