Last week was a bit of a dumpster fire. We’d all had enough of being indoors. Miss 6 completed her school’s packet, 43 lessons in Dreambox and a bunch of lessons in Lexia. In addition, she did: Penmanship – ZB Kindergarten p. 131Spelling – Lesson 15 “Short Vowel I”Read & discussed “The Grasshopper and the …
This is what Miss 6 did this past week: We wound up not doing school on Friday. Each day, we spent about 2 hours on these things, and some more time reading, watching educational videos, and playing with purpose. All About Reading Level 1 Lessons 10 & 11 (review)Zanner Blosser Handwriting K p. 127-130Spelling Workout …
When I started homeschooling my oldest, I was a single mom going to grad school. A year in, I left grad school and started my own business. I’ve been running that business (and others) now for 12 years. I know a lot of us have been thrown into homeschooling & facilitating distance learning at the …
I’m joining in the Timberdoodle Blog Hop again today, and I wanted to talk about planning. I’m a big fan of planning. I feel like even if I don’t follow the plan exactly, if I have a plan, that’s a huge boost to getting things done. It helps to eliminate the risk of decision fatigue. There are …
One challenge parents struggle with is determining what to teach. In the case where you’re homeschooling through K-12 or an online school, that information is often provided for you, but if you want to veer from what’s prescribed, how do you figure out what to teach, and what constitutes covering a given subject? Providing A …
Wow. None of us expected to be where we are right now. It’s overwhelming, it’s a little bit scary, and we have our kids to keep calm and occupy. Last summer, we’d made a decision that we’d send our kids to public school, but that I would “afterschool” and do summer enrichment wtih them. Our …
Today, I’m lucky enough to have a Q&A session with author Douglas A. Burton about his recent novel, Far Away Bird. The heroic and epic saga of Theodora, Byzantine Empress The courageous girl who challenged the Roman-Byzantine aristocracy and ignited the women’s rights movement Far Away Bird – by Douglas A. Burton “…elegantly written historical …
Today’s guest post comes from blogger Heidi Jones. From the time of the middle ages, the French commemorated ‘Fat Tuesday’ or Mardi Gras, by releasing all their reservations in life and indulging in certain sinful activities, with full zest and zeal. There is no iota of remorse seen amongst the people, during this celebration. Mardi …
Today’s guest post comes from Sarah Hollenbeck. Sarah Hollenbeck is a content marketer and writer for Postmates from Austin, TX. When she isn’t covering the latest food trends or trying out a new restaurant, you can often find her at a local yoga studio. When we think of Valentine’s Day, what do we picture? Usually, …
Today, I’m one of the stops on the virtual book tour for Parable of the Brown Girl by Khristi Lauren Adams. I’ll be sharing an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book. Celebrate the Brown Girl and All Her Complexities! Youth Advocate and Minister Gathers Personal and Insightful Stories about What it’s Like to be …
