This fall has been a busy one, and I’m just now getting a moment in mid-November to reflect back on October in our homeschool. September was a wild adjustment to our family’s return to in-person activities and it took some trial and error to find the right combination of activities to meet everyone’s needs (as …
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 …
It’s funny … I often sit down to write these summaries and think “hmmm… what DID we do in May?” Then I spend a little time looking at my calendar and photos and think “wow! We did A LOT in May!” Third Grade Our family makes an annual trip to a farm stay in Alsea, …
I missed writing about March in our homeschool because our family was so swamped with a big undertaking. We were still homeschooling, but it was definitely put on cruise control for the month and it was nice for me to see that homeschooling doesn’t have to be at the center of our life for it …
Here’s the best advice I’ve ever heard about homeschooling, especially as it pertains to homeschooling using a particular method: “layer it in.” I’m not sure where I first heard or read that phrase but it is homeschooling gold. When my oldest was little and we arrived at the decision to homeschool her, I felt it …
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will receive a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Ahhhh … February. It always feels like a challenge. February often feels like a Bermuda Triangle of crummy weather, colds and flu circulating, fun activities getting cancelled …
As I look back at photos from our January, there is so much goodness! That’s one of the reasons I love documenting our homeschool with photos and writing. January was full of lots of cozy learning for us a some fun winter adventures, too. Third Grade This month we did a Hebrews block. I wasn’t …
Our homeschool in December was dominated by one thing: The Nutcracker. It is (I now know…) a tremendous commitment for a young child to participate in a professional ballet production. My nine-year-old was in Oregon Ballet Theater’s Alice in Wonderland back in February, so the Nutcracker was her second show, but this time around there …
November was a good reminder of the gifts of homeschool, though it really didn’t feel like it at the time. We were hit with illness after illness in November and struggled to maintain our usual rhythm. I had to remind myself that it was a gift that we were home. Because we are home we …