I wanted to write up a post to share what’s working, what’s not, and what’s in between. So here’s a summary of what’s going on in our homeschool! Preschool Our 4 year old is doing a 30 minute “zoom” preschool each day (excepting Wednesday which is yoga & she is not interested in). While she … Continue reading Mid Year Updates
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Homeschooling with Timelines: Covering History, Science & Music
Last year, my son noticed something about the Studies Weekly papers that he completed each week. (In case you're new to this blog, Studies Weekly papers are a brand of curriculum that meets most or all of the California State Standards for Science & Social Studies, which we use for our work samples for our … Continue reading Homeschooling with Timelines: Covering History, Science & Music
What We’re Loving Early September Edition
Eventhough I've been doing this for nearly a decade, I am always looking to see how I could improve or what we could do to make things more interesting, have more fun, etc. Additionally, after a revelation that The Hunger Games was based a lot on Roman history, including that several of the main characters … Continue reading What We’re Loving Early September Edition
2020-2021 Homeschool Curriculum Picks in Photos
I shared these as a post on facebook, and I really liked how the photos conveyed what books we would be using this year. I think it is hard to conceptualize having a bunch of links and lists. Also, I can't be on facebook for more than a few days at a time each quarter, … Continue reading 2020-2021 Homeschool Curriculum Picks in Photos
California History Book Haul
You can read more about where these are from here, but I realized that my list wasn’t updated to include some of the titles I added that were suggested as I was shopping. While I will eventually go back and update that list (I’ve even ordered a title about the Black gold miners’ experience which … Continue reading California History Book Haul