Author: admin
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Use Music to Give Your Homeschool Days a Rhythm
Until River was about 3 or 4, we played the CBC on our radio pretty much all day long. (The CBC is Canada’s public broadcaster, like the BBC in Britain.) I was working on a degree in Political Science at the time, and I liked to keep on top of what was happening in the world.…
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Five Laid-Back Ways to Add Structure to your Homeschool Days
Do you pick a “word of the year” each January? I tried it last year, and my word was STRUCTURE. It was a good word, I think. In fact, it was such a good word that I made it my word of the year this year too. And I fully intend to do it again next…
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A Printable that Teaches Kids How to Clean Their Room
My mom loaned me her laminator once. Needless to say, I did not get enough sleep that night. OK, I know what you’re thinking: please tell me this isn’t a post about what you laminated. That’s crazy. In my mind, this could be a whole SERIES about the things that I laminated. In fact, it occurred…
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Wayfarers + ELTL: STILL My Picks for our Charlotte Mason-Inspired Homeschool
Update (April 29): Intersted in Wayfarers and ELTL? I’m writing a review of the year RIGHT NOW. Join my Facebook page to be notified when it’s published. Last week my nine-year-old asked when we’d be starting school again. “Why, are you ready now?” I asked, half-jokingly. “Yes.” she replied, dead serious. My first thought was:…
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How to Find Some Flexibility in a Pre-Scheduled Curriculum
Do you use a homeschool curriculum that’s neatly scheduled out for you over four or five days? It’s awesome, isn’t it? I love opening up my lesson book and seeing exactly what I need to accomplish over the day. Bible, Math, Language Arts, Science, History, Art, Composer Study, Geography — even activities for my preschooler! —…
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The Perfect Homeschooling Planner
If you enjoy this post, be sure to check out my next post: How to Find Some Flexibility in a Pre-Scheduled Curriculum Do you want to know that absolute best thing I did last year to keep myself sane while homeschooling? I scrapped the pre-scheduled lesson plans and I used a reverse lesson planner instead. A reverse…
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How to Create a Daily Schedule that Lets You Breathe
In my mind, everything is 10 minutes from my house. All of our favourite libraries are a 10-minute drive. Last year’s science coop was 10 minutes away. Back when I worked, our store was a 10-minute drive from my house. Coming home was twice as fast, though, thanks to a handy one-way street — just…
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A Simple French Curriculum for Homeschoolers
I wanted to learn French when I was in school. I mean, I really wanted to learn French. I took French all the way through high school, all the way to Grade 13. At the time, I thought I was okay at it. I got good grades. I could read French novels and write French…
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Make Your Own Booklet in 8 Easy Steps
A word of warning: making booklets is fun and addictive. I didn’t mean for it to become a hobby or anything — I just wanted a few booklets for my homemade traveller’s notebook. I made a month-long homeschool planner, and then a booklet of the knitting patterns I’m working through, and then a booklet that’s…
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A New Old Way to Pray: Prayer Books and Lent
This year, for Lent, let’s embrace prayer books and the offices and “return to the ancient customs of ordering our days by prayer”. I’m possibly the world’s worst prayer. If I pray alone in my room, I inevitably fall asleep or end up mentally planning for the next day. And Heaven help me if I have to…