My son is second grade. To me, this seems to be a year of new responsibility. He’s old enough to begin learning to take ownership for his own education. But he will need a lot of help and prompting. He is also still a kid. He gets super distracted. I send him to clean his […]
Second Grade Curricula
It’s hard to believe, but I’m ready to share my curricula for my son’s grade year. My daughter, at age 2, is going to be enjoying learning too, but I don’t have anything formal for her this year! From ancient and medieval history to Logic of English, here’s what we will be doing this year.
Figuring it Out
I’ve been absent from this site for a few weeks, and mostly that is because I’ve been getting the hang of school! I think I’ve figured out what works for us and what does not. My main struggle was figuring out what to do with Strawberry, now 20 months old, while Raisin and I do […]
Planning for Next Year: 2013-2014 First Grade Curriculum
I mentioned two weeks ago that I have loved embracing unschooling this summer. Almost as soon as I said that, I started craving schedule and boxes to check mark as finished. But I know I don’t really want that! I still want to let me my son’s summer be as it is … and I […]