A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

Last August I optimistically reported the following: "Symposium will happen 3 times each week and will loop through:   Mystery of History III English on a Roll The Easy Spanish Music and Art Appreciation--using various library and internet resources as they strike our fancy Geography--map studies Charlotte Mason style   Geography Through Art (we'll focus on Asia)   A Case of Red Herrings A1 All 4 teen girls will participate in Symposium." And now . . . the reality. All 4 teen girls began, but only 3 teens finished:  Pixie, Super Star, and Belle. For Pixie and Super Star, the work we did in Symposium counts for high school credit. Chronologically, Pixie completed her 10th grade year, but by sheer credits, she made it through 10th grade and most of the way through 11th. Super Star completed her 9th grade year. Belle completed 8th grade, and though the work could count as high school, and I could go back and retroactively count it as such i...

My littles absolutely l♡ve the videos, music, games, and activities in the Educator's Spanish Collection by Whistlefritz . We'd been cobbling together some Spanish lessons on our own for quite some time, but it was a struggle to be consistent because sometimes a new day would dawn, and I'd realize I'd forgotten to prepare. It's a nice change of pace to always have something ready to go so the kids are getting consistent exposure to the Spanish language . . . something they look forward to! The Educator's Spanish Collection includes: 5 DVDs 3 CDs Book of 40 lesson plans Matching game--Spanish verbs Who at my house likes it: Baymax and Lola--2 1/2 yrs Little Brother--4 yrs Brother and Mister Man--5 yrs Ladybug--6 yrs Little Princess--7 yrs Nature Angel--10 yrs (The videos and lessons are definitely geared to very young children .  Nature Angel wouldn't choose to watch the videos herself, but she's happy to join her younger siblings...