Another thing I am in complete denial about is that I will have a THIRD grader next year. When did that happen?! Jacob is growing up so fast. Every year I feel like I understand more and more about how he learns but we are also always making little tweaks, too. It is fun to …
This March…well, what is there to say? We all feel it. Whatever it is we are feeling…we are feeling a lot nowadays. Despite all of the uncertainty, I was really grateful this month, that despite some extra activities for the kids and church attendance being put on hold, the vast majority of our lives stayed …
I feel like we have really hit our stride this winter with the flow of our day. It has really been great and it is encouraging as we move forward. That is…until a couple months when I am sure we will have to adapt some more because that’s life. BUT…right now, we are doing pretty …
History is amazing. I never tire from learning about people and events from the past. And this unit was filled with learning and examples of individuals to admire as well as individuals to learn what not to do. What is covered? When I was first looking at this unit I thought it would feel kind …
January was a bit of a flop for us with the exception of SCHOOL! We had a great month filled with learning! We are feeling a little cooped up…the wind is just brutal here and makes even short walks pretty unenjoyable. But we have high hopes for February! This month, though, I have had many …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I feel like I have been in full on PLANNING and PREPPING mode for weeks! I love planning…like REALLY love planning and I am so excited for this upcoming year! We have a lot of fun things we have in the works for this year. I cannot wait to see how it all goes! So …