As of June 9th, B’s first grade year is, as they say, in the books. We used Ambleside Online Year 1 and though we did have some ups and downs and growing pains, I think overall it was a successful year. Here are some thoughts I’ve had, things I’ve learned, and what I plan to do differently next year when…
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This past school year as we were making our way through RightStart Level B, the concept of the calendar was introduced to B. Of course he knew what a calendar was before then, but this was more thorough instruction as he memorized the months of the year, how many days were in each, and learned how to find and read…
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Despite the fact that we sometimes get snow up until June, the summer season is finally here and I am so glad for it. While I love the beauty of winter and the clean and new feeling of spring, I also love the changing of the seasons and I’m already starting to make plans for our three warmest months. I…
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Other programs at this location: Santa Fe Trail Junior Ranger, Junior Wagon Master As we’re coming up on the anniversary of B’s first Junior Ranger badge, I thought it might be fitting to do a little recap of the place where it all started for us: Bent’s Old Fort. This tiny national historic site is located next to the Arkansas River…
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Recently, someone on my Facebook page requested that I take the same weekly schedule format I offer in the kindergarten curriculum and use that to offer an ebook for our Year 1 schedule as well. I’m so glad people are finding it useful! However, because we’re using Ambleside Online’s Year 1 book list and schedule with very few modifications, as well…
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To read more about Charlotte Mason picture study and to see the other aids I have available, click here. Antoine Watteau was only 36 years old when he died in the early part of the 18th century, yet in the short amount of time he was alive, he became a master of one of the most popular art movements in history;…
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(You can see some of our other Junior Ranger adventures here.) After a bit of a break from road trips and vacations and things along those lines for a few months, we decided to take advantage of the post-spring-break, pre-summer-vacation season to drive down to southern Arizona to visit E’s mom who winters there. On the way, we also were…
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And here we are, suddenly in April. How did that happen? Honestly, I haven’t had much to write about (other than what has already been written) here anyway, so it’s probably good I’m squishing three months into one post. There was the super blue blood moon in late January and I had the Charlotte Mason Educational Retreat in early February,…
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(You can see our Term 1 plans here and a recap of Term 1 here.) I’m having a hard time believing that we’re already into Term 3 of B’s first grade year, but it’s a fact. I’m actually already starting to look at books for next year, which is both sad because this means B is getting older, but also exciting…
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(To read more about Charlotte Mason picture study and to see the other aids I have available, click here.) In honor of what would’ve been his 543rd birthday, today I am offering for free download a Charlotte Mason picture study aid for Michelangelo! Buon compleanno, Signore Buonarroti! This is, by far, the longest picture study I have made to date (47…
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Based on the number of emails I’ve received asking about an updated Charlotte Mason-Inspired Kindergarten Curriculum for the 2018-2019 school year, there are a lot of you out there already starting to plan your next school year! Props to you as I haven’t even finalized my term 3 for this year and it starts in less than two weeks. 😳…
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