We almost didn’t go. It was one of those lazy moments where staying inside was easier than leaving, but I’m so glad we went. It was another testament to our theory that all it takes to have a great adventure day is to muster up the energy to leave your house. When we visited: Sept…
What we have been up to this week: Charleston, South Carolina; a love affair with trees in Skidaway State Park Georgia; making new Airstream friends; and the beach on Tybee Island.
I’ve been asked what we are doing for homeschool for our kids. Let me tell you about my experience putting together a curriculum for my 2nd grader, kindergartener, and pre-schooler. It was awful. I was so incredibly stressed out it was ridiculous. I felt that everyone I talked to had a different answer, a different…
I can relate! When I first began Homeschooling, it was also hard for me, to get a clear answer too. That is why now, when people ask what and how we do it, especially now that we have went from Homeschool to Roadschool, I tell them 😉
For us, we school year-round and we use mostly online curriculum: Time4Learning, SpellingCity, etc. We also like to use are travels in our lessons. If we are going to be near Caves, Beaches, etc., we try to do a Unit study on them.
Loved reading this! I had such a hard time figuring out which Curiculum was right for us. Our kiddos are 9 (4th grade) ,3 (pre-school) , and 2 months (obviously I’m not teaching the baby…yet 😉 ). We tried an online school first. HATED it! We’d cry everyday. Then we figured out that we needed to use Christ centered Curiculum. That changed everything. I stopped using the online program after a month and did lapbooks with her until I could find a program that we loved. I knew another mommy that homeschooled her 6 kids using sonlight and picked her brain. She sold me. The program is a bit pricey as far as Curiculum goes but they have a payment plan that worked for us. When the books and teachers mannual/schedule arrived (last schoolyear- 2013-2014) it was like the sky opened up and heaven shined down on us, lol, okay not really but the feeling of relief was quite intense. We bought the multi subject package which included all the books and materials for the school year in one box. Pretty much all we had to do is read these awesome books and talk about what we read? Sweet! Don’t get me wrong, we still have days that aren’t perfect but Sonlight has really helped us. I love that the whole years schedule is planned out for me, we don’t do everything, we pick and choose what works for us and I don’t worry that I’m not doing enough. I could go on but I don’t want to make this post too lengthy, or boring for that matter. 🙂
Love the blog and following your adventures on Instagram! Hoping to buy our airstream next summer. Y’all are so inspiring!ReplyCancel
When we visited: Oct 2013 Ages of Children When We visited: 8,6,3 In all of the greater Washington DC area, Jones Point National Park is my favorite place. The architectural beauty of the bridge combined with the incredible use of traditionally unclaimed space sings to my soul. We discovered this off the beaten path little…
I get this question a lot. Second only to which camera should I buy? So I thought I’d share my favorite lens for those of you looking to upgrade beyond the kit lens your camera camera came with. As far as consumer cameras go, they’ve gotten really good. Being familiar with the Canon line, I…
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