We have just about finished up our second 12-week term of the school year, with a few things to catch up on over this break week. For some reason I get antsy to start planning the next school year around this time of year, even though it’s months off. I’ve already been looking over the… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I did a “scholé” post, so I thought I’d share some highlights of our first half-term this school year. 🙂 Scholé of Intent: I find open-and-go books and curriculum make my job so much easier, and make it much more likely that we will actually get it done. The Memoria Press… Continue Reading
It’s late, but I wanted to get this post up for the Back to School Blog Hop. Karen’s student interviews inspired me again this year. I’ve used some of her prompts, changing some up at bit and adding one of my own just for fun. 🙂 Miss A Age: 14 Grade: 9th Favorite subject: (besides creative writing) Literature… Continue Reading
We may have just finished the 2015-2016 “school year”, but I’ve been getting ready for the 2016-2017 one. I needed to decide what we were doing for the required homeschool notifications due next week anyway, so I’m glad I was in the planning mood. 😉 I’ll be sharing our plans over the next few Mondays… Continue Reading
Before I began Lingua Latina, I had tried at least three other Latin courses, none of which got me beyond the basics. All the courses I had taken were grammar based, with long lists of words and endings to memorize and example sentences to diagram and translate, and this approach just didn’t work for me.… Continue Reading
{1} Thanks to my husband, who took time off work to stay with the boys; my friend Dawn, who drove us; and the gracious hospitality of Dawn’s mother-in-law, Miss A and I were able to attend the Midwest Homeschool Convention this weekend. It was exhausting but wonderfully encouraging. So much to ponder! I ordered MP3s… Continue Reading
As I was brainstorming blog post ideas, I thought it might be fun to have Miss A review her five favorite books from the past year. She readily agreed, and I have enjoyed reading the results. I hope you do, too! 🙂 God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew God’s Smuggler is my favorite book of all… Continue Reading