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Groups and Co-ops

Books & Reading, Mother's Education
A Relief Reading Plan for Charlotte Mason Groups

I have been leading a Charlotte Mason reading group for almost a dozen years. It’s hard to say if I should count 2020 — California shut down in March of 2020 and we weren’t able to meet again until March of 2021 (and even then our meeting was at an undisclosed location). But here we are. A year later than planned, we finished Charlotte Mason’s Parents and Children. (Yes, there will be a study guide eventually.) I debated over whether Continue Reading…
May 25, 2021
Home Education
Introducing: Swedish Drill Revisited IV – An Advanced Routine with Optional Cardio

I am thrilled to announce that the latest addition to the Swedish Drill Revisited series is available in the Afterthoughts store. This latest level of Swedish Drill Revisited is for those who have mastered the content in the first three volumes of this series and are ready for the next challenge. In Swedish Drill Revisited IV you will be introduced to thirteen new exercises in a single advanced routine that incorporates multi-planar and cross lateral movements to optimize neurological as well Continue Reading…
July 29, 2020
Home Education
Swedish Drill Revisited III — Marching Your Way to More Advanced Routines

I am excited to announce that Swedish Drill Revisited III is complete and ready for purchase in the Afterthoughts shop. If you’re looking for a fun way to shake up the physical movement slot on your school schedule, I hope you’ll head over and purchase a copy. The cost is $15 (as is the case of Swedish Drill Revisited and Swedish Drill Revisited II). Marching was introduced in Swedish Drill Revisited II, and in this third volume the practice of Continue Reading…
August 21, 2019
Home Education
How to Plan and Execute a Plutarch Lesson

I ‘ve asked my oldest son, E-Age-Sixteen, to substitute teach my little Plutarch class at co-op next week so that my students don’t have to miss a week while I’m speaking at GHC Texas. I was trying to think of how best to prepare him to teach when it dawned on me all of this could double as a blog post! While I’ve been teaching Plutarch, mostly in co-ops, for the past eight years, I still remember the fear and Continue Reading…
February 28, 2019