Family Life
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Memoria Press annual free shipping is here!
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The 2023-2024 Homeschool Orders have begun!
Homeschool February is a slump month, when no matter how excited you are about your homeschool curricula, you start feeling hopeful and desiring to get your hands on that which will come next year. Typically, we are a year-round schooling family, but that is more just because life is school. However, we still have a planned reset date after the summer birthdays have concluded which gives a fresh start into what comes next. In the curriculum world, the sales and encouragement to buy for next year seem to start in February. Lots of sales and promotions come along in March and new prices schemes apply in April. So, it is…
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Curriculum, Curricula, is it really Eighth Grade?
I have been homeschooling since the day my oldest was born. I have been fully on, all the research, homeschooling with product reviews since 2011. That is insanity to me. My oldest student is about to turn thirteen-years-old and we are plotting her entrance into eighth grade for the 2022-2023 school year. AppleBlossom has been my template, my sampler, my overachiever, my original pride and joy. The journey has not been perfect, plenty of bumps, and a lot of attitude, but I am really excited about this upcoming year. Next year, what she has decided to study in depth is American History. Now, if you know where we’ve been with…
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Let’s talk about the curriculum… Kindergarten
This year, it appears, I will be teaching my fourth Kindergarten child. When they tell you every student is a different one to teach they really mean it. My oldest was finished Kindergarten by the time she was barely turning four, reading and all that easily that year. The next student couldn’t care less about reading on her own, because other people and audio-books were always an option. She didn’t learn to read until right about her seventh year of age. When I turned around to consider starting my son in Kindergarten, he was already reading and then suddenly testing into everything third and fourth grade level, and he only…
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January Diary Post
If I just start writing, then it is as if I never disappeared, right? Let’s recap, shall we… I stopped participating in external review organizations. I added a fifth child to my duckling repertoire. We decided to go with school-in-a-box plus other frosting on top. My Enginerd is working from home, which is blissfully wonderful. We have taken hiking adventures and cabin camping to the mountains of North Carolina, east Tennessee, and camping journeys through northern Arkansas, and more. We are loving off-roading and Overlanding. When I say camping, I mean tent and freezing 2 am bathroom runs in a full moon, no glamping for us. I now have two…
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2021-2022 Cross Stitch Enrichment Co-op #2 Frame, Hoop, or in-hand?
2. Frame, or how-to hold your fabric The method of holding your fabric is entirely a personal choice and comfort factor. As a stitcher, I personally find that I prefer different methods for different projects from working in-hand, with no frame, to using a small hoop on little projects, to using q-snaps on most of my daily stitching projects, to even using tapestry scroll rod frames on my biggest projects. In-hand stitching: a method of holding and rolling or wadding your fabric to stitch without any additional tension aid to keep your fabric in place. One of the least expensive ways to stitch and easy to pack and go! Embroidery…
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2021-2022 Cross Stitch Enrichment Co-op #1 Welcome to class!
Cross Stitch Enrichment Co-op First and Third Tuesday of each month 9:00-10:00 AM, September – May K-12, students ages 4-7, and 8-14+ Did you know that surgeons and other delicate hands-on professionals use cross stitch as a relaxant and a skill sharpener? Did you know that cross stitch has been recorded in history since before the 6th century? Basic Supplies Cross stitching is a form of handicraft, needle art, a form of embroidery, or needlework using X-shaped thread stitches. There are several options for getting started on a cross stitch project including pre-organized kits with everything you need or buying all your materials separately. Most stitchers use different methods of…
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One, my baby is one.
