All Cycles

Planning your homeschool schedule (with a really cool spreadsheet)

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Homeschool planning shouldn’t be stressful, overwhelming or complicated. I’ve created the STAR reading plans with families like yours in mind. The reading plans follow four cycles of history, science, enrichment, and so many other subjects. All children in the family will be following the same timeline, the same artist, composer, poet, habits, life skills, and … Read more

Claritas Publishing is an Alternative to Classical Conversations Memory Work

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If you have been homeschooling for a while, you’ve probably heard about Classical Conversations (CC). It is very likely that you have friends in the program, or that you have been a part of it yourself. Our family was a part of a CC community in Oregon for two years, before we moved to Virginia. … Read more

Who was Charlotte Mason and What did she Teach?

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Charlotte Mason was an educator in England and lived from 1842 to 1923. She is known as the founder of the homeschool movement because she trained nannies, and eventually mothers, in her methods of educating children. She wanted all children, regardless of their rank in society, to receive what she called a “liberal education” with … Read more

All Cycles: Language Arts and Literature

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Language Arts Books If you are teaching your children using Charlotte Mason’s methods and including narration, dictation and copy work, there is really no reason to use an additional spelling or handwriting program. With this in mind, I have not scheduled a full syllabus of language arts materials.  Instead, I have listed some phonics/reading programs … Read more

All Cycles Math

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You can really use any math curriculum you choose. This schedule is just to give you an example of a few programs to choose from. Feel free to print the schedule and highlight the curriculum you plan to use, or write the assignments in your planner. Make sure to do a little math everyday, in … Read more