It has been brought to my attention that I have not been posting my baby schedules! I intend to remedy that starting now. Baby #8 is 8 months old, a good transition time to start posting schedules for him again. So, although it has been a while, here is a little update on how I …
10th grade! A lot of homeschooling parents seem to be afraid of homeschooling through high school. One of the things that I love best about Robinson Curriculum is that by the time my teenagers get to high school, they are ready to be self-teaching, independent learners. It makes my job SO MUCH EASIER. Also, using …
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8th Grade! That joyful year of getting a new teenager in the house. I will say that teenagers are . . . different. I have two so far. But I still homeschool all the way through high school. Anyway, here’s how we homeschool using vintage books for 8th grade. My Curriculum Choices for 8th Grade …
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5th Grade! The last of the elementary years, except that as a vintage homeschooler, I treat 1st-8th grade as a solid block, and then high school separately. Anyway, here’s how we homeschool using vintage books for 5th grade. My Curriculum Choices for 5th Grade 2020-2021 My home library Children’s dictionary Children’s encyclopedia Golden science books …
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This is the last week before we start school. School for us always starts of the 1st of September and ends on the last day of May. And excitingly, here is the meal plan for Mid-Century Menu Monday for August 24th to 30th. Mid-Century Menu Monday for August 24th to 30th Monday’s Meal Plan Breakfast …
3rd Grade! So just how do you homeschool using vintage books for 3rd grade? By now your child should be fluent in reading, cursive writing, and ALL the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. 3rd grade means sharpening those skills — daily practice of the times tables, daily practice of cursive, and daily practice of …
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Another planning-and-preparation week. I’ve almost got my homeschool lesson plans for the year locked down! Here is the meal plan for your Mid-Century Menu Monday for August 17th to 23rd. Mid-Century Menu Monday for August 17th to 23rd Monday’s Meal Plan Breakfast Sliced peaches Prepared cereal with top milk Toast with butter Broiled bacon Coffee …
First grade is the real beginning of academics. This year, my first grader is precocious and already taught herself to read. So first grade looks a little different than usual. I’m still making her go through phonics, though, just so that I know she really gets it! Anyway, this is how we homeschool 1st grade …
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So, you’re starting kindergarten with your child. What do you focus on? What are the most important kindergarten things? Here’s how I’m teaching kindergarten for 2020-2021. My Curriculum Choices for Kindergarten 2020-2021 Nearly all of my resources have been inherited — some are older than me — but here are some links that I tracked …
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August is here! This is my back-to-school month. Even though we homeschool, I take summers off (I’m old-fashioned if you hadn’t noticed!), and we start school at the beginning of September. This is one of my weeks for planning and preparing, so my notes for this week are simple, but here is the meal plan …