This year is a fantasy, a fabrication of the weirdest nightmare and dream all put into one. After all, last year I said the said the same thing. Because after all, it couldn’t get any worse right? Getting close to a great status. 52 lb weight loss. Moderate all pain and master sciatica. Then… another jaw infection. Pain I recognized immediately. A month later to the dentist. Three months later to the endodontist. Surprise, pregnant. Two months later, finally a root canal. Bedrest. Pregnancy. Preemie. NICU with the staff from hell (with a handful of angels). That was 2019. Supposedly there was a Thanksgiving and Christmas, I don’t recall. October…
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ICYMI: The Courage of Sarah Noble
The Courage of Sarah Noble, @memoriapress @_simplyclassical_ #memoriascholeacademy #scholeeveryday #homeschoolmama #hsreviews The wonder of a hands-on 📚 Memoria Press Literature Guide to brighten the artist in my spirited child. This and other guides are available from Memoria Press and Simply Classical. 🌟 Use the code cherryblossom to let them know I sent you. 🌟 #memoriapress #bookblogger #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #amreading #americahistory #americanbiographies #sarahnoble #classicaleducation https://www.instagram.com/p/CEIjxR7nr2y/?igshid=wakyu9eeitp4
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Blake eLearning Inc materials continue to impress! (Reading Eggs and more) {Review}
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. A few years ago, my oldest children were able to have an introduction to Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress. The squeals were real when I told them that all four could have a one-year subscription to Reading Eggs from Blake eLearning Inc. The platform can accommodate families up to four children, which is perfect for us, at this moment and I believe my oldest will have outgrown the programming before my fifth student is…
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A new math option with ThemeVille Math {Review}
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. My oldest student is transitioning to a new math program after years of the same provider. Next, Princess — my middle daughter — is needing to go a different direction as well, what we were using just isn’t right for her. We had success with an intensive program over the summer and I was eager to look for something new for this new school year. It was an interesting adventure to jump in…
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What We’re Reading in Our Homeschool: August 2020
It is incredible to believe that the last time I gave you a full update on what we’re reading in our homeschool was around St. Valentine’s Day. Unless of course, you count the odd post on epidemic reading, what a strange year this has been. However, the school work continues and so does our reading list. There are so many things that I could talk about here. For the most part, I’ll let our Instagram memories tell the story. I am trying hard to take a picture when I finish a book. I have not succeeded across the board but I’m getting a decent start with it that way. In…
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Homeschool curriculum Easy (simple and easy school at home for $100) {Review}
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. Are you looking for something different for your homeschool year? Do you happen to be a brand new homeschooler and need a helping hand to get started with the basics and want homeschool curriculum all in one pretty downloadable package? Homeschool Easy may just be the right start or even finish line for you. We are an eclectic Classical Christian Education family, however, our little jaunt with Homeschool Easy has shown me more…
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Goals for the New School Year 2020-2021
New School Year We run a little one-room schoolhouse. My students are learning how to be life-long learners and we study year-round. Right now, we are transitioning from one year to another in some subjects, other subjects will need a bit longer to complete. Unlike a traditional school, when the school year ends your time ends, we can use as much time as we want and continue or cease the study when we are ready. We have a baby in the house who is focused on teething and learning to walk as he has mastered the craw. An excellent snuggle buddy and distraction for all. Viking Dragon (9 months) This…
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Fifth Grade Check-up and grades
*drafted on July 21st, 2020 Does the feeling of constantly being behind ever leave you? We are headed in a million different directions and I’m always looking ahead with excitement. My current Fifth Grade going on Sixth Grade student is my oldest daughter. She is ten going on eleven, this summer. This year we started strong had about 7 weeks of illness in October, had a baby, caught another illness for 7 weeks or more from February to April, and then just life. First Form Latin (Memoria Press): Today, we worked together through Section I of Lesson XIV. She is starting to get the hang of going back to using…
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How to Teach Writing at Home (IEW®) {Review}
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. This post contains affiliate links. As a student, I do not consider myself to be a very capable writer. As a teacher, the concept of teaching writing to my students is very overwhelming. I want them to be better than I am and I want them to have confidence in the process of writing instead of fear. More times than I can even possibly commit to counting I have had the recommendation of…