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Summer Term Learning – Our Gathering Tradition

This entry is part of 6 in the series Summer Learning

One of the beauties of homeschooling is the flexibility it offers. We can take time off at random times during the year. Or we can

Gathering: Americana

This entry is part of 18 in the series Gathering

Having just finished our second roll through Classical Conversations Cycle 3, I have American history on the brain. The ideas for this set of Gathering

Summer Term Learning – Adding Music Instruction to our Routine

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Summer Learning

Often, I compare our homeschool to a musical. We sing so regularly and suddenly. One minute we are having a conversation. The next minute we

Combining Classical Conversations & Charlotte Mason in Upper Elementary

This entry is part 27 of 27 in the series Classsical Conversations

I am part of a small minority of homeschooling bloggers who believe Classical and Charlotte Mason approaches to education are extremely similar. We have successfully

Summer Term – On Looping Schedules

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Summer Learning

Initially, when I started our Summer Term this year I thought I would be doing what is called “looping” our schedule. Without recent research on

Making Math More Fun – Simple Ways to Enjoy Calculations with your Kids

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Summer Learning

We may be in the small minority, but we are homeschoolers who think Saxon Math has some pretty exciting moments. Just yesterday, my daughter brought

Grammar in our Summer Term

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Summer Learning

I feel like our homeschool looks rather complicated, from the outside looking in. There have been rumblings among my friends about “not doing it like

Memorization in Our Homeschool

This entry is part 1 of 40 in the series Homeschool

We are a Classical homeschooling family. Which means we memorize in the early years – a lot. Memorization is a skill which I was never

Simple Fix It! Grammar Learning in our Homeschool

This entry is part 39 of 40 in the series Homeschool

Our Summer Term presents an opportunity for us to return to some favorite curricula we simply do not have the time for during the year.

Essentials Tour 1 Week by Week, Week 3

This entry is part 28 of 27 in the series Classsical Conversations

Thanks for joining us this week on our Essentials Tour One week by week updates. If you have not read the previous posts in this

Summer Learning – Our Summer Term

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Summer Learning

Just as most people are winding down their school year, we typically head back to school for our Summer Term. Since we live in the

What We Learned in Saxon Math 5/4- part 2

This entry is part 13 of 13 in the series Saxon Math

I have a tendency to get a bit long-winded. Hello. This blog is my outlet! I started an article about Saxon Math 5/4 and quickly