Learning Latin & More – Free Recommended Resource
Caroline and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning with Dwane Thomas through the online video classes Word Up! and Visual Latin. (Both are available through Compass Classroom.) Our intention is to …
High School Homeschool – Soft Start in Summer
Like many people, I consider Labor Day weekend the end of summer. However, we are not waiting until then to continue our high school homeschool studies. We started up again with a few things this …
Even Homeschooling Can Hinder Creativity
And so we begin our last week of homeschooling. This year has been very difficult which has come through in various posts. It started to come through in things I wrote last school year. I can’t …
Matchmaking – The Jane Austen Memory Game
Caroline and I have spent quite a bit of time on Jane Austen as part of her English Literature credit. She saw Matchmaking – The Jane Austen Memory Game while birthday shopping for me and bought …
Homeschooling a Fifth Year of High School
Caroline and I have discussed the idea of extending her high school studies another year off and on over the past several weeks. Today we came to a conclusion and shook on it. We are adding a fifth …
National Poetry Month Homeschool Ideas
National Poetry Month in April is a great time to introduce your children to the world of poetry if you haven’t already. By starting with highly engaging poems, you increase the chance of …
7Sisters Cinema Studies for Literature – High School Homeschool
For reasons I’ve covered elsewhere, Caroline and I do a lot of reading out loud in our high school homeschool. Because of this, getting through an ambitious high school reading list would be …
The Master and His Apprentices – Christian High School Art History for Homeschoolers
As we approached high school, I needed to find courses that would resonate with my creative daughter who loves both history and art. I had looked at The Master and His Apprentices for some time and …
Our Summer Homeschooling Plan
We are still homeschooling year round in high school. I floated the idea of taking the entire summer off to see what Caroline would say. (I honestly wasn’t sure.) I asked her if she would be …
Film and Movie Recommendations For Homeschoolers
This summer Caroline and I are going to spend some time watching films and movies that we can count toward our homeschooling time/credits. I have some in mind, but I thought I would crowd source some …