Our homeschool community, Bridges, is officially back at full swing. I’m excited to be the tutor for our Logic level program which is equivalent to 7 and 8 grade (middle school). We do both grades together with a 2-year curriculum that can be taken in any order. This is the stage where learning is driven by...
I feel like our summer flew! And our homeschool-length summer–which starts in May and ends in September–is longer than most. Last year, we beta-tested a new classical homeschool community. While we were only 3 families, it was a really sweet year with a fabulous dynamic–kids and mamas alike. This year, we dreamed to expand in...
I know I’m pretty late in posting this, but I wanted to make sure what I chose was actually going to stick. Plus, I figure this is when other people start realizing what they chose isn’t working and are looking for Plan B. The subjects listed are what we are required to teach in our...
We started our classical education journey at a small, local, private school. When we started homeschooling, we joined a local Classical Conversations community, and now we’ll be starting a new classical community, using memory work from Claritas Classical Academy, improving on what we’ve learned over the past 4 years. As my understanding of classical methodology has...
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. I’ve added a book list at the bottom which also includes resources relevant to Geography. ___________________________________________________________ Can you believe Week 24 is upon us? The unseasonably warm weather and upcoming trip to...
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. I’ve added a book list at the bottom which also includes resources relevant to Geography. ____________________________________________________ History: Preamble of the U.S. Constitution Mia decided to be a History Memory Master which CC...
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 (and also includes books relevant to geography). ____________________________________________________ History: September 11 While I came across plenty of lesson plans, I really like these. They are divided...
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: Astronauts and the first moon landing I feel like I’m in the minority, but I can’t get into lapbooks. The funny thing is that...