I’m going to try my hardest to bring back the weekly in-review posts. I love looking over everything we accomplished in a week, and it was always my original intent to log our homeschooling here virtually. We just turned in our evaluation forms for the 2020-21 school year, so we’re officially looking ahead to 2021-22….
After afternoon reading and rest time (my preferred variety of R&R), I gather the kids around the dining room table to play a game. It’s a fun way to pick up the pace after a snoozy, post-lunch slump. This week we played Clumsy Thief Junior, a cute freebie I got from Timberdoodle in exchange for…
Now here is a cool idea for a semester-long art program: Cognitive Drawing is a 90 day workbook that guides students through a unique step by step process. It’s engaging, and we saw improvements right away. We received our copy free in exchange for this review. It’s part of Timberdoodle’s 11th Grade Curriculum bundle, but…
How’s Summer been treating everybody? Hotter than the face of the Sun here (well almost), and the pool is literally as warm as bathwater. I’ve been keeping the chickens cool with frequent water changes, and trying to tend to our little suburban plot early, early in the morning. The kids have had tons of camps…
Florida requirements for homeschooling aren’t super stringent. We’re required to maintain our portfolio of activities with samples of work and to keep book lists — among a few other procedural requirements (like notifying the superintendent’s office). Most fellow homeschool moms I know hang on to their book store and / or library receipts as records…
Happy almost Independence day from Florida, USA. We’re getting our red, white and blue on with some practical life activities this month. Come check it out. Up first we have a fun sifting activity: the aim is to sift the sprinkles from the salt. Bead transfer work Pin punching stars and words Coloring the American…
