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What were your moments, growing up where you experienced deep learning? Was it a speech you gave? Was it an away trip or camp you attended? Was it a super-fun class project? Was it a book you read that plunged you into a situation very different from your own? How many moments like these did you have growing up? One, two, a lot? How old were you? I cannot say how vital these moments of true learning are. And—it’s especially important homeschool parents remember and reflect moments of true learning. Schooling Our Own Children These are the moments that HOPEFULLY...

Here is where I will recap and review our homeschool year. This was my third year of planning a full Charlotte Mason style curriculum with short, morning lessons on a wide variety of subjects according to a strict timetable designed to fit our family, but it was only my second year planning for 7/8-year-old John. I love to consult Ambleside Online, a Catholic Charlotte Mason curriculum, as well as Wildwood Curriculum for ideas, but I put it together in my own way. You can see my original plans here.This was a year with a lot of growth for John. Most of what we did worked well, especially because I...

Do you have any young kids at home? If so then you may want to check out these Dollar Tree Educational Books. There are so many great books for learning and all only $1. Also while I’m thinking about it… make sure you mark your calendars for Tax-Free Weekend. Back to School Sales will be here before you know it. Dollar Tree Educational Books Do you have a young learner in the family?? If you do you might want to check these out! Dollar Tree Educational Books are great and only $1!! There are so many to choose from. And...

The homeschool curriculum choices blog posts are great, but what I really want to know is what families thought AFTER they used the curriculum they chose!  I have shared many of these posts, you can see them all here. This is my second child to homeschool 8th grade, which is why the post is titled “Round 2!” Here’s a reminder of the original 8th Grade Curriculum Choices post. Below I will give a small review of each subject, if you have more specific questions about anything, just leave me a comment and I will do my best to answer! Math ~ Teaching Textbooks Algebra...

This week on the Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Record Keeping for Homeschool High School. Record Keeping for Homeschool High School Sabrina is wants to share about record keeping with our many 7th Sisters today. (Remember, HSHSP is brought to you by 7SistersHomeschool.com. There are 6 of us Sisters Sabrina, Vicki, Kym, Marilyn, Sara and Allison. Who’s the 7th Sister? YOU are!) Homeschooling high school requires a lot of record keeping. This is something that many of us 7Sisters do not love. But we must keep our paper trails so that we graduate our homeschool high schoolers with a solid backup or...