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National Poetry Month recap

May 19, 2016 by Amy 2 Comments

We spent April and May really focusing on poetry in our homeschool.  Well, we do that anyway, with our weekly (ish) poetry tea times, but since April is National Poetry Month, I make extra effort during April every year.  This year it spilled over into May.   I chose Love That Dog by Sharon Creech … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Bravewriter Lifestyle, Enchanted Education, Juvenile Fiction, National Poetry Month, party school, Poetry, poetry tea time, Read Aloud Thursday, Read-Aloud

Enchanted homeschool: first week of February 2016

February 6, 2016 by Amy 9 Comments

I am a huge fan of Julie Bogart and the Brave Writer lifestyle (philosophy), and I have become a part of an online community via Facebook of mostly homeschooling mamas who encourage each other in their pursuits of a joy-filled lifestyle of home learning.  The amount of encouragement, enjoyment, and freedom I’ve gleaned from both … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education Tagged: Bravewriter Lifestyle, Enchanted Education, Philosophy and Methods, Weekly Wrap-Up

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2019 Reading Challenge

2019 Reading Challenge
Amy has read 24 books toward her goal of 60 books.
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
News of the World
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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