tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post4095159978819568703..comments2024-03-29T00:11:40.415-07:00Comments on The Unlikely Homeschool: Mid-Year Curriculum Tweaks 2014-2015Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-46870094021457819552015-10-08T19:01:10.152-07:002015-10-08T19:01:10.152-07:00Where do you start when writing your own unit stud...Where do you start when writing your own unit study? Do you set objectives? How do you make it work for different grade levels?Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576111758221074802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-43915228129275097032015-02-27T17:23:59.002-08:002015-02-27T17:23:59.002-08:00Way to go! You have a knack for it. :)Way to go! You have a knack for it. :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100479235759046714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-79568929539138195212015-02-23T12:34:40.278-08:002015-02-23T12:34:40.278-08:00I totally understand having to tweak some things f...I totally understand having to tweak some things from time to time. I try to do reviews for Currclick (www.currclick.com) from time to time. A couple months a go I got asked to review some Live Science Classes. We have one more class about Magnetism. My daughter has extremely enjoyed it and I have enjoyed not having to be the only teacher!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216007638867027775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-5203631338295012942015-02-20T06:21:16.577-08:002015-02-20T06:21:16.577-08:00Thank you for the encouraging message, Julie. Glad...Thank you for the encouraging message, Julie. Glad to know my blog has been helpful.Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-89673676422683651612015-02-19T06:40:47.393-08:002015-02-19T06:40:47.393-08:00We are embarking on preparations to pull our kids ...We are embarking on preparations to pull our kids out of school at the end of this year and begin homeschooling in the fall. I cannot tell you how appreciative I am of every single one of your posts and videos!! Thank you!!!!!Juliehttp://learnathomejourney.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-54257869294290214602015-02-19T06:29:35.296-08:002015-02-19T06:29:35.296-08:00Between my five kids and the huge collection we in...Between my five kids and the huge collection we inherited from my in-laws attic, we have an entire dresser filled with baskets of Legos. Nothing but Legos. That is all my boys want to play with. All. Day. Long. I should probably learn to enjoy their passion. But, in the end, I kind of like how it links them to their dad so often. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-23767328397321985372015-02-19T06:12:31.108-08:002015-02-19T06:12:31.108-08:00Jamie, I feel your pain in regard to building with...Jamie, I feel your pain in regard to building with LEGOS! My almost-3-year-old loves them and my husband can help him build things for hours. Then my husband goes to work for a 24 hour shift at the fire station, and my son disassembles everything and wants it "fixed". That is daddy's job! I am a complete klutz with Legos!! My little guy has to either figure it out on his own or wait 24 hours for daddy to get off work! I wasn't into them as a kid either. Thank goodness my hubby was!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524889916420694489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-17467146038727643652015-02-18T09:09:16.662-08:002015-02-18T09:09:16.662-08:00Thanks, friend. I don't usually have much to c...Thanks, friend. I don't usually have much to contribute in the way our our decor...mostly because I've never really cared too much and have always just let my artist husband put it all together. For whatever reason, when our last two couches broke, I had the urge to put the room together myself. Pinterest to the rescue!<br /><br />Yes...freedom! I love that what works for some, works great for others and vice versa. It just proves the uniqueness of homeschooling. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-15805421110156794692015-02-18T09:06:03.545-08:002015-02-18T09:06:03.545-08:00We absolutely loved TruthQuest American History, b...We absolutely loved TruthQuest American History, but their Ancients guides all proved to be lacking resource for my younger kids. Next year, we will be moving into medieval history and I haven't gotten a chance to look through their guide for that. <br /><br />All that to say, I would love to do TruthQuest next year. I just have to be sure that my littlest ones won't get lost in the mix.Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-8399769205182475222015-02-18T09:04:23.870-08:002015-02-18T09:04:23.870-08:00As I will mention in my upcoming review, I do thin...As I will mention in my upcoming review, I do think TOG is a great program for many reasons. It just wasn't a good fit for us. I have a couple of friends who have used it for years and have loved it. I will be holding on to the parts and pieces of it that I have as I think it might work for the high school years.Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-16182630361986603232015-02-18T09:01:58.960-08:002015-02-18T09:01:58.960-08:00Good for you! I love that.Good for you! I love that.Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-36470251649191349722015-02-18T09:01:46.180-08:002015-02-18T09:01:46.180-08:00Thanks. Our previous couches sat broken for over a...Thanks. Our previous couches sat broken for over a year. It was past time for them to be replaced. Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-23370197151737365322015-02-18T09:01:00.571-08:002015-02-18T09:01:00.571-08:00I look forward to writing it. I've heard of A ...I look forward to writing it. I've heard of A Winter's Promise, but have never looked at it. Glad you are liking it!Jamie Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210544168493409813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-26311848493690699442015-02-17T12:56:44.859-08:002015-02-17T12:56:44.859-08:00Your living room looks ADORABLE!
Totally not wha...Your living room looks ADORABLE! <br />Totally not what your post was about, but hey, it's super cute so I had to mention it. :)<br />I hear ya about curriculum that you REALLY TRY to like, but it just doesn't work. That happened with us last year with Trail Guide to Learning. A friend of mine loved using it with her 3 girls, but it just didn't work for us with so many boys. Or maybe it was something else, but either way, it didn't work and we sold it after giving it about 6 weeks. Freedom! Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100479235759046714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-63611891007251788402015-02-17T11:30:45.156-08:002015-02-17T11:30:45.156-08:00Any thoughts on what History curriculum you might ...Any thoughts on what History curriculum you might use next year? Are you thinking about going back to TruthQuest?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213319729819680703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-41730840209397467532015-02-17T10:53:51.980-08:002015-02-17T10:53:51.980-08:00I'm sorry to hear TOG wasn't a good fit fo...I'm sorry to hear TOG wasn't a good fit for you guys. It has been great for our family....but it took us a solid year to figure out what to do of the buffet of choices and what to leave off. For us we didn't do the timeline, but did do all the mapping work. We choose 1 read aloud (mainly our dialectic option) and the younger ones listen in while looking at their books. We added dover colouring sheets :-) and found some kid appropriate dvds (drive thru history) to watch on weeks when we were a bit burned out. We also skip all the writing aids stuff since we use BJP for English..All that being said - good for you for seeing it wasn't working and switching :-) We are trying this year to do a scrapbook along with TOG and that is proving to be too much..so I have to figure that out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-88484970800811180592015-02-17T10:03:49.012-08:002015-02-17T10:03:49.012-08:00We had to rethink reading to make it a priority to...We had to rethink reading to make it a priority too. It was a good choice and has helped ignite a love of reading.<br />Blessings, DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057391963143545942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-81589961224849111542015-02-17T09:59:46.999-08:002015-02-17T09:59:46.999-08:00I love your furnitureI love your furniturestephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609760836010097804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628767515693863152.post-67916746356517076472015-02-17T07:27:58.886-08:002015-02-17T07:27:58.886-08:00I'd be interested to see what your pros and co...I'd be interested to see what your pros and cons for TOG were. We are cycling through a 4 yr look at history, using A Winter's Promise but our main spine is Mystery of History with tons of add on books and activities. I had looked at TOG for when we finish our cycle in another 3 yrs, when my kiddos will be 8th/9th grade.Corelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234718596553038567noreply@blogger.com