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Embracing a Wintery Homeschool
Read about our cozy winter favs, some fun learning activities we like to do this time of year, and an update on our nature study.
Christmas School 2023
This post has my favorite advent recommendation and lots of ideas for Christmas school - including what we’ll be doing this year.
The Vikings & Scandinavia
We studied Vikings a few years ago, but we took a totally different angle this time and loved it!
September Recap + Changes in our Curriculum
September was a happenin’ month for us and it was filled with lots of nature studies. I also added a few more things to our curriculum line up for the year…
Back to Homeschool 2023: Breakfast + Color Unit
We’re kicking off the new school year with a study of art & colors! In this post I’m sharing the details about our breakfast and everything we’re using for our new unit!
One Year Review of the Mini Yoto Player
Last August we gifted our four kids Mini Yoto players for our big back to school breakfast. After using them for nearly a year now, I’m sharing my honest review of these little devices.
Organizing My schoolnest Homeschool Planner
It’s time to start thinking about Back To Homeschool! Last weekend I pulled out my new planner and started to get everything organized…
2023-2024 Curriculum Picks: Family Style Science + Art
I am so excited for our upcoming science study! We’ll be starting our school year with this curriculum and I cannot wait!
2023-2024 Curriculum Picks: Family Style History + Geography
We’re headed into a year of studying the Middle Ages…
2023-2024 Curriculum Picks: 1st Grade & Pre-K
1st Grade and our final year of preschool is coming up! Here is what we’re planning to use!
2023-2024 Curriculum Picks: Morning Time & 5th Grade
Our 2023-2024 curriculum line up for morning time, devotionals, gospel study, and my 5th grader’s independent work.
Cinderella Writing Project
Have you ever read lots of different versions of the Cinderella story? We wrote our own stories inspired by this beloved classic fairy tale and today I am sharing about everything we used.
Growing Butterflies & Ladybugs
This spring we have been studying insects and did a deep dive into butterflies and ladybugs! We ordered some at-home kits and watched up close as these little bugs transformed.
Learning to Read at Home Part I
This post is all about literacy development and supporting emergent readers. I also shared some of the materials I’ve liked to use over the years to do this.
SOTW:Ancient Times Highlights
Our ancient history study highlights and a sneak peak into how we’ll be using Story of the World Volume 2 next year!
Kindergarten Year Review
What a joy our Kindergarten year was! I’m sharing lots about our experience and the materials we used.
4th Grade Year Review
The girl’s 4th grade year is wrapping up! I can’t even believe we’re here!
Solar System Study
Space is probably one of our favorite topics to study! We’ve studied it before, but took a completely different route this time around and I love how it turned out.