Designing a home-centered life: learning, exploring, and creating with our five littles
So, as you might imagine, my pregnancy has thrown our school day schedule for a bit of a loop. Mainly because I'm a slow riser, tire quickly, and nap frequently. :) Okay, not really all of those things, but that's how I feel. So our day is moving a little more slowly these days. I've found that moving our schedule around a … [Read more...]
As many of you now know, we are expecting our fifth this summer. Yay! :) As amazingly lovely as babies are, pregnancy can be just as strongly terrible for me. At least in the beginning…and then again a little at the end. :/ Besides being a physical battle for me to remain upright (I'll spare you the gory details), it is also … [Read more...]
Are you on break right now? We're on a short Thanksgiving break before squeezing in a bit more before Christmas break. Now's the perfect time to make sure those memory pegs are in before the next 12 weeks of material make an appearance. A friend's family shared with me that they do Mini Memory Master testing during this time. I loved the idea … [Read more...]
In the summer I found this tutorial from The Crafty Homeschool Mama for making our own paper mache model of the planets. I was immediately sure we'd make it this year while we learned about the solar system. Why?1. It will help us learn the names and characteristic features of the planets.2. It's creative work that we can keep … [Read more...]
I've made my Popsicle Pick game...finally! I had the idea last year, but just made time to bang it out. I'm excited to add it to our short list of simple ways to review our memory work.I took the color assigned to each subject on the memory master flashcards and painted one end of a popsicle stick to match. They're shown here … [Read more...]
In history this year, we'll be doing lots of memory work and reading around king and kingdoms. I will often hear my littles reenacting our history for the week. So for fun and for review, I thought it would be fun to make crowns for them to wear. I used this tutorial as a guide with a few changes.I bought 4 different laces to use … [Read more...]
Raise your hand if every day is homeschooling utopia with your family. No? No hands raised? None here either! One of my most favorite things about my group of friends is no matter what kind of day I’ve had with my littles, if I tell my friends, at least one of them can relate. Good? Yup, they’re all cheering me on and sharing their … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Rachel Tate Seely is the winner! Rachel has been contacted by e-mail. Thanks so much to everyone for visiting & entering! Congrats again to Rachel! I hope you enjoy the ease of this system as much as us! : )Guys, I'm excited to share with you today a memory work system created by another CC mom, Jaime from Homeschool Story. … [Read more...]
As y'all know, I've spent a lot of time this summer reading more about classical education. I'm convinced if we work the classical model, the classical model will work for us. Through implementing what I've learned about classical education into our curriculum choices, scheduling, and memory work review, I'm hoping to … [Read more...]
One of the best parts of homeschooling is the customization it allows. Over the last few years, I've had the chance to learn what I like in a curriculum and what works for our family. I'm sure this will change in slight ways over the years, but keeping these criteria in mind as a guide when making selections for our family is very helpful to … [Read more...]