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Home Education
Why I Love Grammar of Poetry A Curriculum Review

It’s that time of the school year when we start to reflect on what we’ve done (or not done) and decide whether we think it was all worth it and whether we’ll ever do it again with future children and so on and so forth. One thing that really worked for us this year was Grammar of Poetry. I seriously love this curriculum, and in this post, I’ll tell you why. I can’t take any credit for choosing this curriculum. Continue Reading…
June 8, 2015
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Myth: You have to have tea-time in a CM education.

BY LIZZIE SMITH Let’s talk about tea-time. More precisely, let’s talk about not having tea-time. In case you are unfamiliar with this term, tea-time is the popular name for a delightful ritual in which the family gathers together to feed body and mind. You can read an inspiring overview of the practice here. While tea-time can be an excellent way to incorporate topics such as art, music, and poetry into the day, some have discovered that the burden of tea Continue Reading…
October 8, 2014
Other Thoughts
Seven Quick Takes: A Sixth Birthday, Read Aloud Confessions, Announcements, and More!

— 1 — O-Age-Five became O-Age-Six last Friday. I cannot believe that my youngest child is six-years-old. I really can’t. Even though it was tiring, I mostly enjoyed having lots of littles around, so I miss it. On the other hand, I feel like we’re in that sweet spot where no one is really in the throes of puberty and yet we also don’t have any little people throwing food or tantrums. It is almost peaceful. Of course, I just Continue Reading…
August 29, 2014
The Grammar of Poetry: To Buy or Not to Buy?

Let’s talk Grammar of Poetry. I have been following you long enough to know that you follow a pretty tight budget and don’t typically spend money on things that are frills! GoP is not an inexpensive item, so you must feel this is an important element? Did you purchase everything? And are you planning on doing it all this year? —Julie I love it when Julie writes a comment that gives me an excuse to write a post I was Continue Reading…
August 11, 2014