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Planning Your Own Secular Charlotte Mason Curriculum

March 14, 2021 by NadineD

Planning Your Own Secular Charlotte Mason Curriculum

As I was sitting down and drafting out my ideas for a post series about ‘radicalizing Charlotte Mason, I knew that before I get into the details, I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about how I go about planning a secular Charlotte Mason year. It can be as complicated or as easy as Read More

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Not Your Mama’s Morning Basket: Smashing The Patriarchy One Book at a Time

March 8, 2021 by NadineD

Not Your Mama's Morning Basket - Smashing The Patriarchy One Book at a Time

After a bit of a blogging break, I figured that it is fitting that this first post in a while is being published on International Women’s Day. Though to be honest, I have a whole set of feelings about women getting one day - or one month - where our history is discussed. I am Read More

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Wild Math Fifth Grade Review: Thinking Outside The Textbook

September 10, 2020 by NadineD

Wild Math Fifth Grade: Thinking Outside The Textbook

I feel like every day I come across something new or exciting, that I know I need to share with everyone. Wild Math is one of those products. I know it’s been on the market for a little bit, but I have to be honest. I don’t think I took it very seriously when I Read More

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Re-Imagining Charlotte Mason

September 2, 2020 by NadineD

Re-Imagining Charlotte Mason: Towards A Secular, Modern, Progressive Charlotte Mason Curriculum

The first time I started to think about re-imagining the Charlotte Mason method, I was sitting at a Black Lives Matter rally with my son and some friends. We were listening to a speaker who passionately called for parents and educators to decolonize the education system. I felt something light up inside me, and that Read More

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One Big Follow Up Post

August 16, 2020 by NadineD

One Big Follow Up Post: A Look Back at Some of Our Past Reviews

So, you may have noticed that I do a lot of reviews. Over the years, Ive had the chance to use and review some amazing curricula. Since my site is a direct reflection of my own hot-mess homeschool, sometimes things change or my kids needs change or I just decide to give something else a Read More

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Ultimate Guide to Secular Homeschool Curriculum

August 13, 2020 by NadineD 107 Comments

The Ultimate Guide to Secular Homeschool Curriculum

Alright, secular homeschoolers - this one is for YOU. I have spent quite a long time compiling this list - the ultimate guide to secular homeschool curriculum. If you are anything like me, at some point you have felt overwhelmed and frustrated in the search for homeschool curriculum that is TRULY secular. I can’t even Read More

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My Biggest Homeschooling Regret

August 1, 2020 by NadineD

How I’m Using My Biggest Homeschooling Regret to Create a Better Homeschool

As I am heading in to a brand new school year, I am sitting down to think about our goals and priorities for the upcoming year. Part of creating goals and a vision for my homeschool that will work, is to look back at past years and assess where things went well, and where they Read More

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A Review of Lost Tools of Writing: Level One

November 13, 2019 by NadineD 1 Comment

The Lost Tools of Writing: Level One Review

Having the opportunity to review and use Lost Tools of Writing: Level One in my homeschool has been so exciting. This is becoming one of our favourite resources of the year so far, and I knew I wanted to share this writing curriculum with you all. So, let’s take a look at why I chose Read More

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Homeschool Latin Curriculum - Why We’ve Made it the Focus of our Homeschool

March 5, 2019 by NadineD 3 Comments

Why we made our homeschool Latin curriculum the focus of our homeschool.

I remember once, in my early 20s, I had the opportunity to attend a Latin Mass at a Catholic Church. I was no longer a practicing Catholic by that time, but a friend asked me to go and said it would be a beautiful service. She was not wrong. I didn’t understand much of the Read More

Filed Under: Resources & Reviews Tagged With: Classical homeschooling, Homeschool latin, Secular classical homeschooling, Secular Homeschooling

Homeschool Planning for Middle Schoolers

March 1, 2019 by NadineD

How to Stay Sane While Homeschool Planning for Middle Schoolers

*Note: this post was previously published in March 2019* It’s the most wonderful time of the yearrrrrr! After the February Funk comes March Madness - that time when we start to shake off the slump of winter and start thinking about next year. Curriculum researching, window shopping, and planning. It can be the best time Read More

Filed Under: Middle School

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