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Thanksgiving Party School (or how to host an authentic Thanksgiving feast)

November 11, 2016 by Amy 1 Comment

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…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Bravewriter Lifestyle, party school

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

Our Little Women party

December 26, 2015 by Amy 1 Comment

  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…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: bravewriter, Bravewriter Lifestyle, Civil War, history, party school, U.S. History

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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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