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  • Butterflies & Bees Research Unit - Homeschool Unit Study - Homeschool Day in the Life
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    How Our Homeschool Looked This Morning

    April 21, 2022 /

    Today I thought I would show you a look into what our homeschool looked like this morning.

    We are currently alternating between the Flight Research Unit and the Butterflies & Bees Research Unit and alternating within the Butterflies & Bees. So, one day we do Flight then the next is Butterflies, then back to Flight, then Bees, then back to Flight, etc.

    Today we were learning about bees, so here’s how it went . . .

     

    Butterflies & Bees Research Unit - Homeschool Unit Study - Homeschool Day in the Life

     

    We always start by looking the lesson over and then begin pulling out our books on the topic/sub topics and seeing what we can answer from the books we have.

    We have a great home library and also borrow lots of books from the library so we can often answer a lot from the books that we have.

    Today we were focusing on queen bees, worker bees, drone bees and the waggle dance so we looked for mentions of those topics in the books that we have and then started answering the questions.

     

    Butterflies & Bees Research Unit - Homeschool Unit Study - Homeschool Day in the Life

     

    While the big kids were doing their research and recording their findings the preschooler pulled out one of the Primary Journals to work on some pre-writing skills. Today he traced the letter A (both uppercase and lowercase), did some cutting on one of the scissor skills pages and colored an airplane.

    He loves to be included and “do cool”.

     

    Flight Primary Journal - Homeschool Preschool Journal

     

    After we had gleaned all we could from the books we had, we went over to the couch to watch a couple of videos about bees. Today we watched one from SciShow and one from National Geographic.

     

    Butterflies & Bees Research Unit - Homeschool Unit Study - Homeschool Day in the Life

     

    Then we stumbled across a Wild Kratts show about bees and the kids asked to watch that as well, we don’t often watch these kind of shows during “school time” so it was a fun treat.

     

    Butterflies & Bees Research Unit - Homeschool Unit Study - Homeschool Day in the Life

     

    Butterflies & Bees Research Unit - Homeschool Unit Study - Homeschool Day in the Life

     

    Above is a look into my daughter’s notebook and below is my son’s. I adjust my expectations for what they write, how much research they do on their own, etc. based on their age and skill level. I love this kind of homeschooling because we can do it together and just make tweaks as needed.

    Lest you think this was a perfect morning, there were also some tantrums from the toddler and preschooler that went unpictured. šŸ˜‰

     

    Butterflies & Bees Research Unit - Homeschool Unit Study - Homeschool Day in the Life

     

    The Butterflies & Bees Research Unit is one of the twelve units included with the Intentional Homeschooling Curriculum that we have on sale right now. In addition, the curriculum has some supplemental resources and Primary Journals in the same themes as the Research Journals for the little ones to feel included in your day.

    The curriculum is on sale for just a few more days, if you are thinking of purchasing it, this is the best deal you’ll ever get.

     

    CHECK OUT THE CURRICULUM

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  • Homeschool Day in the Life - Summer Edition - a look into our relaxed and unschooly summer homeschool
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    HOMESCHOOL DAY IN THE LIFE ā˜€ļø summer edition ā˜€ļø our super relaxed summer homeschool

    July 16, 2021 /

    Hey guys, today I wanted to share a peek into a day in the life of our homeschooling in the summer!

    We are very relaxed homeschoolers, especially in the summer.

    This video is in collaboration with @The Eclectic Homeschooler – be sure to subscribe to her channel and watch their day in the life!

     

    Homeschool Day in the Life - Summer Edition - a look into our relaxed and unschooly summer homeschool

     

     

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    how to SAVE MONEY IN YOUR HOMESCHOOL – tips for homeschooling on a budget

    June 11, 2021 /

    Homeschooling does not have to be expensive – even if you have a book buying problem!

    Today I wanted to share some of my tips on how to save money in your homeschool!

     

    Tips for Homeschooling on a Budget - How to Save Money in Your Homeschool

     

     

    Use my Book Outlet link to save $10 off your first order!

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  • Homeschool Year in Review - Using the Intentional Homeschooling Vision Planner
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    HOMESCHOOL YEARLY REVIEW – the things that went well and the things that really didn’t

    June 2, 2021 /

    I’m starting a new series here on the blog where I go through my Homeschool Vision Planner and reflect on the last year in order to cast a vision for the year to come.

    Pssst . . . the Homeschool Vision Planner will be free on Wednesday, June 2nd ONLY, use the code: visionfree

     

     

    I love reflection and setting goals and this Homeschool Vision Planner helps me to do just that!

     

    Homeschool Year in Review - Using the Intentional Homeschooling Vision Planner

     

    There are over twenty pages of prompts and questions to help guide your next homeschool year.

    These questions and prompts are for you to fill out and there are certain questions for you to ask your kids and fill out their answers.

    Pssst . . . the Homeschool Vision Planner will be free on Wednesday, June 2nd ONLY, use the code: visionfree

     

    Homeschool Year in Review - Using the Intentional Homeschooling Vision Planner

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  • šŸ“š MAY HOMESCHOOL LIBRARY HAUL šŸ“š even more amazing books!
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    Guys, I thought April was a good library haul but May may be even better!

     

     

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  • Homeschool Resource Haul - lots of educational books, games and more!
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    our homeschool RESOURCE HAUL – educational and fun books, games and more!

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    We’ve acquired a lot of great homeschool resources over the last while and I wanted show our stack of books, games and puzzles with you!

    I’ve linked the items I can below.

     

     

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HELLO, I'M CHANTEL!

I’m a writer and blogger.
A homeschooler, wife and mother.
A Jesus follower, a wanderer and an avid book reader.
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