About Our Homeschool I’m Cindy West, a busy homeschooling mom to three active and wonderful children. We are very eclectic in what and how we learn, but identify most with the Charlotte Mason style of schooling. Our school relies heavily on short academic lessons, good literature, nature study, living math, handicrafts, life as learning, free…
Yesterday wasย Tuesday and that means another busy, but very rich day of learning in our house.ย After a bit of Bible and math, we went outside for nature study from a distance.ย Instead of observing God’s creation up-close and personal, we took time to view the beautiful autumn trees as they grow in groupings.ย All…
I’m the first to admit that “fitting it all in” is hard. And in the past, to my shame, the first things to go when “school” seemed to be pressing were the richest learning experiences of all – artist study/art opportunities, composer study, and even nature study. I don’t know why it seems like those studies…
School will be starting up again soon!ย We’ll probably wait until the rest of the garden has been harvested and canned/frozen, but the serious planning is well underway already.ย Following isย our overall plan for the year. Bible Since working through the Old, then New Testaments over the last two years, I think we’re going to…
This post contains affiliate links. So here’s what I had envisioned. A peaceful day at the pond with children who ever-so-quietly and diligently explored life in and around the pond. Children who would pull out their nature journals at every interesting find, writing lovely poems and prayers. A day of discovery and awe. Here’s what happened….
Our final unit study of the year turned out to be a great one – even if it was on the lighter side of book learning. We had just finished an intensive study of the Middle Ages, which naturally covers a lot of Renaissance history. So, the main purpose of this study was to tie…
A new baby has slowed me down in the planning department!ย I’ve been putting this post together for what seems like weeks, but I believe it’s finally ready.ย I’ll copy this to put into my planning binder as a record of our curriculum and goals for the 2007-2008 school year. Subjects we do together: Bible/Devotions…
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