Wandering through life one season at a time
Hi Everyone!
I will be updating blog posts and switching to self-hosted over the next couple weeks. Those of you who follow me in a reader will probably get re-posts of the updates. On the plus side, they are older posts so you might not have seen them before! 🙂 (Please share with me if you know how I can keep the readers from updating.)
Happy Homeschooling!!
This post contains affiliate links. I received a free copy of Philosophy Adventure for the purpose of giving my honest review.
Philosophy Adventure™–Pre-Socrates is a brand new curriculum from Stacy Farrell. I introduced it to you a couple of months ago, and now we have had time to really dig in and see how it works. You are going to love it!
Before I share my thoughts on this curriculum, let me give you a little glimpse into what I look for when choosing courses for my kids. I don’t want to waste our time with busywork, so mindless worksheets and pointless assignments are out. If the text is so dull that my eyes want to roll back in my head, I am not going to make my kids plow through it. This sometimes proves to be a problem when searching for upper level courses.
That’s not a problem with Philosophy Adventure! The text is engaging, the book is visually stunning, and the assignments are meaty yet broken down into bite-sized sections so my girls don’t feel overwhelmed. Stacy Farrell challenges my kids to stretch their brains with deep thoughts, but she doesn’t just leave them there. She cheers them on to try hard and to always be ready to give an account of what they believe.
Philosophy Adventure™–Pre-Socrates introduces us to Eight Famous Philosophers:
After reading about the life & times of each philosopher, we get to read one of his actual writings. That writing is compared and contrasted with a biblical worldview. Each lesson is divided into three assignments: Write, Think, and Speak
The thing I love most about this curriculum is the ease of use! Each assignment is broken down into very specific tasks, and they are color-coded to match the reading. The digital student book allows my girls to type & print their work. (Because handwriting the answers is soooooo torturous and out-dated, you know. ;))
A breakdown of the Philosophy Adventure™–Pre-Socrates set:
Depending on how you choose to use it, Philosophy Adventure™–Pre-Socrates offers .25-.5 high school credit in these areas:
I want to leave you with one last observation. Stacy Farrell, the author, loves Jesus. I have had the privilege of interacting with her over the last few months and she believes what she writes. She has prayed over this study and for the ones who will read it. What a blessing!
Philosophy Adventure™–Pre-Socrates comes in four formats:
I recommend the $69.95 option. The readings and assignments are placed opposite each other in the Print Reader, but you will have to line them up yourself with the Digital Reader. View a SAMPLE of the first lesson.
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It is always a relief to get to this point every year, where the the courses are nailed down and the books are ordered! I will post a break-down of each subject and how I tackle each one in an upcoming post. I love to see how families work it all out!
We will add in our Theme of the Day Activities using this schedule:
Our students: dd16 (11th), dd14 (9th), ds10 (5th), dd8 (3rd), dd4 (PreK)
Because I overlap curriculum for several ages, I am listing by subject instead of grade.
~ Bible ~
~ History ~
~ Geography ~
~ Science ~
~ Math ~
~ High School Electives ~
~ Writing ~
~ Grammar ~
~ Spelling ~
~ Lit/Reading ~
~ Handwriting ~
~ Pre-K ~
Note: We don’t complete all of these free lessons. I pick & choose whatever goes with our studies. Didn’t want you to think we homeschool 24/7! 
We had great success last year with our Theme of the Day Chart!
With 5 kiddos needing my attention, it was hard for us to fit in the fun stuff like crafts or artist studies. Adding them to our morning homeschool routine allows us to stay on track without the extras slipping through the cracks.
I am changing it up just a bit this year by using Wednesday to focus on Geography instead of Writing. Last year’s Theme of the Day Chart is still available if that suits you better.
{All of the links below are FREE, but that could change so double check!}
~ Our 2013-14 Theme of the Day Chart ~
~ Monday with the Masters ~
~ Creativity Tuesday ~
~ Around the World Wednesday ~
~ Poetry Tea Thursday ~
~ Nature Fun Friday ~
–> Download the 2013-14 Theme of the Day Chart <–
{Note: You need to choose the landscape setting when printing}
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My mom’s birthday is on July 25th, so last year we threw her a Christmas in July party. It was so much fun!! My gears started turning as I cooked up a plan for this year…
We could use July 25th to try out some of the fun projects & recipes that we never find time for during December!!
I don’t know about yours, but my family likes to stick very closely to traditions. And since no one likes a stressed-out mommy, I try to limit how many new activities I add each year.
KISS –Â Keep it Sweet & Simple, that’s my motto.
Christmas in July is the perfect time to try out some new ideas.
We are going to start our day with this yummy Cinnamon Baked French Toast that has been calling to me from my Pinterest Christmas Board.
{Note to self: set Pandora to a Christmas station!}
I am going to give each kid a Christmas Wish List so they can get a head start.
My kiddos like to toss in their 2 cents, so I created a Christmas to Remember survey for them to fill out so we can plan our holiday season.
–>Download a Christmas to Remember<–
After an appetizer dinner of sausage balls and fried mozzerella sticks, we will watch a movie and have a snowflake cutting party. The snowflakes will be carefully bagged up and put away to make a gorgeous blizzard garland. I have had it bookmarked for YEARS, and we have a snowflake party every December, but never manage to find time to put it all together. I’m thinking this might be the year we finally get it up. 😉
There are so many things you could do for Christmas in July:
You can also take some time to think about getting off the Crazy Christmas wagon. Christmas is a season of joy and peace. A time to celebrate a Savior.
Need some inspiration?
Do you do any kind of Christmas in July activities?
