A Few More Planning Pages

Just a quick post to let you know I've added a few new documents to the downloads page.  These are pages I've created for myself this year and post them here in case they are useful to any of you other homeschoolers in cyberspace.   I quickly found out that I needed a sheet for … Continue reading A Few More Planning Pages

Timeline Turned Time Machine!

We have a new timeline in the house all ready for school to start in a couple short weeks!  I've always wanted to have our timeline on the wall to be more visible but just don't have any suitable wall space for it.  Last year I made one out of Bristol board that we would … Continue reading Timeline Turned Time Machine!

Summer Vacation ~ week 4 wrap-up

It's been a cold, wet week here, and a nasty infection has invaded our family.  Little Mister burst an ear drum over the weekend and has been on antibiotics ever since.  Next to succumb was Boo with a fever, sore throat, and upset tummy.  Now C-Bear is down for the count...and just two days before … Continue reading Summer Vacation ~ week 4 wrap-up

Our New Nature Nook

Inspired by Celeste, on her blog Joyous Lessons, I set up a little nature tray in our home...a place to display those shells and rocks and feathers and flowers the kids are always bringing home.  I loved how she said looking at her nature tray made her happy.  I had to laugh because usually when … Continue reading Our New Nature Nook

How or Why – the balancing act of philosophy and methodology

It has only been a year since I dove head first and whole heart into a Charlotte Mason inspired education for our family so the excitement, wonder, overwhelmedness, and sheer confusion are all fairly fresh in my mind.  This evening I was looking back over a few early entries in my commonplace book and these two … Continue reading How or Why – the balancing act of philosophy and methodology