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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 [...]
Snow hit Nashville this week, and in typical fashion the grocery store shelves were empty. I hadn't planned ahead and needed to do my normal grocery run around the same time as the panic set in. Alas, we found ourselves without bagels. But we did have some sourdough starter and bread flour at home, so [...]
Our homeschool co-op meets up every February to plan and pitch classes for the following school year, and this year one of the classes I'm hoping we'll have is a Life Skills 101 course. Think of it as a mix between home economics, shop class, and cotillion. Kids would learn essential homemaking (and homesteading) skills, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Eagle rank in Scouts BSA is one of the most distinguished achievements a teen can earn, and rightly so. It is a lot of work. It can be hard to know where to start, so I wanted to share some tips for getting your project going... along with plenty of Eagle project ideas that [...]
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. [...]
We're excited to share our 2020 printable summer read-aloud list with you all! With pools closing or limiting attendance, camps cancelled, and so many other disappointments for our kids this summer, we're trying to look for the silver lining...and (ahem) some activities that will keep them busy during these long days. So, we've created this [...]
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