Homing In

As my first chicks are entering college, getting married, finishing college, two enjoying a gap year (one planning on military service) I find my self once again home schooling.
Our smallest had her K-6 yrs in a private school. So all of this is new for her and I am finding out what her learning styles are. We are seeing what resources we have and discovering new ones.

Lamp + Light is one of the new treasures that at the same time uses all my amazing vintage resources.
http://lamplighthomeschool.com/
Charlotte Mason, Notebooking, living books and the new term "minimalist home schooling" meets ravelers notebooks, YouTube, audio books and the new animated SuperBook series.

Good and Beautiful is a recommended companion resource for Lamp + Light history.
You can try some things out on the sight and levels 1-5 are available for free.

English now brings us Following Narnia Volume 1: The Lion's Song Student Book (New Edition).
"Institute for Excellence in Writing's Structure & Style curriculum, this supplementary curriculum will help students learn to integrate IEW techniques with topics from the Narnia stories. Using the first three novels of The Chronicles of Narnia (The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Horse and His Boy), these 31 lessons encourage students to experience the enchanted land of Narnia through structure and style. "

Art, Baking, Sewing
Do you have any idea how awesome Craftsy is and it is wonderful for homeschoolers. You can learn everything.
How to draft a pattern, how to paint, color theory, make cheese, bake artisan breads, frost cakes, knit, spin wool, weave, jewelry making...and the list continues to grow.

Mom resources. This is what has kinda been a whole in curriculum.  It has been all about teaching the child. L+L brings a mom reading list with prompts and books to feed the soul of the homeschooling parent. You cant pour out if you are empty.

Books for Filling Moms: (this list will be added to)

Caring For One Another
 Always Enough, Never Too Much
 Wild And Free
 ReFresh
 ReSet

Teaching From Rest
 Tech-Wise
 Triggers





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