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I'm Sara, the voice behind Chasing Jupiter and mum to two young boys.
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  • We made a curriculum switch this year after beginning level 3 of Math for a Living Education. I love the Charlotte Mason style of learning. I really do. The benefits of this style are wonderful for so many children. But when I truly listened to my son I knew immediately that is not his learning style. Slow and steady isn’t his way, it never has been. Learning through literature, stories, and nature activities means very little to him. He desires straight forward teaching, clear, concise and to the point. I should have figured it out sooner as this is the same son who enjoyed reading encyclopedias at 5 and Theodore Gray’s science texts by 6. Before age 5 fairytales and pictures books had nothing on the National Geographic Bodypedia book. ✨ As a parent I can be a slow learner apparently, but I get there. And I finally listened after two years of using something that was not working. After researching as many math curriculums I could find we settled on Horizons. A curriculum I wouldn’t have even glanced at before because it didn’t meet my expectations for a charlotte Mason/relaxed homeschool style. I’m glad I finally came around though because it turns out, Horizons is the perfect (well almost perfect) fit for my son. I guess my experience through all this taught me to listen more, trust my son more, and ultimately do what’s best for my children by meeting them where they’re at. 🌿 #homeschoolcurriculum #homeschoolstyle #learningstyles
  • “Children learn from anything and everything they see. They learn wherever they are, not just in special learning places.” -John Holt 🌿
  • New read-aloud! 📚 We keep going back to Roald Dahl. We have yet to read one of his books that haven’t kept my boys entertained. Even my oldest who more often than not bristles at the mere thought of a read-aloud can’t help but be drawn in. ✨ I’m still building our read-aloud list for the year. What books have your kids enjoyed recently? Or ones you enjoyed and would recommend? 📚 #mondayreads
  • “A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” -Ronald Dahl ✨ Does anyone ever grow too old to play with bubbles? 😉 @gazillionuk
  • How do you like my new kitchen table centre piece? 😉 It’s the sign that “school” is back in session. 🖍📚When will (or did) your family begin school (or not back to school) for the year?
  • In the midst of chaos find your refuge, if only for the moment. Take a walk or close your eyes. Read or even sing. Find something that rejuvenates your soul and brings you back to what is really important in this life. Let it become your moment of Sunday any day of the week. ☀️
  • In our home we love picture books and we love nature walks. Any chance to pair the two together is a perfect match. 👌 #thegruffalo #weregoingonabearhunt
  • “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach of us more than we can ever learn from books.” –John Lubbock 🌿
  • The last of the school books arrived just in time for our official start next week. I found the perfect cursive writing book for my geography obsessed 7yr old. 🌎 To be honest I hadn’t thought about teaching cursive writing at all until my oldest started teaching himself a few months ago and expressed interest in a more formal study of it. Will your children learn cursive writing or have they already? If so, what books have you used to help them learn?

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