This last spring, we completed the REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, AND FISH science unit from The Good and the Beautiful. This was a new unit for each of us and we really loved it! I will say, when it comes to the animal kingdom, this is probably at the bottom of my interest level – but all …
Winter 2023 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Winter Was it just me or did this winter FLY by?! I think it probably was just me. I know this winter was brutal for a lot of people weather wise – but it was pretty good to us academically! I felt like we finally got into our groove after months and months …
Autumn 2022 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Autumn It has been almost a year since I have done a schoolhouse review and I am, honestly, really bummed about it. 2022 has been filled with so many blessings. And I hope to write more on that when I get to our New Year’s post. But one thing that has been a …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Science: Paleontology
This last summer, The Good and the Beautiful changed their science curriculum. We have been using The Good and the Beautiful for our science curriculum for the last five years – and we LOVE it – so I was very unsure about the change. It was one of those situations where “if it’s not broke …
2022 – 2023 Curriculum: Second Grade
We may well be a third of the way through our homeschool year – but here we are writing about curriculum plans! I’ve tweaked Sarah’s plan a little bit – but I’ll talk more about that later in our seasonal schoolhouse post. Here is where we started. Overall Thoughts Sarah is a delight to teach. …
Second Grade Read Alouds
Sarah and I have a pretty exciting group of books that we are going to snuggle and read together this year! Our biggest undertaking is that we want to read the entire Little House on the Prairie series. We can’t wait! Here is our line up:
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Math: Level 2
I love the math by The Good and the Beautiful. I said it. I love it! It is so solid and it is Jacob’s favorite subject. He spends a slightly crazy amount of time flipping through his math books during his free time. That’s how much we love it around here. It’s gold. So here …
Summer 2020 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Summer Our summer schoolhouse embraced a “school-lite” atmosphere and it was really great (for the most part). I needed a wee bit of a break. The very first week of June we received Jacob’s diagnosis and I have spent a ridiculous amount of time filling out paperwork and being on the phone working …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Typing Level 1
I was a little on the fence about starting “typing” or any sort of computer program with Jacob this last year. I love good ole’ fashioned REAL books and paper. However, computers are definitely part of our lives. Jacob sees me on the computer every day and so naturally, he had a desire to “learn …
Spring 2020 Schoolhouse
I decided a couple months ago that I was going to switch things up a little bit. Ever since we started homeschooling, I’ve been doing a monthly update on all of our happenings. I’ve really enjoyed doing it and looking back on things. However, it was just becoming a little too much work for me …