When I made the decision to use Oak Meadow Sixth Grade with my youngest child, I knew that planning Oak Meadow might be a challenge. After a lot of time, energy, and some help from my friends at Oak Meadow, I have finally realized what the key to planning Oak Meadow is. Let me set Read More
Online Homeschool Planning with Homeschool Panda
I can’t lie – I’m a planner girl. I have tried just about every style of paper planning system on the market. There is just something about sitting down, laying out your week on a beautifully decorated planner spread. I’ve also had seasons of life where I’ve wanted to try an online homeschool planner but Read More
December: Rest, Relax, Contemplate.
Ah, December. A time when the decorations come out, the tree goes up, and the formal schoolwork gets put neatly on the shelf. Not only is this a time for rest for the kids, and holiday traditions start up – but this is also a time when I like to sit quietly and think about Read More
Why I’ve Flipped Our Homeschool Routine
Flipping Our Homeschool Routine I think one of the best aspects of this homeschool life, is getting to decide what our homeschool routine will be. It can change depending on our season of life, what our week looks like, or even what actual season we’re in. Having tried to look to other homeschoolers to see Read More
The Good, the Bad, and the Unplanned.
I have heard from many of you, my lovely readers, wondering if I can post our plans. Our schedule. Our list of books. I can do that, I promise I will, but today I have to chat with you about something first. It is so easy to read a blog and think “oh they have Read More
Homeschool Planning: Our Offbeat CM Year
So there I was. Off to a great, productive start with my homeschool planning. I had decided to use the Simply Charlotte Mason “Plan Your Charlotte Mason Year” book and dvd set, and it truly was making the planning process a BREEZE. Before I knew it, I was down to the point when I would Read More
Charlotte Mason Curriculum (Do You Really Need One?)
I was a fan of the Charlotte Mason philosophy from the first time I learned of it, almost three years ago. As soon as I began to study this philosophy, I knew that it would work for my children, and for me as the teacher. Where I kept getting hung up, was on the Charlotte Read More
Homeschool Summer School!
Homeschool Summer School Summer school. Does this conjure up images of being held back from your summer holidays, trying to pass classes that didn’t go well that year? While all your friends are off enjoying their break, you’re still nose to the grindstone every day slaving away at your school work? Well, HOMESCHOOL summer school looks Read More
Salvaging A Less-Than-Perfect Homeschool Year
I’ve written in a few blog posts (and blabbed in a few Persicope videos) that we’ve had a hard year. Like… a really hard year. I’ve recently done a LOT of thinking and figuring and planning, and I’ve come up with some practical solutions to salvaging a homeschool year that’s gone off the rails. When Read More