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I’m kicking off the new year with a new monthly series — the Homeschool Mother’s Journal. You’ve likely seen it in various places all over the web. There’s a permanent home now over at the iHomeschool Network, and I’ll be playing along with my pals there, sharing what’s going on in our world. In my […]
During this time of year, we put our homeschooling read-alouds aside and turn to our favorite seasonal books. My kids are all about Christmas books these days – you’ll find us piled up on the couch reading our favorites. Come and take a look! Christmas Books for Kids and Families Legend of the Christmas Stocking […]
As much as I love the Memoria Press classical Christian curriculum packages, there are times when you can’t work from one core. That’s where we are now with my boys. Currently, we’re dealing with an unofficial diagnosis of dyslexia and dysgraphia for them. They struggle with reading and handwriting, but their oral comprehension is spot […]
Do you need some ideas for organizing your Memoria Press classical homeschool curriculum? If you’ve got children in multiple cores, there’s a LOT of material to organize. These are some of the best tips and tricks that have worked in our family. This year, we have students in fifth grade, second grade/Simply Classical, and in […]
What started out as an experiment has (blessedly) turned into a way of life for our family. This fall, we enter our SIXTH year of homeschooling and I’m amazed at how far we’ve come. I’ll break down all of Rachel’s subjects for this year – as she enters the fifth grade. Literature: Our entire family […]