Having TOG in my hands inspired a flurry of new plans. It also gave me a neat and tidy structure to work within. TOG consists of four units which are each 9 weeks long. So, I’ve decided to do my planning in 9 week chunks.
My challenge in the past has been in being “ready” for [...]
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A New Plan
Posted in Homeschool Planning, Homeschool Set-up on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My Tapestry of Grace is here!
Posted in Homeschool Planning on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was so excited this morning to have the Canada Post lady show up at my door and hand me a box of TOG. Tapestry of Grace is one of my favourite parts of homeschooling. It outlines a course of study through history, literature, geography, philosophy, church history and art – all from a Biblical [...]
Summer School
Posted in Homeschool Planning on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I really enjoy schooling year round. There’s sommething very freeing in knowing that we can take a week off whenever we need it without having to worry about falling “behind”. I also like schooling year round because there is something inspiring about the different seasons. Fall is a time to concentrate on a wide range [...]
A few weeks in review…
Posted in Homeschool Planning, Weekly Reports on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. It’s been busy. There have been a number of posts on TWTM boards discussing how full everyone’s daily schedules feel. I’m not sure why I feel so much busier than last year, but there it is. It could have something to do with the juggling act that now occurs with four students who are all [...]
Preschool Planning
Posted in Homeschool Planning, Uncategorized on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Activity Bags
The big kids have been away this week so I’ve spent some time planning. A few of my hours have gone to creating Activity Bags for LO. He’ll be 3 in October, but he thinks he’s 7 and he gets mightily offended if everyone else is working and he doesn’t have “real” work to [...]
Professional Development
Posted in General Fun of Parenting, Homeschool Planning on June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My plan for Pro-D this summer is to look for inspiration and ideas in homeschooling, homemaking, and parenting. Over the summer I want to use what I’m learning to create year plans for each area.
Excellence in Homeschooling
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise
Gifted Children at Home by Janice Baker, etc.
Teaching the Classics: [...]
Canadian History Planning Part 1
Posted in Homeschool Planning, tagged Canadian history, early modern times, Homeschool Planning on June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m in the initial planning stages. We’re covering Early Modern Times but with a Canadian focus coming from a Christian perspective for grades 1, 3, and 7. Tall order, I know.
In BC-speak we’ll be covering outcomes for social studies in grades 3, 4, and 9.
I’m busy compiling my list of books and will post that [...]
Excellence in Education
Posted in Homeschool Planning on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things that attracted me to The Well-Trained Mind was the idea of excellence in education. I want my kids to have the very best that I can give them each and every day. It’s easy to be “good enough” but I want to give my kids more than that. I want to give [...]
Wrestling with Homer
Posted in Homeschool Planning on October 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We’re moving on to the second half of Classical Writing Homer. I have mixed feelings about this because I’m going into unchartered territory – Homer without a student workbook. We went through Aesop without a student workbook and I really enjoyed it. I wrote my own lesson plans each week and they really didn’t take [...]
Camping with Adam Andrews
Posted in Homeschool Planning on September 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I had one of those split personality days on Wednesday. I got up in the morning, put on a dress, did my make-up, and spent all day talking with grown-up people who asked me questions that had nothing to do with what was for lunch or where the clean underwear was. Then I got in [...]
