2018-19 Mid-Year Planning Review

2018-19 Mid-Year Planning Review

Hello again! If you’ve been following the blog, you’ve noticed that I don’t do regular “blog posts” but instead post regularly on Instagram, so be sure to follow us there! But blog posts are still really good for letting you know what I’m thinking, where we are and where we’re going. Before the beginning of this school year, I posted a “curriculum” post that detailed all the resources we’re using this year. At the same time, I also created an…

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School Room Tour 2018

School Room Tour 2018

Welcome to my fifth Annual School Room Tour! The first three were for our preschool room, so this is the second elementary school room. But this is the first in our new house. When we moved here in January, I unpacked everything into shelves and stacked & stored them however they would fit. I just didn’t have time to really decide where best to place things. So I’ve spent the last couple of weeks starting over. I pulled everything off…

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2018-19 CURRICULUM: SECOND YEAR ELEMENTARY

2018-19 CURRICULUM: SECOND YEAR ELEMENTARY

Our first elementary school year had a lot of successes and we covered a lot of material.  It also had its challenges.  I’m not gonna lie, homeschooling can be hard and Danny does his best to push the limits to the end.  But we know what he loves and we know what his struggles are.  So my goals are to give him as much time with his passions (science, history) while embedding just enough of what he “hates” (math, writing)…

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Elementary Year 1: Year End Review

Elementary Year 1: Year End Review

As of June 20th, we have another homeschool year in the record books!  This was quite an eventful year, with the switch to elementary studies and our big house move over the holidays.  Danny has lost 4 teeth, grown 2 new teeth, is taller and is riding his bike like a pro every chance he gets.  His Minecraft craze has given way to a new relationship with Siri on his iPad, mostly asking her for “The world’s largest _______” or…

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