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  • Burgess Bird Book

    We began our time in a Cycle 2 of A Gentle Feast this week and started a new nature study book that you know we are excited about… The Burgess Bird Book. Thornton W. Burgess is so good at capturing the animal life of the forest through his characters. In The Burgess Bird Book, Peter…

  • Setting Up House

    We have been embarking upon a new adventure over the last month. We bought a house and have been slowly setting it up. It has been fun, exhausting, stressful and joyful all at the same time. Most of all, we are so grateful for more space and a little place to call our own. There…

  • AGF Year End Review

    What’s the best way to look back at a school year? Here it is: We finished A Gentle Feast Cycle 1! Look at how many great books we were able to read together. When I see these books I have memories, and guess what? My children also share those memories. This year in Form 1…

  • The Last Chapters of Burgess Animal Coloring Pages

    Last week, I finished all of the coloring pages for the Burgess Animal Book covered in A Gentle Feast‘s curriculum for Cycle 1, Form 1. Last night, I finished the rest for the book! I’m so grateful to have grown through this process because I had the chance to get to know these animals better.…

  • A Year with A Gentle Feast

    In September of 2020 we started our Cycle 1 year diving into “Columbus, Conquests, and Colonies.” Here are some of the highlights of our first year in A Gentle Feast: History In History we covered early exploration, conquests and colonization, and what life was like for different people groups in the midst of this period…

  • You Can Homeschool Even if You Can’t

    “Homeschooling” can look like many different things. In some countries, it is illegal. It some families, it is severely looked down upon. In some places and spheres, it is idolized. Here are three things to think about when you just can’t homeschool: Never Take It For Granted There are so many reasons why I could…

  • The Burgess Animal Book For Children Coloring Pages

    I’m so happy to announce that I finished all of the coloring pages that go with A Gentle Feast curriculum’s coverage of The Burgess Animal Book for Children. We have loved doing Cycle 1 of A Gentle Feast this year. Each term of the curriculum, of which there are 3, includes 12 weeks of beautiful…

  • The Fun of Simple Games

    We have a lot of games spread out into two little cabinets. There are games for all ages, young and old, and still I know there must be so many more games out there to buy and enjoy. At this time in my life, I don’t have a lot of time to learn the rules…

  • Mice, a lot of mice

    I finished the second installment of The Burgess Animal Book for Children, which covers Chapters 13-24. This book by Thornton W. Burgess is one of our favorite resources from our year in A Gentle Feast Cycle 1, Form 1. It has been so fun diving even deeper into the book this last month while making…

  • Fabric Scrap Wreath

    Being a quilter, I have a lot of fabric scraps leftover and I really don’t like to waste anything. I had this wreath in my imagination for a long time. Last week, my daughter and I went to the craft store to get a few more supplies for it and I wanted to share it!…

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