Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom
A note from Jamie: Though I chose not to do a full curriculum fair this year, there are plenty of curriculum posts in the archives for those interested in scrolling through them as you make plans for the upcoming year. You can find them here–enjoy!
Educational Philosophies I pull from: Leadership Education, Waldorf, Unschooling
The first time I looked at the instructor’s guide of a popular curriculum, it made my head spin.
You mean we have to do all this? And in this order? And what if we need to miss a day or if the kids want to read more than the required number of pages? What if those comprehension questions are just downright boring?
Thankfully, I’ve come a long way since then. Now I understand that I can use resources in a way that fits our family, without feeling like a resource is using me.
Here are a few of the main resources we use often in our home and how I make them work for us.
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