Often my homeschool plans are too ambitious. Other times they are reasonable, but unexpected things happen. In fact, last year, for various reasons, we were completely unable to meet our learning goals. Now, after reading Crazy Busy, I’m deliberately scaling my expectations way, way back as I plan our school year. Hopefully this will lead […]
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Summer Learning
We’ve had our vacation and are back at work, doing a lot of necessary learning. The girls are all behind in some areas and if they don’t catch up this summer they will be negatively affected in the school year, whether due to CEMC competitions, an extreme work load, or missing high school credits. Miss 11, […]
Weekly Wrap Up: Weeding, Learning, and Driving
In our lives this week… I feel as though we have been very busy. Once again I’ve discovered that being busy at home (the title of my friend Jenn’s blog) is much more peaceful than being out and about. That is something to keep in mind when planning our school year. So what did we […]
Two Week Wrap Up: Experiments, Projects, and Gardening
In our life these two weeks… My husband came home after his second trip in two weeks, and we have a whole month before he needs to go away again. He has been able to avoid traveling for a few years, but that stage of life seems to be over. Mr. 19, currently between university […]
Reading about Math and Science
Years ago we started the practice of reading books about science and math as an ‘official’ part of our homeschool (i.e. something I make sure happens). We read not only our carefully chosen textbooks, but also biographies, picture books, explanations of concepts, and deep discussions. Why? Because, while science and math textbooks are indispensable, especially […]