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I just started a new book club a couple months ago, and our books have been so great that I thought I'd share our selections here. Read along with us! (This post earns commission on links.) April: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. An ancient manuscripts conservator is called to Sarajevo shortly after the [...]
Contains affiliate links. But this is not a sponsored post, just my honest opinion! If your student needs a little extra help in math, or if they just love math so much that they want some extra math challenges (yes, those kids do exist!) then you'll want to check out this math workbook for kids. [...]
I'll admit, I was a little wary of the idea of doing a study guide for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens with my kids. Yeah, yeah...it's Dickens. It's a classic. There's a million adaptations. Even a Muppets version, after all. But then I went back and re-read the short story as an adult, and [...]
We started this site shortly before the Covid lockdown, and that Christmas I shared daily advent readings on our Instagram account. I've gone back to those readings over and over for the past three years, and I've finally collected them into a print book. So, without further ado, may I present: The Weary World Rejoices: [...]
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This is a free The Bridge of San Luis Rey study guide, designed to be used over four weeks in a homeschool co-op or tutorial. I first read Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey in high school, and his beautiful, heady, aphoristic writing has stayed with me ever since. It is the story [...]
If our country had a required reading novel for high school students, it would be To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. People have been trying to ban the book since it was published in 1960, and it does contain racial slurs that make it problematic to read with children today. However, it is an [...]
This year we are taking on Modern Literature at our high school co-op English class, and it's been the most fun list for me to put together so far. There are so many books that students will thoroughly enjoy in this category (no offense, Victorian Lit). In fact, my co-teacher and I couldn't narrow it [...]
In case you missed it, we've recently launched a sister site: Spilled Milk Shopping. This is our place to share our favorite finds related to homeschooling, scouting and camping, and special needs parenting. It may seem like a weird mix of categories, but it's where my life intersects so it's what we're sharing. Write what [...]
Before I launch into all the details on these incredible free 10th grade homeschool curriculum options, you might want to read my perspective and background, first. TLDR version: I'm familiar with what's being taught in public schools, in private schools, and what's available in homeschool curriculum. You probably know that homeschool can be pretty expensive [...]
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