I first heard the term party school from Julie Bogart of Bravewriter fame. I’m pretty sure she mentions it in her magnum opus, The Writer’s Jungle. However, I’ve been immersed in the Bravewriter world for a while now, so I’m really not sure where the idea first came up. I do know, though, that she … [Read more…]
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…]
Our last pre-Christmas bedtime read-aloud was Little Women, and I determined mid-book that we’d have a Little Women-themed end of the semester party. This was partially inspired by Julie Bogart’s party school idea (go here to watch Julie give an explanation of this idea via Periscope). It was also a good way to end … [Read more…]
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