Our 2015-16 Curriculum

We homeschool year-round, but it just so happens that with our moving and travels our new school year will begin in August. For the first time this last year we followed the Ambleside Online schedules as written (Year 1 and 2) and it was an amazing year! It was so nice to help me keep on…

Free {customizable} homeschool planner

Updated planner available HERE.    This free homeschool planner is created with Microsoft Word which you can easily download and modify to suit your personal needs. As always, this is for personal use only, you may not resell or republish this planner or associated files. One of my favorite features for small children is a visual daily schedule…

2014-15 Homeschool Curriculum

It's curriculum sharing time again! In 2015 we will be following the Ambleside Online curriculum and suggested schedules. Thus far we have simply used their curriculum as a guideline and have pieced together other things, but I think I've finally learned that it doesn't really matter what "curriculum" you use, the key is picking something…

Homeschooling 101

The the number one question I receive about homeschooling is "I want to homeschool...but how do I choose a curriculum?" Homeschooling can be so overwhelming simply because there are SO many choices! We are so fortunate to have such incredible resources and to be able to accommodate the learning styles of our children, but it can…

2014 Homeschool Curriculum

We've been primarily focusing this last year on European history and studying things based on our travels. We will continue to do this through the summer when we will transition to American history as we prepare to move back to the states and have opportunities to travel to historic sites in the Eastern U.S. I've…

Devotionals and priorities…parting thoughts…

The time has come for me to say goodbye to this blog. It has been a great source of personal journaling and connection with family and friends. I have also met several incredible ladies through blogging and am so grateful for all I have learned and continue to learn from them. I've reached that point…

Our {current} homeschool schedule…a day in the life…

I am a big scheduler. I love to write out everything I need to do and manage it all in little blocks of time. But sticking to that schedule? Well...that's another story. As my family changes, the house, state or country we live in changes I have to adjust our schedule to accommodate and am…