My name is Holly. I’m a homeschooling mom of 5 sons, ranging in age from 14 to 4. We live in West Virginia. We began homeschooling last year with my then 2nd grader and kindergartener. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy homeschooling as much as I did, but over the past year I have become fairly… Read more

Week 1 Introduction to Big History Readings Big History: Introduction, pages 1-9 Earth Science Textbook, p. 360-363, Chapter 11.5. “Dating with Radioactivity” Lectures/Documentaries “What Is Big History?” by David Christian. Great Courses Plus. Lecture 1. “How Big, How Far, How Fast”, The Universe, Season 6, Episode 6. Amazon Prime Video Assignment Answer Chapter Questions 1-5… Read more

This is what I heard from my incoming 9th grader this week. Both of my older children were given summer reading assignments. My incoming 7th grader is reading through the Chronicles of Narnia series and my incoming 9th grader has a list of classic and exceptional science fiction books. I’ll post the list he’s reading… Read more