Fall 2020 with the TripleSmiles

Proverbs 16:9

A Man's heart deviseth his plans, but the Lord directs his steps.

2020 has proven to be quite the unknown. Whew..... I have had so many of my friends both near and far reach out recently and ask me questions about home education.

I have suggested to many to start by taking a short Homeschool Style Quiz to see what type of homeschooler you most identify with for your family.  You might also consider buying this very funny book.

I personally most identify with the Charlotte Mason method.  A few yeas back, I stumbled into the Brave Writer Lifestyle, which is a modern day Charlotte Mason based approached to learning.  Brave Writer is a magical journey that takes children through reading and writing in a way that awakes their wonder and creates a delight driven approach to learning. Brave Writer prioritizes the content a child writes first and grows their mechanics over time using someone else's writing. They teach that writing proficiency is not needed until 18 year of age! So you have a huge span of time to grow their writing skills and create a learning/language rich home life. This is me meeting THE JULIE BOGART at my first Brave Writer Retreat.

Here is my plan for Fall 2020 for all 3 Triplesmiles:)

We are going to start the year with a family class from Brave Writer called Groovy Grammar
(We are starting August 3rd) WHY? Well because we usually take off most of December and I try to wrap up by end of April each year!

Musical Mondays-  I am going to use the Movie Guides to introduce my kids to at least a musical a month. We have been involved in children's theater for many year, but now that they are getting older, I can show them some of my favorite musicals that have more mature content. 

Tuesday Poetry Teatime is a favorite in my house! We will continue to do this weekly!


Arrow Book Club- We will be using Brave Writer's Arrow Book Club suggestions this year. Every month we will read a new book together. Each Arrow guide comes complete with Discussion questions and a fun Party School Suggestions for the end of the month.

Uncle Sam and You is our history spine. We completed the first part of this curriculum last spring and plan to do Part 2 this fall. It is super awesome that this study is aligning with our election year!




Ava (7th grade) Zach (8th grade) will be going through Answers in Genesis Science curriculum.


Levi will continue at Thinking Reeds in a Physical Science class. 


Both Ava and Levi will be taking 7th and 8th grade Math at Theo. Theo is an a la carte home education outsource ministry. Levi will also be taking a Money Management class and a Greek and

Latin Roots class. 

All 3 children will continue to get their Bible Curriculum through the Awana program.

And as always....I will follow their individual interest as they present themselves. This is what makes Home Education the most magical. Being able to craft their curriculum, book choices, and time to what they are personally interested to study!

Currently.....

Levi continues to be very active in the Media Ministry at First Baptist Dallas where he gets exemplary training in all things media related.  He is also enjoying the book You Have a Brain by Dr. Ben Carson. Pictured in Levi getting his book signed recently at our church.  

Ava continues to excel at creating.....well anything. She has cooked, created flower arrangements, made vinyl project for her friends all summer long. She is currently also interested in learning sign language. 

Zach had been in a specialized program through our local school district the past few year, but he is coming home again until things calm down in the school systems. He is adding carriage driving at Manegait and possibly an audible drivers ed class to his fall calendar! He continues to be very interested in all things football and NFL related!


And the question I get a lot.....What time do you start homeschooling each day? Heres the answer: