The short answer — NO. In 2013 when we were considering homeschooling our oldest, a then kindergartener, I researched the idea for MONTHS. I spoke to veterans, attended our state’s annual homeschooling convention, read several books on the subject and even window-shopped curriculum, but my […]

A few weeks ago, my fourth and fifth graders completed Trail Guide to Learning: Paths of Exploration. This was our first year with this curriculum from GeoMatters and my initial impressions and assessment still ring true after nine months on the trail. We will be […]

Our school year officially ended a few weeks ago, but before I pack this year’s materials away and the triumphs and struggles of the previous several months are distant memories, I wanted to provide some final thoughts on our year with My Father’s World God’s […]

I’m gearing up to attend my state’s big homeschool convention in a few weeks, which always gets me excited to plan for next year. As I consider curriculum tweaks, mods and complete about-faces, this has gotten me thinking about the various curriculums we’ve used over […]

We are nine weeks into our school year and our new unit-based curriculum, Trail Guide to Learning: Paths of Exploration from Geography Matters. So far we’ve explored Columbus’s early years and the significant events which led to his becoming the most famous explorer in American […]

I’ve been so pumped to spend the last week digging into the new curriculum we chose for my fourth and fifth-grader, Trail Guide to Learning: Paths of Exploration. Here’s my initial take: EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.  As I’ve mentioned, this is my fifth […]