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Over the years, my husband has helped teach classes at our co-op, and his American Film Studies course was one of the most popular electives he taught. Twenty-something kids signed up for it, and they had a great time talking about the different genres and aspects of filmmaking. This post contains affiliate links. The course [...]
Meal planning is time consuming, so if I'm going to do it I might as well share it, right? It's November, so we're feeling in the mood for slow cooker meals, comforting pastas and soups, and hearty meat-and-three dishes over here. This is what I'm planning for my household of five this week. Note: One [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Before I launch into all the details on these incredible free 9th grade homeschool curriculum options, I want to give a brief explanation of my perspective and background. I'm a bit unusual, in that my kids all started in a college-prep private school, then we pulled them all to homeschool, and at this point, I [...]
This review contains my honest opinions. I wasn't compensated for this review and didn't receive free copies of the curriculum. When I first started homeschooling my kids—then in 7th, 5th, and 2nd grades—I relied heavily on my sister's library of used homeschool curriculum, which was mostly made up of Memoria Press workbooks and teacher's guides. [...]
This winter I'm reading through one of my favorite books of all time, Pride & Prejudice, with my thirteen-year-old daughter for her homeschool literature course. It's the perfect time of year for it, when we can pull up blankets by the fireplace and read out loud to each other...kind of like the Bennett sisters would have done. [...]
There's been a lot to not like about 2020, but I've had several things that have brought me joy this year too. They're simple things, like robes or books I've read. Or even simple routines I've added that have made a significant difference for me this year. So, I wanted to share them! No affiliate [...]
I had mostly succeeded at scrubbing my vocabulary of curse words when my oldest child became sentient, but lately they've crept back into my head. And also my speech. Apparently dropping an F-bomb here or there releases endorphins, which is probably why these words keep rising to my lips unbidden. There is a serious lack [...]
One of my clearest childhood memories is a summer day when my best friend came over while both our moms were at work. We were sitting on the burnt orange shag carpet in our house, when the episode of ChiPs we were watching was interrupted by the sound of sirens wailing. We grabbed our sandwiches and [...]
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