Beauty in the Ordinary
Hi friends! I’m working on a blog post about my Simplified Planner: how it has been working for me since August, and….an exciting giveaway!! If you love the Simplified Planner, you’re not going to want to miss that post! Watch for it later this week! I wanted to pop in and let you know that I’m over at Pam’s this… Read More
If you’ve read here for any amount of time you know that almost 12 years ago, homeschooling my young but growing children, I sought to provide a common point in our day with what I coined, the Morning Basket – a simple collection of worthy books that lived in…a basket…and we read from each…morning. Thus, the Morning Basket came to be. (You can read all… Read More
How is your Morning Basket going? A friend asked me: “How can I plan a Morning Basket? I’m not sure what to include – my kids are young and I’m overwhelmed looking around at all the plans and ideas.” Let’s see if I can offer a few ideas for Morning Basket that might simplify the process if you’re trying to… Read More
Pam at Ed Snapshots invited me to join her for one of her podcasts – chatting about our Morning Basket! It was so much fun (although – I’m a total newbie to this podcast thing!), and chatting with Pam was like chatting with an old friend! Take a listen and let me know what you think! YMB #6 – Jennifer Mackintosh: A Considered… Read More
I’m back to continue my Morning Basket series and share with you about the lesson planner I use to record our actual Morning Basket work. I’ve recorded (and not recorded >>gasp<<) our Morning Basket in so many ways over the years. But the last two years, I’ve really enjoyed using a write-it-down-as-you-go lesson planner. I’ll tell you why… I’ve found I… Read More
I promised a look through my new Morning Basket binder when I shared our Term Plans and Printables with you, and here it is! I had hoped to get this posted last week…but alas the beach called louder! You understand, don’t you? I’ve always collected all my Morning Basket papers and resources in a few different files, but after years… Read More
I’ve been meaning to share a few plans and printables with you for the Morning Basket this year. This year, I’m working with a 9th grader, 5th grader, 2nd grader, and 2 year old. Our Morning Basket shares the same principles it has always embraced – a lovely, common starting point for the day – although this year I… Read More
I’m in the midst of planning week here, and I thought I’d take a minute to share the Morning Basket plans for the year and for Term 1! If you’re new here, or need extra information, check out this post on the Morning Basket: Morning Basket: Ageless, Inspiring, and Still Standing It contains history, explanations, and links to past posts… Read More
As we wrap up our year, I’m looking back at a few plans and books to review and chat about. Without a doubt, our Morning Basket time continues to serve our growing family. What began around 8 years ago as a common point in the day with shared reading time, has evolved and grown into something that is full, and… Read More
A couple of years ago, I posted about our Morning Basket and how much we enjoyed our together work which we keep in this family basket. I thought I’d share again about our Morning Basket. It seems to grow and change with our family and our family needs as they differ from year to year, so I hoped to show… Read More
How did the Morning Basket come to be? As my children grew and I added younger children to the mix of older children it became clear to me that expectations might be changing, but our philosophy hadn’t changed just because a child reached a certain age. There was a need to anchor the day for all of us in our… Read More
