I grew up in an “no Christmas until after Thanksgiving” house and as an adult I just naturally followed that pattern in my own decor, but a few years ago I realized just how much joy Christmas decorations and the Christmas season bring me (and my kids) so I started putting up our decorations earlier […]
Archives for 2024
Where to find Yoto Christmas Content for free or cheap!
Christmas is coming and here is a big list of free Yoto Christmas content (or very, very cheap) that you can use for Make Your Own (MYO) cards for your Yoto player. These are great to use for an advent calendar/Christmas countdown…there are plenty of options here to make one card per day!
Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Tutor Plans
Here are my Classical Conversations Cycle 1 tutor plans for the 2024-2025 school year. I have a mix of Abecedarians and Apprentice students (ages 5-7). If you want to see what I did week by week in video form, I have short recap videos on YouTube for each week – you can see those HERE. […]
Classical Conversations Tutor Prep
Doing my Classical Conversations tutor prep during the summer helps me SO much during the school year! I try to get as much done as possible then when I have a little extra time so that I’m not having to spend much time week-to-week getting ready. I originally wrote this post before my first year […]
Bug swat review game download
This bug swat review game is a super easy and fun activity! I use it as a review game but I’m sure there are a variety of other creative ways to use it. I’ll be using these with my class as a Classical Conversations tutor this year, but these bugs are so versatile and […]
Stinky Feet review game download
Every time I’ve used the Stinky Feet review game it has been a hit with a variety of ages! I found the idea online and their instructions were to draw a foot on the board and use sticky notes for the points, so that’s what I did at first, but between teaching classes at church […]
A Happy, Springy Rainbow Adventureland Quilt
Finished up this quilt recently – a rainbow Adventureland quilt. I think it just screams summer! This quilt was a very quick make since it uses a jelly roll. I picked out a couple of jelly roll and put them on my birthday wish list; my 5 year old picked this one to buy me […]
Our 2024-2025 Homeschool Curriculum Line Up for 5th grade, 3rd grade, and Kindergarten
Here we go into our 6th year of homeschooling! This will be my first year with 3 homeschoolers. Here’s an overview of our 2024-2025 homeschool curriculum for 5th grade, 3rd grade, and kindergarten.
Classical Conversations Essentials {Organization and Prep}
Welcome to my Classical Conversations Essentials organization and prep blog post! Getting started with CC Essentials can feel very overwhelming but I’m here to help! Each year I put together YouTube videos showing how I’ve prepped for the upcoming school year and provide you with alllllll the links to all the things.
Classical Conversations Cycle 1 Ideas and Prep {Foundations}
Welcome to my Classical Conversations Cycle 1 ideas and prep info! Each year I love putting together a YouTube video showing what all I’ve done to prep for the upcoming year of CC. I try to link to eeeeeverything in the comments so my fellow CC parents can easily find it but the lists of links grows and grows each year and has outgrown the YouTube description box! So I’m moving my info over here to have it all in one place. Here you’ll find physical resources, digital resources, worksheets, hands on activities, supplemental resources, organization tips, links to everything I’m using, and more!