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January in our homeschool – 2021

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by annieandfam

This has been such an interesting academic year for us. While it has been an extremely difficult year for us personally as a family, it has also been a really amazing year for our homeschool. It’s been an interesting juxtaposition and I am so grateful that our time learning together can be a source of …

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December in our homeschool – 2020

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 by annieandfam

Ahhh what to say about the final month in a very, very challenging year? This December was different than years prior in many ways. We were unable to celebrate Christmas with our extended families because of COVID and yet we were able to spend a lot of time with my parents, because they’re our bubble …

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November in our homeschool – 2020

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by annieandfam

At this risk of sounding like a broken record – this year is weird. There are the ways in which this year is weird for everyone, global pandemic and teetering democracy and all. And then there are unique ways we managed to make this year even weirder for our family, like deciding to do a …

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Autumn Meal Plan

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 by annieandfam

We have been living out of suitcases for two and a half months as we’ve been out of our house for a remodel, and a lot of our regular routines have been up in the air. One of the biggest areas that has felt unsettled for us has been food. This was amplified by the …

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October in our homeschool – 2020

November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 by annieandfam

What a whirlwind October has been for our family! We spent part of the month on a road trip to Colorado, and as I write this we’ve been out of our house 63 days while we remodel parts of our house. Add onto all of that upheaval the stress of the worsening COVID pandemic and …

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September in our homeschool – 2020

October 4, 2020October 5, 2020 by annieandfam

When I started this blog two years ago I started out by writing monthly journal entries about homeschool life. Last year, I switched to writing about specific blocks I was teaching my then fourth grader. Having looked back at old posts over the summer I’ve decided I like the monthly journal entry approach best. They …

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Back to school 2020

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 by annieandfam

This is our fifth official year homeschooling (meaning, my oldest is in fifth grade … my kids have always been home …) and this year’s back to school vibe is unlike any other we have experienced. Normally back to school involves back to our lessons – yes – but also back to ballet and back …

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Self-care during a pandemic

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by annieandfam

I have been reluctant to write about step three of Plan It Out because it’s about self care. What even is self care for mothers in this time of the Coronavirus pandemic? We are home with our children 24/7 and I know that for me, many of my self-care practices have gone out the window.  …

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Resources for a Waldorf-inspired Fifth Grade

July 21, 2020July 22, 2020 by annieandfam

I am right in the thick of figuring out the resources I will be using for my fifth grader this year. I’m sharing about resources (click here to see my resources planned for first grade) and honestly it’s all still a bit messy for fifth grade. For one thing, I am concerned about libraries being …

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Resources for first grade (the second time around)

July 16, 2020 by annieandfam

Hello! This week in Plan It Out we are talking about resources and rhythm, and I thought it would be fun to share about what resources I’m planning on using for my second child’s first grade. You can see last week’s post on our block plan for this coming year here. I’ll write about fifth …

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Nothing better than spring in Portland. 🌸
We’re wrapping up fairy tales with The Valiant Little Tailor. I’ve made the decision to wrap up first grade early and switch to a second grade curriculum next week. 😱 I’m not one to make impulsive changes in our homeschool and have been contemplating a grade switch for him for months. It’s going to be really interesting! I’ve never switched grades mid-year but he is definitely ready as it became clear the first grade content just wasn’t resonating with him anymore. He has been organically asking questions about second grade subjects (without even knowing that those themes will be covered in second grade). Grateful for the freedom to respond to my kids and adapt our plans in this way. 💛
Pandemic playground time is not my favorite, but it helps with the late-Februaries we’re all suffering from.
We had planned a little Valentine’s Day / Lunar New Year tea party for Sunday, but had to postpone because of the storm. Thankfully our power is back on and we can bake again! These picture books are each based on a Chinese Zodiac sign - I got one for each of my kids’ years. 🐮🐒🐍
Making the most of it! ❄️🔥
The snow & ice storm was super fun until we saw two transformers blow last night and lost power. Fingers crossed it comes back on before we run out of ground coffee. 😆🤞🏻🥶 ☕️
Snow day! We are having a “kids in charge” day here. I realized that for the five months we were away from home I was doing just about everything for my children, because we were in changing environments and stress was high and it felt like too much to ask them to figure out chores in different spaces. It was completely unsustainable and left me feeling depleted and resentful. So today they’re in total control, which means they are in charge of the TV but they’re also in charge of finding their gloves and washing the dishes. It’s feeling like a good reset and a reminder that kids are SO capable if we can just take a step back. And it freed up time for me to make myself a fancy coffee and do some things that fill MY cup. 👏🏻
One kid is learning about the Ancient Andes civilization and one kids is writing a summary of The Frog Prince. Valentines from a homeschool exchange are filling up the window ledges and the sun is shining. Will probably bake brownies later. ❤️
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