We are very much in the depths of summer right now and loving it. We’re relaxing a whole lot. That’s something I have to be intentional about, or else I have a tendency to want to go-go-go. That’s no good. There will be time for me to be super busy soon enough. We’re having lots of play dates, board games, sprinklers, playgrounds, impromptu picnics, and all that good stuff. However… đ My wheels have been turning about the upcoming school year. I occasionally find little pockets of time to look over our bookshelves to organize and make note of what we have on hand that can be used for schoolwork this year, make some lists of poetry and scripture verses for our memory work, and click around to lots of fun homeschool planning posts on Pinterest. Like here and here and here and here. And then there’s those school supply sales. .17 cent spiral notebooks and boxes of Crayola crayons for .50 cents. Be still my heart. Oh, and if you’re kinda freakin’ out over this whole homeschooling thing, like “howintheworldamIgonnadoallthis?!” kind of thing? May I suggest the book Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace. I read it last year and it soothed my worried mama soul, encouraged me, and was a total breath of fresh air. Okay. Back to the curriculum. This year I have: a baby, a 2 yr old, a kindergartner, a 2nd grader, and a 3rd grader. Lots o’ Littles. I’ll be using loop scheduling for things like history, science, composer study, and art. I also combine as many subjects as possible. Click here if you’re […]
