Homeschool Curriculum
Homeschool 6th Grade {Curriculum Plan}
Sixth grade feels different. Bit by bit, my boy is changing, so I suppose it makes sense that our homeschool ought to change a bit along with him! Some of our curriculum and rhythms will remain the same, and some…
Homeschool Fifth Grade- What Worked
In our town fifth grade is the end of elementary school, and I just truly can’t believe that this month I am completing elementary school with my boy! I am officially one of those sentimental older moms looking back at…
Night Zookeeper After 10 Months {Language Arts Review}
Now that we’ve been using Night Zookeeper for a full school year, I can attest that it was the sleeper success of our school year! I signed up not expecting too much, but after ten months, it has stood the…
Exploring Nature Around the Year: 365 Days of Nature Journaling
Our family starting using the Exploring Nature with Children curriculum FIVE years ago, and repeated it year after year! That guide has served us well. So well. It taught me right alongside of my kids. We delved into the nature…
Homeschool 5th Grade Curriculum Choices
Looking at my stack of curriculum choices, it can feel like "not enough"... and I think that's in large part because it doesn't encapsulate our homeschool. The longer I've been at this, the more strongly I feel that home educating…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Our Literate Life
Gentle Phonics with Dash into Reading: Our Journey
This week I boxed up our Dash into Reading curriculum until my next child is ready. (She’s 18 months right now.) As my now-fluent reader blew through the final story, let’s just say I felt quite sentimental. It has been…
Homeschool 2nd Grade Curriculum {What Worked}
Our school year is winding down, so I wanted to share in one post what worked this year. Rather than a rosy-eyed, hopeful post of what I'm *planning* for an upcoming school year, this post shares what we actually DID,…
Homeschool Fourth Grade {Curriculum Picks}
I nearly didn’t write this post as it feels that 4th grade is a continuation of 3rd grade. We’ve homeschooled from the beginning, whichever beginning you want to count from (preschool? birth?). At this stage, it feels like a lot…
All About Spelling Curriculum for Struggling Spellers {Review}
In my home we have one natural speller and one struggling speller. (The third pupil is yet to be determined. She’s currently working on learning to roll over.) One of my kids is able to spell with ease after a…
- Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Our Literate Life, Poetry, Teatime
Dash into Poetry {Review & Our Experience}
We love poetry and we love the Dash into Reading program, so Dash into Poetry was a no-brainer purchase! My kids and I are all in love with this new addition to our poetry teatimes. (Dash into Poetry does NOT…
- Activities, Christian faith based books, Christmas Books, Holidays, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Nature & Outdoors, Seasons
Celebrating the Seasons: Nature Advent {Review}
Our beloved nature curriculum Exploring Nature With Children (by Raising Little Shoots) just released an advent guide, and I was so pumped to hear it! I eagerly downloaded it right away and couldn’t wait to see what it was like.…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Homeschool, Homeschool Curriculum, Nature & Outdoors, Our Literate Life
Scouting for Wild Ones {Curriculum Review}
I’m so excited for this! Scouting for Wild Ones is the curriculum we’ll be working through with our homeschool nature co-op this year. Our group of six families has met weekly, year round, outdoors, for the past 2 years (with…
Homeschool Third Grade {Curriculum Picks}
Every new grade level we encounter feels BIG. I remember clearly how intimidating kindergarten felt when my oldest hit that milestone. Now third grade is up, and I am shocked my firstborn is out of the K-2 bracket altogether! We’ve…
Homeschool Kindergarten {Curriculum Choices}
In many ways, my current kindergartener had an “old fashioned kindergarten.” Although he wasn’t forced to take a nap on a mat, he did spend endless hours in open ended, imaginative play, listening to picture books, and painting. I’m proud…
How We Study Geography
For early/mid elementary school, my goals for geography are to introduce my kids to the beautiful variety of cultures around the world, and familiarize them with regions. Here’s how we’ve been accomplishing that: After spending over a year studying the…
