We have tried a few different ways to cover history over the years, and a few different curriculum’s. I think that is rather normal for a homeschooling family. This is what I have learnt works best for us: study history together. There! Isn’t that profound? Seriously though, I have tried: History for three different … [Read more…]
I am so excited to share these with you! These are the three new books that we are adding to our Christmas literature basket this year: Merry Christmas Amelia Bedelia Amelia Bedelia is a much enjoyed series in our house, so I think there may at least one super excited little girl about this book 🙂 … [Read more…]
So, we have had a storm every afternoon/evening, sometimes two, for the past week. And it’s not even summer! Yet!! After five nights of storms, my youngest became a little apprehensive. She had been asleep in my bed for a couple of hours and woke to the thunder that was making its presence known. We watched the … [Read more…]
Okay so after a lot of research, I decided upon teaching Latin for my 5th Grader as her grammar component. Rewind to September 2014 and she had completed her spelling curriculum for the year. I felt like her and I both needed a change rather than more spelling to finish the year off with. We … [Read more…]
Well we have always had a morning basket of sorts, ever since my oldest was around three years old (I wasn’t aware of such a name back then though). The contents of our morning basket have changed over the years and it changes most terms too. But the idea stays the same. In case you … [Read more…]
There are so many math curricula out there, some with too much review that a maths lesson becomes tedious, and some with… well… not quite enough review. Depending on the program you have chosen will depend on how much review you need to include. We use Singapore as our main maths program. I love Singapore … [Read more…]