Tag:K
10th Grade Homeschool Plan for K
Well, it’s that time of year again. As I finalize what I’m using for my kiddos this year, I figured I’d share the info I have gathered so far. We start our new school year next week, and I’m a little behind the eight ball. It’s been a bit of a rough year for figuring …
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Surviving the First Year of Homeschooling High School
Well, we have very nearly survived our first year of homeschooling high school with my oldest. And it really wasn’t anywhere near as stressful as I thought it would be. For the last decade, I was convinced it would be a tremendous task once we hit this milestone, but it really wasn’t that bad. I …
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Trello & High School Planning
I recently had the satisfaction of beginning something that for almost the last decade has been at the back of my mind as both something to anticipate and something to fear. Planning for high school. Yes, high school! Although I’ve watched many homeschoolers complete their high school careers and talked with many mothers who’ve gone …
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TRISMS & Trello
After struggling on several different occasions to figure out a way to sort of “schedule” TRISMS for my middle schooler, it finally hit me: Use Trello!!! If you’re not sure what Trello is, please, please, PLEASE check it out! It’s a highly customizable organizational tool that you can use for virtually anything you can come …
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Back in the Saddle
Another new year is underway. I can’t believe this is the beginning of our tenth year of homeschooling. That’s right. TENTH!!! Where have the years gone??? K is in 8th grade, but working on her first few high school credits this year, including a half credit in Spanish! I’m so proud of her. It’s like …
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Why I Encourage Screen Time
To be (plugged in) or not to be. That is the question. All parents are faced with it. Until recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that screen time should be limited to two hours per day. With so many educational avenues that are screen-based, I’ve always found that to be an undesirable goal in …
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Learning Outside the Box Blog Hop – Sports (Week #1)
Welcome to the first Learning Outside the Box Blog Hop post! Let me start off by saying that I came up with six topics and put them down on note cards. I had my daughter draw one, and of course she drew the hardest one: home improvement/home organization projects. I didn’t want to throw that …
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First Day of School 2013
Our first day of school was an incredibly productive one with minimal complaints! We went over the new “daily binders” first, which currently contain calendars, an attendance sheet, “I Can” lists (whicht can be used as a general guideline of what to expect to learn over the next year), and temperature graphs. I also purchased …
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Getting Prepped for Science
I finally did it! I finally purchased the Elemental Science (ES) Biology for the Logic Stage ebook! I am really excited to start this program in a few weeks, and I think that K is, too. We will probably have to begin the program without a microscope, but I hope to obtain one soon enough that …
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Wordless Wednesday
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