This week began our December school time habits. Earlier in the week, I shared how we Take December Off. Really,…
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Take December Off & Stay Toasty Warm
We started our school year the last week of July. (I heard those gasps). Before you judge me, we started…
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November World
Our November nature study grid has enjoyed a special spot on the chalkboard above the kitchen table. It’s easy to…
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Tree Silhouette: A Pastels Tutorial
We were admiring the maple tree in the backyard… …noticing how beautiful the yellow leaves were against the gray sky….
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Review Week 2 + Helpful Habit
1. Middle Girl got a new devotional – it’s ok math was delayed a little each day. | 2. History…
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Review Week + Hodgepodge Helpful Habit
1. Fun Sunday afternoon trip to Michael’s with Eldest Girl included duck tape and then Starbucks | 2. Shark Birthday…
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You and Your Blog
My new friend, Rachel, at Finding Joy, posted a photo of herself with her blog. She challenged her readers to…
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Living Math – Still Loving It!
Our math curriculum, Teaching Textbooks, is the main source of math learning for our older three children. Kindergartener enjoys Saxon…
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Tapestry of Grace Unit Review with Lapbook
What’s a lapbook? I had no idea what to do with one when we first began our Tapestry of Grace…
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How Are the Human Eye and a Camera Lens Different? – 8th Grader
For my board I compared the camera to the human eye. I chose that topic because the eye was something…
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Medieval Castle: A Pastels Tutorial
Inspired by our current Tapestry of Grace studies, Nana taught us how to create castles with pastels! Gather your castle…
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Layers and Levels of Unit Studies
Unit studies serve the age range in our homeschool well. Especially when two or more subjects overlap and the learning…
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Science Fair and Art Show Results – Kindergartener
Four Science Projects to compliment our studies. As we started into working on each of these projects I suggested to…
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