We’ve used Apologia for science for years now, in elementary school and now for high school. Kathryn absolutely LOVED their Marine Biology curriculum so it wasn’t difficult to convince her to use another Apologia curriculum for this year’s science. See also: how we used Apologia’s Marine Biology in our relaxed homeschool. We haven’t adhered to […]
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Visual Latin homeschool curriculum review
We’ve studied a few languages around here. I’ve taken an online Cherokee class (and would love to do more later on) and Kathryn has studied Hebrew, but for high school we decided Latin would be most useful for her. After looking into a few options, we chose Visual Latin homeschool curriculum from Compass Classroom. Disclosure: […]
High school writing: Personal Statement essay
A few years ago, I used the Essay Rockstar online high school writing program with Lindsey and wrote a detailed review then; I recommend reading that post because I go into more depth on the actual course. In short, I liked it because: A) it’s a great program B) it gives a homeschooled student constructive […]
Using Apologia’s Marine Biology in a relaxed homeschool
My teen is 100% in love with the ocean. We are relaxed, interest-led homeschoolers, but I like to have at least one key resource to build our curriculum around. This year, for her, it’s been Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Marine Biology. We’ve used other Exploring Creation books in Kathryn’s elementary years, and I’ll use them […]
13+ Books for Teens (and tweens)
With a teen whose reading level has been in the high-school range way before she was a teen, it’s been hard to find age-appropriate books that aren’t ridiculously beneath her reading level and therefore, boring. When we do find books that pass muster, we have to share! These are all highly recommended by Kathryn (soon […]
Homeschool High School Curriculum {Ocean Study}
Last week I talked about how we do homeschool planning in this relaxed but Leadership Education-influenced homeschool. Now I’m sharing specifics about what we’ll be studying and the resources we plan to use. Before I start: Yes, Kathryn was 7th grade last year. But I’m considering this year high school because she’s capable of learning […]