In this post I talk about how to help your kids not just appreciate but actually enjoy classical music without a pricey music appreciation curriculum. Some of my suggestions for teaching music appreciation do cost money, but not all of them. However, if you want to go beyond a general understanding and appreciation of classical…
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20 French Club Activities for Your Homeschool
Let’s face it, one of the best parts about learning a new language are the cultural activities, like the exposure to completely new food, music and entertainment. In this post, I talk about WHY and HOW, on Fridays, we pull out our French learning activities and make our homeschool French class our French Club. Many…
Abeka Math Curriculum Review – Arithmetic 3
It’s difficult to be objective when you’ve grown up using a particular curriculum. That being said, I try really hard to evaluate my curriculum choices for my kids without going along with something simply because it’s familiar. In this post, I give an honest Abeka math curriculum review, despite the fact that I have fond…
First Start French I – Homeschool French Curriculum Review
In this post, I review Memoria Press’ classical homeschool French curriculum First Start French I, having used it for my 6-year-old second grader this year. TLDR: If you have limited options, this isn’t a terrible “spine” to build your French class around. In fact, if you’re willing to put the work into designing your own…
Daily Homeschool Schedule ~ 2nd Grade
In this post, I walk through our daily homeschool schedule on a typical day for us right now. It’s second semester of second grade for my 6-year-old daughter. I have a 2.5-year-old and a newborn who turns 1 month old this week. Due to the nature of having a newborn, I feel like I’m awake…
