Homeschool Day | Day in the Life Vlog | Astronomy | Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Welcome to our Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Homeschool Day. I’m homeschooling my 14-year old daughter. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, my daughter has volleyball in the afternoon. We always take a long lunch break often 2-3 hours. When possible we reconvene in the afternoon and/or evening. Cooking is is big part of our day and I’m often cooking 1-2 meals a day for our family of five. Today I cooked 4 times! Even when it’s simple, it always takes time. Thankfully, I rarely do the dishes or the bulk of chores as the kids are responsible for much of those chores. They often assist in driving my daughter to practice or other commitments, but today I drove both to and from her practice. I feed the wild bunnies in my backyard from the grape vine we have.
View the complete playlist of videos for the Chemistry here. Check out all the videos in this series as well as video tutorials and Waldorf Anatomy Lessons on the video playlist.
Mentions from Vlog: Fatima al-Samarqandi and Teaching Through Stories: Jane and Jeremy Learn to Knit
Check out the astronomy materials like the constellation Cards and ribbon at Hatching Curiosity Hatching Curiosity
The candles are handmade by Our Waldorf Home
On Wednesday, May 28th I’ll be joining Della and Kim for a chemistry webinar. Chemistry Webinar was hosted by Della. Here is her info so you can keep in touch with her and sign up for a replay if it’s available. Della, with The Beauty of Play, is hosting a sample webinar for her membership subscription. Hana, with Pepper and Pine and Kimberly with Sunshine Rubies will be joining her to talk about the Waldorf Chemistry Blocks in the Middle School Years. You can find out more about the subscription at thebeautyofplay.com. Della @beauty_of_play Kimberly @sunshinerubies_homeschool
The new books I mentioned: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (Planet Library) by Robin Kerrod, Mercury and Venus (Planet Library) by Robin Kerrod, Mars (Planet Library) by Robin Kerrod
You can check out the other videos in this series: Day in the Life homeschool
For more info on the Charlotte Mason and Waldorf pedagogies check out: Are They Compatible? | Charlotte Mason & Waldorf | Waldorf Inspired Homeschool
Astronomy Resources: Astronomy blog post
Make your own Astronomy Trivia Cards! And check out the complete Astronomy Playlist
Check out the assortment of main lesson books from A Child’s Dream
Main Lesson or Drawing Book - Portrait Format, Middle school main lesson books (Short and Tall), Astronomy Blank Main Lesson Book
Mental Math Curriculum can be found on my website.
Here are some of the astronomy books we’re using for our astronomy main lesson block. Astronomy Books: Cosmos: Explore the Wonders of the Universe (DK Secret World Encyclopedias), The Sky Atlas: The Greatest Maps, Myths, and Discoveries of the Universe Hardcover, Nicolaus Copernicus: the Earth Is a Planet, Johannes Kepler: Giant of Faith and Science, Nicolaus Copernicus: And the Founding of Modern Astronomy (Great Scientists)
