Tag:Moving Beyond the Page
8th Grade Homeschool Plan for H
Eighth grade for H has been a bit of a planning challenge this year. She attempted to use Alpha Omega’s online program last year. Although at first she really loved it, it didn’t take terribly long to realize it wasn’t a good fit for her. All of the subjects other than math were scrapped fairly …
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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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Moving Beyond the Page – A Review of the Tornado Literature Unit
This was our first taste of Moving Beyond the Page (MBtP). I really like the format of the program. It ended up being a good fit for both of my girls, who have completely different learning styles. On most days, the student reads a chapter of the book, answers questions to verify comprehension, and then …
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H’s New Literature Program
Last week H started a new literature program, Moving Beyond the Page. We’re using the Tornado unit to start with. At first, she was hesitant when I gave her a piece of paper and told her to draw a tornado. “But I want to draw hearts.” “What if let you draw hearts first, then give you …
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The New School Year
Today is our “official” first day of the new school year. I say “official” because my girls convinced me to start their new materials a week early. K is going to be using Moving Beyond the Page for her literature studies this year, and when they arrived in the mail, she just couldn’t resist them! …
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