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Curriculum Choices 2014-2015

Curriculum Choices 2014-2015

Remember that time I decided what we would be using for this year? Yeah, well, I made a few light changes.  Don’t be surprised, don’t act like you’ve never done it before!!! In my last post I said we were leaving Heart of Dakota. Well …

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Curriculum Planning 2014-2015

Curriculum Planning 2014-2015

It’s that time again! Can you believe it?! This school year really has flown by. I can’t believe it’s March! In fact, it’s almost April, which means that current  curriculum will be done soon and it’ll be time to start new stuff. Such is the …

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Hi, I’M CASEY

Weirdly domestic homeschooling, work from home mom of 3. When not wiping noses, playing taxi, or washing a never-ending pile of laundry, I spend stolen moments in the bathroom reading as much as I can and drinking heavily reheated butter coffee.

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  • My 5yo doesn't know all her letter sounds... She also doesn't give a damn. She has no interest in reading. STOP ๐Ÿ›‘ Read that again. She has no interest in READING. But she LOVES books. She loves hidden pictures and the I-Spy series. She likes to spot differences and looking for Waldo's lost items. She prefers flipping through graphic novels and comic books to regular picture books. She likes maps and atlases and timelines. She likes workbooks and will get anyone nearby to read her the directions if she can't figure it out. She would listen to me read 617 books a day if I allowed it -- so a huge shout out to @vooks, @hoopladigital, @overdrive_libs, @epic4kids, @scribd, and @spotifypodcasts who manage that for me. Am I worried about a lifelong struggle with literacy? No. She can manipulate numbers faster than most people in this house. Science is her thing. She's crafty. All things in due time.... #letthemplay
  • A Day in the Life....๐ŸŽจ More days than not, the girls are exploring things through art...... We've been reading Zoey & Sassafras: Grumplets and Pests, while exploring ladybugs, talking about feelings, and plotting their desktop gardens for the upcoming equinox -- after last year's butterflies I'm good on doing that project again ๐Ÿคฃ Our go-to learning resources these days as we lean into interested led unit studies? Classes on @outschool, @torchlightcurriculum, and @soulsparklettes art with "Miss Julie". I'll admit, I'm having just as much fun as they are. . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #distancelearning #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • Outschool is our jam....๐Ÿ’ป At least once a week someone asks my opinion about using Outschool. In short, we love it! My kids are used to taking classes once a month in person, but that came to a screeching halt last year -- #ThanksCovid -- and hasn't resumed. The kids have been using Outschool regularly since 2018 and we've only ever disliked two classes. My tips: 1. Read the reviews. Especially the bad ones. 2. Research the teachers -- many run blogs, education sites, IG pages, etc. 3. Keep your really young kids away from classes that hold more than 6ish kids. I've yet to see this go well. 4. (added) Watch your age ranges. Young kids can slow down a class for older kids and vice versa. 5. ASK YOUR KIDS for their input. Just because they love Legos, doesn't mean they want to take a class. 6. Look for trial classes -- if a subject is new to your child or you aren't sure about taking longer term classes, see if the teacher offers the same series as a single class. 7. Reach out to teachers. Never be afraid to request new times, dates, modifications, age exceptions, etc. The worst they can say is no, and if the request is reasonable I've mostly been given an enthusiastic yes. Do you use Outschool? What's been your child's favorite class? . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #distancelearning #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž "๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ". ๐Ÿ“ท: @3bebesmama โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ™ป๏ธ from @wildandfree.co If only we would stop thinking of free time as wasted time, self-directed learning as unproductive interests, and hours of play as frivolous activity. The subjects of a childโ€™s curiosity are not โ€œelectivesโ€ or โ€œextracurricular activitiesโ€ but the guiding foundation of their education. xo Ainsley . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • "What's the educational value of that game?" Um...๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ I promise you that everything your child does as a homeschooler doesn't need to have a state standard attached to it. #letthemplay. ๐ŸŽฒ ๐Ÿ“ท: Rap Godz by @bgbrothas . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • I'll stand by this until the day I die . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
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