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It seems like the whole world is homeschooling right now! I get asked almost every day: what curriculum do you use? I’ve had some long chats with a few friends and then I realized it would make more sense to just post my list for you to browse through at your convenience. I’m still up for long chats though, so if you have questions please reach out. I love homeschooling and the word curriculum excites me, lol. Guess I’m a nerd! Today I’m kicking things of with my choice of homeschool curriculum for a 9 year old boy. If you don’t want to read all the details, skip to the bottom for a quick list and a video of what we’re using! Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links that give me a very small kickback if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my content by using my links, I appreciate it so much! To give you an idea of who these choices might suit, my 9 year old boy is an advanced reader. In math, he’s proficient in addition, subtraction, and multiplication operations in to the ten thousands. He’s an oldest

Here’s my attempt to catch up, in pictures:

BOOKS Better World Books is taking 25% off all of their used books when you buy 5 or more.  The code is BLACKFRIDAY.  There is a bit of a learning curve with their site so listen up.  The discount is only good on books sold and shipped by the company themselves – NOT on anything sold by “Other Sellers”.  Some items have a little “SALE” tag by them – that means they qualify for Bargain Bin pricing and do NOT qualify for this sale.  Do not put any Bargain Bin books in your cart or the discount code will not work, even if you have 5 other books that do qualify.  I ended up placing two orders: one with Bargain Bin books and one with discount code books.  Shipping is free so it wasn’t a problem once I figured it out.  I picked up several books here that we need for doing Sonlight preschool next year.  The cheapest used books on Amazon are usually $4.00 ($3.99 shipping + $0.01 price) so being able to order some for $3 was a rare treat.  This is the one that ends at 9 AM. PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM Laura at Heavenly Homemakers is offering 30%

Hey blogger friends… can I get your thoughts? I’ve been tossing around the idea of upgrading my blog to it’s own domain and trying to monetize it a little bit.  Sort of a “go big or go home” type thing.  If I did it I think I’d be more motivated to write regularly and try to build an audience.  I don’t really know how to go about it, or if it’s worth the bother.  I’ve looked at a few ebooks about blogging but haven’t purchased any yet.  I used to have a small, regular following and I miss really writing. What do you think?  Is it worth it for you?  Any advice on where to start?

Kent was 26 months old. Week 2 of Bible Basics for Two Year Olds was all about how God Made Plants. Trays I don’t think I’ve ever offered him this puzzle before. It’s pretty easy for him now but he enjoyed it. Special Theme Activity We watched the seeds gradually grow and sprout and talked a lot about how God made the seeds and gave us the sun the help them grow in to food for us.   Practical Life Books I didn’t get a picture but we did get some plant related books from the library.  Our favorite was “Tops and Bottoms”.  From our own collection we read “A Tiny Seed” and “The Little Red Hen”.  That last one is a long-time favorite of his anyway I tried to encourage him to collect some natural materials from outside so we could make a collage but he wasn’t interested.  I’d suggest he pocket an acorn and he would shout, “No!” with a very offended look on his face and toss it back to the ground.  Apparently, acorns belong outside.  Silly mama. 😉 What’s your favorite way to play with or learn about plants?              

This one is for Jenn @ MrLittleMan.  She’s doing all sorts of cool things with her son’s tot school so check it out!  Awhile ago she inquired about some of our Montessori inspired work. Here are my favorite resources. Online: Montessori Primary Guide: great ideas for many basic activities. MontessoriMom: a list of early practical life skills. Montessori for Everyone: a list of essentials for a toddler classroom. NAMC Curriculum: I haven’t purchased anything but if you click on the link under each picture you can see the table of contents for each manual.  That alone is very inspiring. Deb at LivingMontessoriNow is an amazing resource for everything Montessori.  I’ve had a few questions already and she has been a big help to me. In Print: Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-Fives by David Gettman is by far my favorite book.  If I could only read or buy one that’s the one I would choose. Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-school Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock is essentially the same as Gettman’s book except in more casual language.  It does have more information regarding at home preschool specifically. If anyone has specific information let me know, I have too