Thanks to another homeschool mom I have found some online latin classes for my 12+ age children. It's no secret that I'm a fan of Latin. I believe learning Latin can be a tremendous asset for any student, helping them develop a deep understand of our English language. Over the last few years we've used […]
Archives for 2011
Free Homeschool Gradebook & Record-Keeping Spreadsheet
School started for us this week, and since I'm now homeschooling a high schooler, I've been scrambling all summer to figure out how best to keep track of grades and other important records. As usual, I looked around the internet, and although I found some spreadsheet templates for keeping grades, none of them seemed to […]
OYAN Writing Workshop
Jaden, Jerah, and I spent the last week in Olathe, Kansas, attending the 4-day One Year Adventure Novel (OYAN) summer workshop. The workshop was an extension of the excellent creative writing curriculum that I've raved about and reviewed before. The Workshop Experience I can't say enough about how incredible the workshop was. The session speakers were […]
Our 4th, 7th, and 9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
Between music camp, a writing workshop in Kansas, and a dozen other activities, I've been trying to finalize our homeschool curriculum plan for this upcoming school year. And I'm elated to say the plan is finally done, and nearly all the curriculum has been ordered. Here's our homeschool curriculum plan for the upcoming year. And […]
9 Summer Reading Programs for Kids (for 2011)
Garnetta, a long-time Five J's reader, sent me a list of great summer reading programs to share with the rest of my readers. (I've also added the reading programs suggested by commenters to this list.) While your children read books over the summer, they can earn money, t-shirts, free movie admission, and more. Reading programs […]
Our 4-Year High School Plan
NOTE: This plan was set up prior to Jaden's freshman year. I update the plan toward the end of his freshman year. You can read the updated 4-year high school plan here. I still can't believe it, but Jaden will be starting high school next year. That unfortunately means I can no longer avoid planning! […]
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