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Back in 2018, I made a video about the resources I was using to teach French to my two young daughters–then just 4 and 6 years old. Since then, I’ve adapted our approach quite a bit. We’ve kept some elements, done away with others, and added new resources as our goals and abilities have changed. Because I have been getting a lot of questions lately about what I’m using now, I thought it would be a good time for an updated post.  You can click here to watch that video from 2018.  New Stages, New Goals  Back when I made that video, my daughters were still so tiny. I was focused on ..read more

We’re just past the halfway mark in our homeschool year and it’s been far too long since my last blog post. I thought I would share how our year is going so far–the resources we are using, what’s working and what’s not, what we’ve set aside for the moment, and what our daily and weekly rhythm is looking like right now.  Our Current Rhythm  Right now, we homeschool Monday through Friday and take weekends off. We do language arts and math almost every day, science two or three times a week, history one or two times a week, and use one day for nature outings, field trips, or hands-on ac ..read more

Until last year, I dreaded winter. Winter, to my gardening, barefoot self was a season of eternal inconveniences, discomfort, and grayness. After leaving Colorado, our winters spent in Hawaii went largely unnoticed, other than better waves and whale-watching. I didn’t skip a beat in our daily excursions, so our nature-based homeschool rhythm had a chance to really take root. When we came back, our first winters were an exercise in patience–and I didn’t enjoy them very much at all. I did, however, notice what a big dent that season left in our outdoor lifestyle. And I knew something had to chan ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. My youngest is starting kindergarten this year and I’m so excited! Kindergarten is such a wonderful time, and I’m really looking forward spending it with her. This was one of the easiest years for me, as far as choosing curriculum. I already knew most of what I wanted to use before I started planning. Blossom and Root Kindergarten will make up the bulk of our curriculum for the year. I decided not to use Singapore Math for kindergarten, as I had with my oldest. We will introduce it in fi ..read more