I am not a morning person. I am, by nature, a night owl. I have, however, discerned that I need a quiet and prayerful start to every day. Stealing the term from Jen Mackintosh, I have dedicated 30-60 minutes every morning for my Mother’s Morning Basket. "Everyone of us needs half an hour of prayer … Continue reading Fall 2018: Memory Walk
Fall 2018: Weekly Planning
Weekly Planning I said in the Monthly Planning post that I do my best work when I plan weekly. Over the years I have found that I am most likely to plan appropriately if I plan just enough for the week ahead of me. This allows me to take our family calendar into account, consider … Continue reading Fall 2018: Weekly Planning
Fall 2018: Big Picture Overview
Big Picture School Planning In my homeschool, we practice a relaxed classical approach. Practically, this means that we are a hybrid of Charlotte Mason and Classical philosophies. Add to that mix that we are Catholic. When I consider my homeschool planning, I put the highest priority on holy mass and the sacraments, nature study, the … Continue reading Fall 2018: Big Picture Overview
Fall 2018: Monthly Planning
Some homeschoolers plan their whole year at one time. Others plan by semester or term. That just doesn’t work well for me. I have learned that I do my best planning when I have a general year plan and then do my actual lesson planning one week at a time. For this reason, the monthly … Continue reading Fall 2018: Monthly Planning
Fall 2018: General
A funny thing happened to me this summer… a number of local friends asked me to walk with them as they map out their school year. I am flattered and confused. Confused because I don’t feel expertly qualified or particularly knowledgeable to mentor anyone else in this hard vocation. I am always seeking mentors for … Continue reading Fall 2018: General
Fall 2018: Planner
A planner is a tool - not a tyrant. It won’t do the work for you, but it may make it easier for you to do the things you must and the things you want to do. There is no one perfect planner, but there may be a perfect planner for you. In my experience, … Continue reading Fall 2018: Planner
Life on the Mississippi
This part of Diane's American Literature Course Series I didn’t get time to read Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi before I had to decide on my American Literature syllabus this past school year. I did get through the first couple of chapters, which are full of the geography and history of the Mississippi River. I hoped … Continue reading Life on the Mississippi
Know and Tell: The Art of Narration
My homeschooling style can best be described as “relaxed classical” or “love of learning through living books.” In ordinary words, I am homeschooling for heaven not Harvard. That said, if God’s plan for my children includes Harvard, I want them to be adequately prepared to meet the challenge. In our homeschool, we are focused on … Continue reading Know and Tell: The Art of Narration
Symposium Nov/Dec 2016
In this post, I wrote about how we approach our Morning Symposium and how I plan. I included photos of our August through Mid-September plans. I have been asked, multiple times, to post each of my new schedules every time I update them. I have posted our Mid-September through October resources here. Here are the resources … Continue reading Symposium Nov/Dec 2016
Symposium Sep/Oct 2016
In this post, I wrote about how we approach our Morning Symposium and how I plan. I included photos of our August through Mid-September plans. I have been asked, multiple times, to post each of my new schedules every time I update them. Here are the resources we used in our Mid-September through October school day. … Continue reading Symposium Sep/Oct 2016