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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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 on the eastern plains of Colorado near the town of La Junta….
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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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