About a week ago I shared my strategies for homeschooling with a newborn. One of the strategies was to use unit studies. For the next month or two, all my kids will be participating in an Ancient Art and the Orchestra unit study. In order to make planning easy for me, I am using Harmony […]
TeenCoder: JAVA and Android Curriculum
My 13yr. old son has been very interested in learning computer programming. I knew there was no way I could teach him anything on this topic, so when I came across Homeschool Programming computer courses for kids and teens, I was intrigued. This could work to deepen his knowledge and make things easy for me! […]
High School Biology Update
This year my daughter and her friend have been using Apologia Biology. I can’t believe we are finished with the first semester already! Here are some of the highlights: 1. Using a quality microscope. This has made a huge difference in our studies! We personally own a kid-quality microscope–meaning it is more of a toy […]
Observing Flowers and Leaves
I am so glad that fall is here! Finally cooler weather and more opportunities to get out and about. Last week we had such nice weather that I took some of my kids for a nature walk at our favorite walking place, Minnetrista. The first thing we spotted was a butterfly. My younger girls were […]
Moving Right Along in Apologia Biology
Over the years I have felt most comfortable teaching younger kiddos. Most of my co-op classes have been geared toward toddlers and preschoolers. This year I get to mix it up a bit and teach my oldest daughter and her friend high school biology. I was nervous at first, but I am enjoying it! I […]
