Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. It's time for another Day in the Life post! For those who are new here, we are a family of seven. My husband Jesse is a graduate student at Baylor University, and we have five kids. Jonah is 10, Matthew is 8, Hannah is 6, Elizabeth is 5, and Sarah is 2. Here's what our Thursday looked like last week... 6:00am. I … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Homeschool Curriculum
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. Even though we're well into the school year, I still want to take the chance to share what we're using this year. I always enjoy looking back at these posts to see how things have shifted, so if for no one else, this post is for me. This year I have four homeschool students. Jonah is 10 and in 4th grade. Matthew is 8 … [Read more...]
Coffeeschooling
We do this thing fairly often that a lot of people think is crazy. Why would you do something that's so hard, and with so much potential for disaster? What is that thing, you ask? Coffeeschooling. Coffeeschooling is a term that I made up to combine homeschooling and coffee shop. Basically, we take our schoolwork for the day (or at least some of it), and relocate to a coffee shop. It works like this. We will do whatever can't be done elsewhere first while we're still at home, … [Read more...]
2019 Day In The Life Of Our Homeschool
It's time for another day in the life of our homeschool! This was last Tuesday. I had worked at Dunkin' the night before and didn't get to bed until late. For those joining from Simple Homeschool, we are a family of 7. My husband Jesse is in his first year of a doctorate program, and our kids are Jonah (age 9), Matthew (age 7), Hannah (age 5), Elizabeth (age 4), and Sarah (age 1). Somewhere around 5:30am: Sarah starts whining AGAIN. I pull her into our bed for the third time since my … [Read more...]
2018-2019 Homeschool Curriculum
Can you believe it's almost back to school time? Some local schools have already started - in fact, my husband had his first day of class yesterday. We start our homeschool year on Labor Day, because I like starting at the beginning of September, and that's usually how it works out. Who says you can't start on a holiday? Here's what we are using for our lessons this year. We'll have Jonah in 3rd grade, Matthew in 2nd grade, and Hannah in kindergarten. Elizabeth and Sarah will hang out … [Read more...]
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