Many of you have asked me how our 2015-2016 school year went. Here is a list of the curriculum that I used. Please watch the video to see what worked well for this past year and what didn’t work so well. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment and I will get…
A Day in the Life of A Large, Homeschooling Family
Here is what my “ordinary” day looks like as a home schooling mom of five. It is slightly humorous but very much a real portrait of my day. 7:30am Wake up to arguing, screaming and crying Untangle the fighting mess Hit the shower, hear more crying Get dressed head to toe, forgoing the makeup for…
Home school Happening: History Wanderings With Genevieve Foster
For the past few weeks, we have been working in school through the Colonial American time period and the life of George Washington. This is my eldest son’s favorite time periods! I use the Abeka curriculum for all of our school. However, I do not like the emphasis that they put on memorization of facts,…
Cornell Project Feeder Watch: Homeschool Teaching and Enjoyment
For the past two years, our family has participated in the Cornell Project Feeder Watch program. If you are not familiar with it, the program was put together so that the winter bird population could be observed all over North America. During that time of watching birds, we have seen Bald Eagles, baby chickadee’s, woodpeckers…