This post is just put here to give more background and benefits of spreading out a homeschool schedule to purposely show that one is adding margin and time into the plan for the day. (This topic was mentioned briefly on the “Friday and Summary” blog and in context, it fits in with that series of posts.) A schedule is just… Read More
Fridays are frequently our family’s last schoolday of the week. I know that many families just have a 4-day week and take Fridays “off” and that’s fine. But I still like to put things on my Friday homeschool schedule and this post is about giving you examples of what we personally might do and to provide you some ideas for… Read More
What sorts of things may have contributed to “shrinking my bucket”? How come, why me? (It’s a question I’ve heard from time to time.) Why do I (Joy) have a lower tolerance for some pretty common things in today’s world? No one can exactly say for sure but there are some sorts of things which, through understanding what life has… Read More
Thursday… being towards the end of a week, it seems like a day to dig thoughtfully deeper and/or emphasize the applications of what has been learned in previous days, weeks, and months. I’ll also spend some time explaining our different approach to “reading comprehension and literature studies” – something that tends to take up a lot of time in most… Read More
Years ago, we realized something – that writing assignments tend to take a fair amount of time to complete well and that the finished product is easier and better if a longer chunk of time is allowed for it – time to ponder, to doodle, to research, to outline, to illustrate, to write, edit, and make a good copy. It… Read More
My personal favourite start date isn’t actually until the end of October, after the canning and harvesting are done for the season and the weather is getting quite crispy to spend long hours outdoors in my part of Canada. However, some years, like this year, we do begin (at least some of) our school year earlier. And do I always… Read More
There are a number of Bible verses which describe our new desires and motivation when we are decided to be “in Christ” – when we have a living and vibrant relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ! This is why Christians love to grow in their relationship with God and learn more from His Word – studying the Bible with true… Read More
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