I am not really sure what happened after Thanksgiving but I was suffering from some big-time burnout. I was just tired. I was staying up super late every night trying to get some Christmas gifts done and I was definitely lacking energy and motivation during the day. So I decided to simplify. Best. decision. ever. …
{REVIEW} SQUILT Music – Christmas Carols
To add to our “Christmas School” we put our regular music study on hold and used Squilt’s Christmas Carols Volume 1. This was a super easy way to add an extra dose of Christmas excitement to our day. We learned what a “carol” is and studied two different Christmas carols this year. Carol of the …
{REVIEW} Peaceful Preschool – Christmas
Another Christmas season has come and gone and it was a beautiful one. We filled our time with togetherness and I am just so grateful. We put Sarah’s normal preschool activities on “pause” and instead did CHRISTMAS SCHOOL!!! Christmas School We just barely scratched the surface of The Peaceful Press Christmas Guide but it was …
{REVIEW} Fall Nature Study
“Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.” William Cullen Bryant This year we added a new “subject” to our learning and we have really loved it…when we’ve done it. I have to admit, I have really struggled finding time for our nature study. But the DESIRE to do it is definitely there. I keep thinking when Lydia …
{RECAP} November 2019 Schoolhouse
Another month has completely flown by! We deviated from our schedule a little bit this month and I have no regrets about it! We took a week off to do some projects around the house and it was nice for all of us to recharge a little bit. First up – JACOB! Language Arts This …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful History Year 2 – Ancient Greece / Ancient Asia
We are checking off some units around here and we just finished our first history unit of the year! WOOT WOOT! History has always been my favorite subject. I love it. And I love all that I get to learn right alongside my kiddos. This is our second year doing history with The Good and …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Science: Kingdoms and Classification
We just wrapped up our first science unit of the year and we have learned SO MUCH!!! I am going to be honest, I didn’t really know what to expect from a “Kingdoms and Classification” unit before we started but I feel like what we learned will really help us as we dive into other …
{RECAP} October 2019 Schoolhouse
I have truly NO IDEA where October went! I feel like it flew by in a blink but it has been rewarding looking over all that we have learned this last month. We have been busy! Something that was a TOTAL game changer for us this month was our schedule. About a week into the …
Teaching Piano at Home
Let me just start out by saying…teaching piano at home was not something I ever planned on doing. I toyed around with the idea for about a millisecond a couple years ago but quickly decided it was something that I wanted to let someone else teach our children. Piano Background Mark and I both play …
{RECAP} September 2019 Schoolhouse
Another month has come and gone and we are LEARNING! The biggest thing this month was that I just needed to take a step back and roll with things every day. Lydia really struggled sleeping this month {especially her daytime sleep} so I felt like I pretty much had to hold her during her entire …