We didn’t decide to homeschool until Jacob was in kindergarten, so Sarah has been my guinea pig when it comes to preschool. We do “preschool” for two years. Year 1 is all about basic basics. Mostly it is just reading books and maybe sitting with me for 10 minutes working on other things. Sarah was …
2020 – 2021 Preschool Curriculum
We are getting into my favorite time of the year with homeschooling! Things are starting to wind up with our current curriculum, we will enjoy some light schooling for a while, and I get to PLAN for the next year. Planning is one of my favorite things. I love it. I am still in a …
{RECAP} March 2020 Schoolhouse
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 …
{RECAP} February 2020 Schoolhouse
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 …
{RECAP} January 2020 Schoolhouse
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 …
{RECAP} December 2019 Schoolhouse
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} 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 …
{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 …
{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 …
{REVIEW} The Peaceful Press Preschool: The Tree Guide
The Peaceful Press has been on my radar for quite a while now and we have finally used one of their units! We are planning on using The Peaceful Preschool for Sarah’s curriculum this year {WE ARE SO EXCITED!} and this was a great way to try things out! In addition to The Peaceful Preschool, …