May 8, 2026 We All Made it, Again! Thursday, May 7, 2026. I’m milking our dairy goat before the sunrise, little stinky (aka, Daphne, the kid) is locked up with goat Daddy (aka Shaggy, who looks like a shaggy sheepdog with horns) and two future-stew-pot cockerels. Daphne jumps all over Velma [...]
How many rabbits? Math cooler than apples plus oranges or Mr. Smith's random change in his pockets #HomeschoolMath #Fun #Question #Research [...]
Math Tracks Timewarp from August 17, 2025 A list of our Mathematics curriculum. (Picture of our chore chart and their savings machine circa 2017) Once they show interest in workbooks (usually far before they read or reach the 5yo required start) I start with the first one, which rarely ends [...]
Semester and year plans and goals: our 2025 Fall Semester snapshot #TartFamilyHomeschool #FiveStudentsThisSemester #TwelfthGrade #TenthGrade #Eighth Grade #FifthGrade #SecondGrade #2025 #NancyTartAuthor #LifestyleOfLearning #EducationalPhilosophy #ThisIsTHeWay #Textbooks #ExploringGodsWorldDaily [...]
October 24, 2024 Bunk Beds & Storage Shelf Shop Days I was planning on building bunk beds, but my lack of time and continuous delays made a text image of a double bunk pop up in my messages because my teenagers were tired of no actual beds and Louis says, [...]
Science Add-Ons To Curriculum October 22, 2022 One of the advantages to homeschooling is being able to pick curricula. Most of us would agree that our children can recite movie lines – sometimes even if they’ve just seen the movie twice. We used BBC Nature with David Attenborough for science [...]
A Peek At Textbooks: Autumn 2022 October 19, 2022 Our textbooks are usually a medley of what works best. This year Christina and Becky have college books only. Christina still digs into our American Government high school textbook this semester because it “makes it easy to understand” as she’s taking [...]
Encouragers: The Chaos Of Joy Mother October 9, 2022 I’m sitting at the desk at gym, taking payments and checking liability waivers for our open gym one Friday at noon (every Friday noon to 1pm is Open Gym – basically, allow your kiddos to expend all their energy just before [...]
Encouragers: The Challenger of Norms October 6, 2022 I’m praying for her family. I’m praying for strength, wisdom, and peace in her heart. This woman is the Challenger of Norms. She has encouraged me over many years. When my daughters ask if I have a best friend, this woman comes [...]
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