This past school year we did not do a good job making sure history was covered. I aim to do a much better job this upcoming year! Bee Bee’s history will mostly be reading with me. We’ll read a few Usborne books like Houses and Homes and Living Long Ago. Then we’ll throw inRead more
We finished our history early this semester so we enjoyed having something to fill in the gap. We reviewed the Great Empires Activity Study from Home School in the Woods! What is it?Home School in the Woods is a company that was started by a homeschool mom. They offer many history resources to make historyRead more
I have seen so many homeschool sites and blogs mention history timelines. I’ve seen everything from a premade timeline with stickers to a homemade timeline with hand-drawn illustrations.Being a visual learner, I’ve always been drawn to a timeline for history. So while planning for next year, I’ve been considering a timeline.After researching timelines and viewingRead more
Tapestry of Grace has so many books for each year! It seems daunting to try to read them all! So, how do you decide which ones to schedule? Should you buy them or use your library? Here’s what I did for our Lower Grammar study of Year 1. How to Choose:When I plan my TOGRead more
I think history is one of my favorite subjects to teach. I love it because we do lots and lots and lots of reading!!! We love to use living books for our history studies. My favorite history resource is……….Tapestry of Grace! I love the booklists, the project ideas, the vocabulary, and the maps. For historyRead more
Can you stand another post about Tapestry of Grace? I’ve revamped my planning……….again…………I’m trying to get a better system in place for next year. Here’s my new planning worksheet for Lower Grammar. Let me explain how it works. This sheet is just for me-it’s my reference page and contains all the info I need forRead more
This week was about Persians and Greeks. We are reading from Ancient Greece and Life in Ancient Athens. We’re also reading the Usborne Aesop’s Fables which the kids love! The kids learned about the differences between Sparta and Athens and we studied the Persian Wars. Tiger loved all the fighting and he enjoyed looking throughRead more
Oh my, am I behind in my TOG blogging or what!? I wish I could use the excuse that we were just too busy creating amazing projects, exploring wonderful books, and just living out the history. But the truth is…….we got a little bogged down in the middle section of Year 1 with the historyRead more
We are using Tapestry of Grace this year. And we love it! The books are wonderful and there is enough information, project ideas, and mapwork to keep us very busy. My biggest problem is figuring out a way to plan Tapestry……to organize Tapestry…….to emerge from the TOG FOG. So, I’ve again revamped how I planRead more
Have I mentioned that I’m planning to use Tapestry of Grace? I’m sure I have….probably more than once….and probably more than twice…. I saw Tapestry on a blog button more than two years ago, checked out their site, and knew that this was it; I had to have it! I love the premise of TOGRead more