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High School Homeschool Curriculum 2019-2020

August 23, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

I cannot believe that Summer is more than half way over and that Back to School sales have begun. While we are still trying to bask in the lazy days of Summer I am planning our high school homeschool curriculum choices for the upcoming school year. Eldest and Princess are both working on credits to add to their high school transcripts.

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Since we have four children that will ALL be homeschooling this year I try to keep things simple with having everyone study a few of the same core subjects. This year we will have two high school homeschool students and two elementary homeschool students. Check out all of our elementary homeschool posts for younger aged resources.

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Mystery of History Volume 2 Resources

July 23, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

We will be using Mystery of History Volume 2 this next school year and wanted to share resources that we have found along the way. To make homeschooling less stressful I use the same Science and History for all four of my children. This year we will have grades Kindergarten, Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh. I will try to share resources for all ages that we might be using this year.

I used a very nice quarterly chart in order to keep track of the lessons as well as add in videos, novels and Scripture reading. I could not find a similar chart for MOH Volume 2 so I created my own. I will share the rough version with you in Word form so that you can edit it. I have added these to Google Drive so that you can access them. Please be sure to download a copy of them BEFORE editing.

Barb from Harmony Fine Arts offers free downloads and paid resources but gives a nice list of artists and composers to study during the Medieval and Renaissance time period. We will be using the list of composers to add some fun for the elementary brothers while the high school students will complete their Music Appreciation course. If you only want a short unit study then you can use the Renaissance Art Mini Unit.

Grade 6 Medieval and Renaissance Art and Music Appreciation from Harmony Fine Arts

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Middle Ages Unit Studies, Notebooking and Lapbook pages from Homeschool Share

A Typical Day in our Charlotte Mason Homeschool {Real Homeschooling for Real Families}

June 17, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Today’s Real Homeschooling for Real Families post is written by an anonymous homeshool mom with permission to share her thoughts on the Charlotte Mason Homeschool Method.

Have you considered using the Charlotte Mason homeschool method or approach to your homeschool? The Charlotte Mason method is based on Charlotte’s firm belief that the child is a person and we must educate that whole person, not just his mind. So a Charlotte Mason education is three-pronged: in her words, “Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life.” (from Simply Charlotte Mason website). You can learn more about the CM Method by visiting Ambleside Online for free resources.

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Unit Studies in Middle School to Foster Independence {Real Homeschooling for Real Families}

May 27, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Today’s Real Homeschooling for Real Families post is written by Pat from Breakthrough Homeschooling. She is writing about using Unit Studies in Middle School.

The middle school years are commonly considered a time of transition in the traditional school setting, and it’s not any different for our homeschools. Our kiddos are moving from the fun and free years of games and play-as-learning, towards the more structured and focused high school years, which are just around the corner.

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Amphibians and Reptiles Field Guide Books for Kids #NatureStudy #NatureBookClub #Booklist

May 1, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

It’s May 1st and that means a new topic for Nature Book Club. This month we are learning all about Amphibians and Reptiles. I wanted to make sure and round up some great non-fiction books for kids and thought that a variety of field guides might be helpful. I hope you join us this month a we learn all about different amphibians and reptiles through books, play and hands-on activities.