Using Google Forms for Comprehension Questions

We generally do not use written workbooks in later grades for any sort of reading comprehension questions as we often have multiple students working through material at the same time (meaning I have to read through multiple pages) and most of them would rather type than write by this stage because it is so much […]

Creating a Multi-Year Curriculum Plan in Google Sheets

If you’re anything like me, you appreciate the ability to get a bird’s eye view of your whole homeschool plan from time to time. It can be very encouraging to know where we’re ultimately headed when we’re daily down in the weeds of Latin verb conjugations and memorizing arithmetic facts. I put together this simple […]

She does not eat the bread of idleness

2019, here we come! Word for the year Our family word for this year is oikonomos, which is translated from the Greek as steward. This word is made up of two Greek words. Oikos generally refers to household, abode, dwelling, or clan (i.e. someone’s immediate family and area of influence). Nomos is often translated exclusively as Law but […]

F.L.E.X.I.B.L.E.

Between having a baby, starting college, celebrating the fall festivals, and a plethora of little mishaps like a clogged kitchen sink, a leaking water heater, and an emergency trip to the dentist after Noki had a close call with the deck and lost three front teeth, the past several weeks have been a flurry of […]

Creating a workable chore chart for a big family

We’ve tried more than our share of family chore charts in this household. The moment I realized I was pregnant with twins and would have a 4 year old, a 3 year old, a 2 year old, and newborn twins all at once, I knew that my life was about to demand a level of […]

Piecing it together #4

Our 2014 school year is quickly coming to a close. With only a few weeks left of this year, I’ve been compiling materials, planning, scheduling, and reading ahead for all the amazing things we’ll be learning in 2015. The greatest blessing I’ve gleaned this year is the understanding of Sabbath schooling, which has been a […]

Well Planned (Nursing) Day

I can hardly believe that Ketti has been here for 7 weeks! We’ve been doing school for four of those weeks. I have found that the children are much more peaceful when they are allowed to be productive and purposeful. I certainly thrive when we have at least some kind of schedule. So we hit […]

Takin’ a break & takin’ some tests

Here we are in the middle of our break between school years. We only set aside time for two weeks, as I’ve mentioned before that I want to get a good strong start on our learning before our newest princess arrives on the scene. Yes, recently finding out that we’re welcoming a SHE has been […]

A word about scheduling

I love tools that make my homeschooling day more efficient. One of those tools that I simply have to rave about is called Homeschool Tracker. They have a free online version, but it was worth it to me to upgrade to the Homeschool Tracker Plus version. I can do just about anything with it. Right […]

Our homeschool record

I’m not new to blogging, however, the idea of recording our homeschool journey by way of a blog is a recent idea. We’re in our first year of “real” school, as I like to call it. JayJay and SeeSee are both in first grade, or thereabouts. I love teaching, and I love watching my children […]