We use a lot of TV and movies in our homeschool. It seems to be a medium we can both enjoy, and it generally spurs conversation. I don’t set out and create a schedule or try to make a curriculum to follow, we just choose what looks interesting and dig in. I thought it would … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again. The time when I start researching and finding resources for the upcoming year. It’s one of my favorite times of year, because I absolutely LOVE researching. Problem is, a month from now I won’t be able to find that extensive list I made in the purple sparkly notebook, or … Continue reading
We went to see Hidden Figures on opening day. That movie led to one of our best homeschooling months yet. We did tons of learning about things from the movie. I thought if we could do that with Hidden Figures, we could do it with other movies too! I went to one of my favorite … Continue reading
We went to see Hidden Figures on opening day. It was my mom’s idea. She was sooooo excited about this movie. As a spark schooler my big job is to introduce my kiddo to as many new things as I can, in an effort to spark an interest. This movie seemed like an awesome spark. … Continue reading
I'm Jackie Lee. A secular, relaxed, eclectic, homeschooling mom of one. I love exclamation marks! emoticons and say LOL way too much. I believe in learning. My kiddo went to public school through grade 4. I brought her home because she'd lost the love of learning, and I believe THAT is the biggest asset one can have in life. We made it through our first year of homeschool together, had our ups and downs, and continue learning and loving the process. I'm sharing our story, as well as the things that work and don't work for us on this blog. :) Read our whole story here.
