Curriculum changes before we even begin new year

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

Have you started your homeschool yet? What subject are you looking forward to the most this year?

[@maggiepanning356]

We also study one country at a time using a lot of Lonely Planet books, chapter books, picture books, poetry books, atlases, videos and documentaries, recipes, Spotify playlists and such and it has been so much fun! One of the African countries that we have studied so far was Madagascar and it was so much fun as the plant and animal life there are fascinating! And we too hope to get to most countries before my son graduates!

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

It is fun! It is hard to stay in one place when it is all so exciting. My daughter chose Africa for this year and now she is chomping at the bit to do Europe. Presently we are doing Canada and still planning to do Africa next. Europe will be next year!:)

[@jessb5811]

In case you’re interested, I just saw that Wide Eyed press is releasing a children’s book called Africana in October. Their books are beautiful, so it might be worth looking into.

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

That looks perfect!!! Thank you so much! I will check out their other publications as well. So many amazing books to discover!

[@TheMommaLibrarian]

We’ve made a bunch different f changes, too! Both before we started and after we started! Thanks for sharing yours.

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

Your welcome! I'm curious to see what we adjust once we start as well.

[@LisaRupertus]

I didn’t know you were in Canada. :) we are doing a deep dive in geography this year. I actually sent letters to the a bunch of letters to US embassies for each of the countries. Some sent some packs back with maps and resources.

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

Ohhhh, what a brilliant idea!

[@megancunningham9471]

Wow, how did you get the embassies' addresses? Was this US or Canadian embassies? I really want to do this!!

[@LisaRupertus]

@@megancunningham9471 I just googled them. I did US but it might be similar in other countries

[@puzzlerkim7730]

Really interesting choices! I'm particularly curious about how the Africa studies go!

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

We're super excited to dive in!!

[@liljdw1]

I feel like we are very similar with our homeschool style and have chosen similar curricula this year. We also added HAW and decided to nix GH geography for the same reason. We are also still doing their language arts and grammar as well. We also are doing Amazing Africa, and I've been interested in adding something to it. I saw the Gather Round but think it will be too much for us. I'm absolutely going to check out the African Folktales though! I can't wait to see all of your updates!

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

Yes, we are definitely going to share experiences this year! What is HAW? I feel like I should know, but cannot think what it is:)

[@liljdw1]

@@WhimsicalFamilyLife Sorry, I mean Hundred Acre Wood. But really, it should be A Year in the Hundred Acre Wood. I was being lazy since my message was so long. 😂

[@liljdw1]

@@WhimsicalFamilyLife Also, will you have a schedule video coming out soon? I'd love to see how you are scheduling it all out, as I'm still trying to iron out my final schedule.

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

@@liljdw1 yes, within next 2 weeks

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

@@liljdw1 ok, cool

[@cuddlepotbootcamp]

I haven't come across Amazing africa heritage pack before, looks very interesting and I like the fact that they use picture books! Will definitely look into that! Thanks for sharing these great resources!

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

Your welcome! I'm so glad you commented because it helped me realize I never put in the curriculum link!

[@cuddlepotbootcamp]

@@WhimsicalFamilyLife that sure would be super helpful 😊 I Googled it!

[@craftylittleteapot4829]

Our theme is Harry Potter this year too! The boys are so excited and keep coming up with new unit study ideas as we go. They have me looking for bat, snake, and spider books 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

How wonderful! I look forward to sharing this Harry Potter year!!

[@gabriellebordeleau9477]

I liked the idea of Gather Round but it was heavily Christian, it seemed woven into everything. It lead me to discover Layers of learning which I much prefer. They have an African unit and it's very cheap!

[@WhimsicalFamilyLife]

Thank you so much!! This is just the feedback and information I was hoping for!!!!

[@gabriellebordeleau9477]

@@WhimsicalFamilyLife you're very welcome!

[@jennwilkes3093]

Thank you thank you for the comment! I’m so glad to see this and it has Canadian options!

[@gabriellebordeleau9477]

@@jennwilkes3093 I'm glad I could help! I haven't tried the Canadian units yet but so far everything I've seen from them is well made so I assume it would be the same even though they're American!