October, 2014 | Inspired Homeschooling

Clash of Desires: Follow the schedule or go to the farm?

razzbe5 October 7, 2014 1 Comment

When I began this little project of getting more organized, more intentional, and more disciplined in my homeschooling vocation, one of the things that concerned me was how this would interplay with the freedom I have as a homeschooler to do the fun stuff. In the past, we have spent a lot of time going…

Encouragement, Our Homeschool, Parenting

The Phonetic Zoo {Curriculum Review}

razzbe5 October 1, 2014 2 Comments

This year we are using quite a bit of curriculum from the Institute for Excellence in Writing. We’re using Primary Arts of Language for Helen’s phonics, Teaching Writing: Structure and Style for Henry’s writing program with our co-op group, and The Phonetic Zoo for Henry’s spelling. Andrew Pudewa, president of IEW has been a mentor…

Curriculum Reviews, Curriculum Reviews, Writing

Month: October 2014