Every few years in our decade and a half of homeschooling, we’ve reevaluated how we homeschool. Now it’s happening again, and we’re leaning more heavily towards Charlotte Mason learning, partially because the best year we’ve ever had was totally based on the Ambleside Online curriculum. Unfortunately, it was too much for me at the time because […]
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Homeschool Horizons: A New Canadian Magazine
This September, Canadian homeschoolers can read the very first issue of the new Homeschool Horizons: Canada’s Homeschool Encouragement Magazine. Homeschool Horizons is being put out by Tony and Shannon Ratcliffe of Ontario. I met Shannon through the TOS Review crew, and then, finally, in person at a conference. She’s so bubbly and enthusiastic, just […]
Summer Plans Part 3: Contracts and Checklists
This is the final installment of our summer planning series. We’ve already talked about dreaming big to ensure that our summer meets our goals, and we’ve made lists of all the necessary activities. Now we need to make all that practical. I used to write out a contract for each child. First I’d list the […]
Review: The Writer’s Workshop by Gregory Roper
When Miss 10 had to write an argument about which was the most valuable sense, sight or hearing, she was very unhappy. She dislikes writing in any case, and she couldn’t see any chance of success with this assignment. I had just skimmed through The Writer’s Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing, and its […]
Summer Plans Part 2: Necessary Activities
Dreaming is the best part of planning for the summer, and a summer filled with dreams will leave a lot of happy memories. I posted about our Dream Lists last week. However, to avoid regrets when the fall comes, it’s also important to plan the necessary activities: Obviously, there are daily chores. Summer is a […]