Well, somehow the past week got away from me before I had a chance to make a blog post. Life this summer has been busier than I ever could have imagined, and now it is almost over! (And, spoiler alert, things are only going to get crazier from here on out!) Next week we will start a new school year, so lots of new adventures are about to begin. I thought I would sit down here at the outset of the year and share a little about what we are planning for my son’s Year 9 academics. So let’s dive…
Well, hello there! It’s been a while since I put out a blog post, but that is because our family just returned from a 10-day camping trip in the Southwest US. We stayed in four different states, visited 2 different state parks and 4 national parks, and it was an amazing trip! But as is always the case, there are so many tasks to catch up with upon returning home! So today I decided to try and get a brief reading report out before the week gets away from me. I know for many, if not most people, summer is…
This month’s Reading Report is going to be a little bit different! Summer is a great time for reading, but it is also a lot more spontaneous and lacking in routine for our family. (Traveling to visit family, camping, rearranging furniture, and sorting books are just a few of the things we been doing!) This means my reading life is honestly all over the place right now. So instead of the typical what I’ve been reading sort of post this month, I thought I would do something new. I recently signed up to be a reviewer for NetGalley, and the…
Welcome back for Part 2 in my review of our experience with AmblesideOnline’s Year 8 curriculum. I have been out of town for the last several days and don’t have a lot of time to write this week, so let’s just jump right back in where we left off last week! NOTE: The book titles mentioned in this post are part of the AmblesideOnline curriculum, which is under copyright of AmblesideOnline.org. The information in this post is intended for educational purposes only. Be aware that AO’s curriculum and resources are revised from time to time. Please be sure to check…
Here we are at the end of another school year and the end of another stage in our homeschool journey. My son is completing AmblesideOnline Year 8 this week, and that means that next year he will enter high school and be in what Charlotte Mason called Form IV. Every new grade level and form comes with new challenges, and at the beginning of every year I feel woefully inadequate and unprepared for what is coming. Yet, at the end of the year, I look back and am amazed at what we managed to accomplish and how my children have…