My friend Lauren sent me a question about Rod and Staff English. We do dearly love Rod and Staff English and have now officially used every year available – from 2nd grade to 10th! I asked Lauren if I might share our discussion here, in case others are considering Rod and Staff for their homeschools. Lauren says: My son has done Easy Grammar during this
Rod and Staff English Plus More Favorites
I was reminded again why we’ll be heading into our sixth year enjoying Rod and Staff English. Yesterday, third grader and I read… How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 The assignment to emphasize that when we read God’s word we “should be careful to get all the good sweetness we can… …We must not
We interrupt this regular schedule
Slide pile up photo taken on Monday for our family homeschool yearbook page. This week, following our play house spring break, I made a decision. We’d concentrate on the basic routine. Three habits help our day run smoothly. Mainly our: Before 8:45 “One more thing after lunch” (usually nature or a science lesson we all do together) Afternoon Quiet Time So, at the start of
Balancing the Needs of the Age Range
Today we started Spring Break early because Hodgepodgedad took the day off! So this weekly wrap is posted a bit early too. We are enjoying our Friday! This was our first week back into the regularly scheduled programming after Homeschool Expo projects. Those are the ribbons from the science fair! Seventh grader (3rd place), sixth grader (special science award) and third grader (honorable mention). The
Hodgepodge Curricula 2010-2011
2010-2011: 7th, 6th and 3rd grades plus two preschoolers Tapestry of Grace Year 4 “From Teddy Roosevelt to Sept 11th” everyone participates in this unit study approach which includes History, Writing, Vocabulary, Geography, Bible, Worldview, Arts and Activities, Literature and Music. We use workboxes with Tapestry. Read about how I am the Tapestry cheerleader here 🙂 All Tapestry posts here Bible – Plants Grown Up