With local schools sending kids home to learn for the next few weeks, I figured there might be some parents who struggle with the transition. Any new routine for a kid is likely to lead to a struggle, so I've put together some advice and resources you may find helpful. These would also be helpful …
Godbold Academy 2020-2021: Rhetoric Stage Plans
The rhetoric stage is essentially the high school stage. This level bumps up in difficulty quite a bit, as students are able to handle deeper and more difficult books. I expect my rhetoric students to be fully independent, except they do join us for Morning Basket. I keep all my kids running along the same …
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Godbold Academy 2020-2021: Logic Stage Plans
The logic stage in homeschooling lasts from about fifth or sixth grade through eighth grade, depending on the child. This is what we'd all typically call "middle school". The logic stage is a bump up in difficulty, and I expect my logic aged children to be pretty much independent. I do not read the scheduled …
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Godbold Academy 2020-2021: Grammar Stage Plans
The grammar stage in homeschooling spans from about kindergarten or first grade through fourth or fifth grade, depending on the child. I include my young ones in our grammar schooling, as they usually want to keep up with their siblings and they enjoy the readings and such. Some things are specific to the actual place …
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Godbold Academy 2020-2021: Morning Basket
I mentioned in my review of A Gentle Feast that we aren't going back to it this coming school year. I figured I'd share our full curriculum plans for this coming year, which include all three classical stages or all four Charlotte Mason forms, whichever way you want to look at it. We've got a …
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Godbold Academy 2020-2021 Curriculum
This school year, we're going back to me fully planning the year. My home education ideals fall somewhere between Classical and Charlotte Mason. We've fully done both, and find that a mix between the two works best for us. I rely heavily on real books, but we don't rely heavily on narration. I wanted to …
End of Summer Favorites
I rounded up my favorite things lately to share with you guys. I do have a few things that I don't like, as well. We'll start with these Pilot Frixion Ballpoint Gel Pens. I've been using these to write in my Gentle Feast planner as well as take notes in my textbooks. I just like …
Kindergarten Math Box
Last school year, in addition to our Kindergarten Math book that we used, I also made a Math Box for my little guys. I was super pregnant at the beginning of the year and then had a newborn, so I knew I would need something easy to grab and execute to help them with math. …
2017-2018 Morning Basket Curriculum Review
You can find the post of my plans here. This was my first year incorporating a morning basket into our homeschool routine. It was something I picked up from Charlotte Mason homeschoolers. And while we generally stick to The Well Trained Mind, morning basket sounded like something I wanted to adapt to our homeschool routine. …
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2017-2018 Preschool- First Grade Curriculum Review
Since we are winding down with the school year, I figured it was time to update you on my thoughts on the curriculum we used this school year. Now, we technically school year round, so we aren't really done with the year, but we are winding down and I'm planning next year already. You can …
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