Sometimes there are some weird facts you learn about. As we studied history for the last couple of years, the kids have been wildly amused as the Papal States have been a minor player off and on for much of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, so I knew they would be wildly amused by … [Read more...]
Hidden Figures book club
As soon as the Hidden Figures movie came out I knew I wanted to use it at some point in our homeschooling. It was a perfect book and a movie combo for us. I debated whether to put it in our assigned reading for our Modern History unit OR my planned Speculative Fiction year … [Read more...]
Austenland book club
I don't know if you're aware, but there are a lot of people who love Jane Austen's books. There are dozens of movie adaptations, there have been sequels written and modern-day adaptations. There is even a subgenre of Austen-inspired modern-day novels. That is where Austenland … [Read more...]
Adaptable writing curriculum for high school
If you ever meet a homeschool mom who claims they are not a curriculum junkie, immediately check to see if they've been replaced by a pod person. I love homeschool curriculum, and my favorites are homeschool history curriculum and homeschool writing curriculum. I found another … [Read more...]
Alice Through the Looking Glass book club
In 6th grade I was obsessed with Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. When my kids reached 5th grade (I think), for their book and a movie I assigned my favorite book and the kids were not as excited by it as I was. With that I opted not to assign Alice … [Read more...]
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