Welcome!! Thank you for joining in as we kick off Day 1 of the “10 Days of Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Homeschooling!” Today we begin with friend, first year homeschooler, and guest-poster Jeni from Peace and Carrots! Thank, you, Jeni! ~~ How to Over-plan, Over-schedule, and Drive Yourself Crazy When we started on our homeschooling journey roughly one year ago, I was eager and enthusiastic. I read books, …
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ABC’s of Homeschooling ~ Holidays & Imagination
Yes, I have holidays on the brain! (Who doesn’t??) It seems like Thanksgiving was only a couple of days ago and Christmas is only a few days away! Check out our Thankful Tree on our school bulletin board. Over the next couple of days we’ll be re-doing it for Christmas and Advent. We’re a week into Advent now, (a month long intentional celebration of the coming of Christ, first as …
Literature & Resources for Mystery of History Vol 2
One of the biggest things I want to improve for school next year is an increase in the number of books we read, particularly books related to the time period we’re studying in history. Next year, we’ll be studying The Mystery of History, Volume 2: The Early Church and The Middle Ages — which spans, roughly 30 AD to 1450 AD. (Or EC or whatever the toodles it is now.) …