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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Hello there! We are really in the heart of summer now. My oldest daughter and I almost share a birthday, so when we celebrate the Fourth of July and then our 48-hour birthday, it always feels to me that we’re at the apex of that expansive, light-filled stretch of summer that I love so much. …
In January, my fourth grader and I spent the month on a Norse Myths block. Studying the Norse Myths is a traditional component of a Waldorf fourth grade, but I was completely unfamiliar with the stories myself. I am not using a curriculum this year, so I was quite intimidated teaching a block of stories …
My kiddos and I spent the month of October immersed in an outdoor math block. This was the first time I planned a block that really had both my ten-year-old and six-year-old in mind, rather than planning separately for each of them. In fact, I would say the block was more geared toward my six-year-old …
Well we are halfway through October as I’m getting to writing this, but that sounds about right for what a massive commitment it takes to get a homeschool year up and running. My children run a bit wild in the summer and we are also on the go a lot, so pulling ourselves back into …
This summer, I attended a yoga retreat and one evening we sat around a fire together. We were encouraged to write three things we wanted to release, let go of, on a bay leaf and burn the leaves in a fire. We also wrote an intention – just a word – on a rock and …
I have been deeply immersed in planning for the upcoming school year over the past few weeks. My oldest child will be a fourth grader this year (how did that happen!?) and for the first time I am planning without a curriculum. We have used and loved Lavender’s Blue Homeschool for first through third grades …