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This is my second time around planning a full year of Charlotte Mason style plans for a first-grader and I think my plans only get better each time around as I learn what books I prefer and what resources work best in our homeschool. Below are the books and resources I am planning to use for almost 6-year-old Sylvia this year.A bit about my first graderSylvia will turn 6 on September 1. If she were attending public school, she would have been too young to start kindergarten last year and unless I had pushed the issue (by homeschooling kindergarten and then...

Looking for a fun way to learn about animal habitats? I have a new series I’ve been working on and today I’m releasing the Animal Habitats: RAINFOREST Lapbook! This lapbook will help your students learn all about the rainforest, and the plants and animals that call the rainforest their home! Inside the download you’ll find plenty of fun pages to help guide your students in their own research project where they’ll gather and learn information the fun way, hands-on experience! I encourage you to have your students research information, watch videos, and print out pictures to add to their lapbooks. I also...

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay As most families worldwide start homeschooling, music lessons can bring a more balanced life to their kids. Today, homeschooling extends beyond traditional learning. Music lessons while homeschooling your kid represents a holistic education.One of the most crucial benefits of music lessons is that it improves young individuals' creative ingenuity level. Simultaneously, heightened creativity boosts self-esteem, improves spatial reasoning, and develops your child's motor skills.Music and homeschooling have an ancient bond. Its roots go as far back as Rome and Greek. Philosophers and critical thinkers’ homeschooled royal family members, and always added a touch of...

1. School StuffDespite cancer now receiving the focus of our family's attention, the coronavirus pandemic (downgraded to an epidemic and now, I think, even losing that status) rages on, dominating our media. This week, Governor Cooper announced his preference that public schools open only with Plan B (hybrid in-person and virtual) or Plan C (virtual only) due to the perceived risk of coronavirus to asymptomatic children--because, in any case, if one is sick with anything, one should stay home. The only good I think might have come out of this viral nightmare is much greater social pressure for sick people...

If you’ve been reading here long, you already know my favorite books for homeschool. But who doesn’t love talking about books? So I thought I’d share again and talk a little bit about what our school year might look like. Do you like how I said, “…what our school year MIGHT look like”?? I’ve been homeschooling for many years (18!) and if I’ve learned anything about homeschooling or about life in general it’s that one should not make firm plans. Instead, one should try to be fairly organized, but be willing and open to changes that are sure to be...