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Bookmark Timelines

  Each week I study the history Miss Sixteen is working on so that I can discuss it with her and mark her work.  Now, I know a reasonable amount about the past, and a fair bit about world views, but much non-Western history is new to me and I struggle to absorb it well […]

Help! Need Advice for Newbie HS Mom

I have been asked to give some advice to a young mom who has come to the conclusion that she should probably homeschool next year.  This was not her dream in life, and her five children are very young—the oldest is in public school grade 2.  What is the most important, most helpful information to […]

Reading Week

  We’re still getting well, with sniffling and coughing and long nights in bed.  I don’t think it was the flu, since we had no fever…or perhaps all the vitamins and garlic helped more than we imagined.     This week is scheduled to be our annual reading week.  Sure, the children will work ahead a […]

Experiment While the Sun Shines!

  After all the rain, we finally have enough sunlight to do the Little Miss’s science experiment! They were quite excited.   Right now they’re on the front lawn with their big brother, and the dog is safely tied up to a tree.  The girls each have three chocolate wafers and a large magnifying glass, and […]

New Planning Lists for the Little Misses

  Our older children use weekly check-off lists for their school work and successfully plan their own week.  Somehow, this year I had forgotten that little ones can’t manage that.  Oops!!   Little ones need their work for the day planned out.  They need to know when they’re done each day because they cannot decide that […]