Science isn’t Sunshinegirl’s thing, so she says. Chemistry was NOT a hit in 10th grade, so I really spent a lot of time looking for the best resource to make Physics more bearable. As I wrote in “The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2“, I wish I would have used Conceptual Chemistry, but at least IContinue reading “The Plan: Physics”
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High School French 2 – The Reality
In my previous post laying out “The Plan” for French 2, I listed a few directions that we would go this year, so I will address each of those “wish list items” individually. Note: Bear with me. I am so behind on these posts, so I am just going to free-form write quickly to shareContinue reading “High School French 2 – The Reality”
High School: Book Reviews
This post isn’t so much about a specific subject, but more of a “technique” I find both useful and memorable. We’ve always used “living books” where possible in homeschool (AmblesideOnline the early years, and Build Your Library now), and I initially wanted a method of reflecting on the books that we read. I think IContinue reading “High School: Book Reviews”
High School French 2 – The Plan
I started my language-learning career in 9th grade like most high schoolers — other than short enrichment elective courses early in middle school, my schools (and I attended two different districts in two different states for middle school) did not offer foreign language until high school. Some studies show that language-learning is most natural inContinue reading “High School French 2 – The Plan”
High School Math – The Plan
If you’ve read my post on Where We’ve Been with Math, you know that it took a long time to figure out what works best for my creative-soul daughter. I’m going to discuss our eighth grade year here first, since many students don’t attack Algebra 1 until high school. It also sets the stage forContinue reading “High School Math – The Plan”
Top of Her Class of One 