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Seven Quick Takes: Books, Gifted Kids, Cheap Honey, and More

— 1 — I had a bit of a book shopping spree on Monday. I had heard of what is supposed to be an amazing science book for middle school age students {and possibly a little younger} called The Story of Nitrogen by Karen Fitzgerald. Well, then I found out it was a series, and I was able to find three of them, and two of them were less than a dollar {of course, I had to pay shipping} and Continue Reading…
March 21, 2014
Home Education
Sing a Song of Christmas

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’m working on my DecemberTerm Circle Time plans, which I’ll post when I’m done. Today, I’ve been switching over our memory binder so that everything is Christmas and Advent until further notice! I don’t want to put all of these entries into my normal Memory Index page, but thought you might still find this useful. So here is what can only be called my Holiday Memory Index. I am always looking for Christmas poems and Advent-specific songs, so if you Continue Reading…
November 26, 2013
Home Education
**Updated** Making AmblesideOnline Work: The Gory Details

This post first appeared in February of 2010. I would call this a “rerun,” except I did quite a bit of updating. I changed some parts that I thought were not clear, wrote it from the perspective of having completed an additional year of Ambleside, etc. This version deals with a more independent student. For Year One students, the original version may be more helpful. The first post was definitely what worked for me then … and this is what’s working Continue Reading…
May 24, 2011
Making Ambleside Work: The Gory Details

Amazon links are affiliate links. I love it when you click on those…so thanks! I’m really looking into Ambleside Online and think it may be more appropriate for my children… I have NO idea how to implement AO, I mean none. I feel like I’ve read the website cover to cover, but have I missed some big page that gives me weekly ideas or instructions on how to gather materials and organize my day? How in the world do you Continue Reading…
February 25, 2010