Have you seen the writing program from Classical Academic Press? As soon as it came out, I knew that I just “needed” to use it. Have you ever seen a curriculum that you knew that you absolutely had to try right away? That might be me every time a new curriculum comes out.Read more
Is there a curriculum that you loved in the beginning that you’re just not enjoying anymore? Have you ever contemplated quitting a curriculum outright? I have. Oh I have! I’ve told myself that I shouldn’t give up. I’ve thought of the time and money I’ve invested into a program. But I’ve finally concluded that itRead more
We start our school day with a few poems. It’s the perfect way to ease into learning. My kids love our tradition and look forward to our poetry time. They’re even starting to recognize many of the authors and their works. I keep our poetry time very low-key. We sometimes have a very brief discussionRead more
Today I’m writing about how I adapted Well-Ordered Language to fit our homeschool. I love products from Classical Academic Press and am always excited to see what new curricula they produce. I was so excited to see a new grammar program but sad to see that it was initially marketed to schools. I wasn’t sureRead more
Ok, if you’ve read my blog for any length of time then you know that I love curriculum. And nothing is more exciting than a brand new curriculum that is hot off the press. When I saw that one of my favorite publishers (Classical Academic Press) had released a new program for grammar I knewRead more
May contain affiliate links This year we are taking a bit of a review year in our spelling studies. I have two children who are working through All About Spelling Level 1 as a way to review and cement their beginning spelling skills. Since both are new readers I did not want to push themRead more
May contain affiliate links This year I took a break from our usual spelling curriculum (Phonics Road) to try something new with my 3 oldest kids. I felt we needed a change of pace and something different for the year. I chose All About Spelling because it teaches in a way that is similar toRead more
Do you take review years in your homeschool? We do! There is no shame in taking some time to review. Some years you just need to backtrack and work on important skills. You are not getting behind or forfeiting progress. You are building a solid foundation in the basics before you move forward. A fewRead more
Curly (age 9) is now in her 3rd year of our favorite grammar program – First Language Lessons. I’m sad that next year we will complete the last level of this program and I will begin the search for a new program. This program uses memorization and diagramming to teach grammar concepts. Some of theRead more
My kids enjoy the program Writing with Ease. They love reading the short passages that are included in the program. They don’t love the dictation but do it without too much complaining. I have seen their skills slowly improve as they are able to remember long sentences and phrases. They are starting to construct grammaticallyRead more