Showing posts with label Year In Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Year In Review. Show all posts

Monday, January 1, 2018

Top Posts of 2017

I'd like to share some of the highlights of 2017 here at Imaginative Homeschool.    ENJOY!    And may you have a happy new year! 


Most Visited Post of 2017
 

No surprise here that my Story of the World Index Page was the most visited post of the year.  It wasn't created this year but it was added to considerably.   I did the most work on this series this year and am so happy that people are finding it!



Most Visited Post MADE in 2017

 The most visited post I made this year was my Story of the World + Old Testament Integration post.  This post didn't even have a picture at the top...just a list of Bible stories we read and where we put them among our Story of the World reading.  This just goes to show that sometimes something doesn't have to be fancy to be useful.


Post People Stayed Longest At

 

Of content posts that got more than 100 views, people spent the most time this year on my First Writing post.   It is one of my favorite posts I've done, so I'm so glad people are taking so long to read it.  Viewers stayed an average of around 5 minutes.


2017 Post I'm Most Proud Of


I really loved my post on Ancient Africa and the lesson that went with it.  I think I did a good job of expanding on the lesson and tying in Africa in the past and today.  The science behind the creation of the Sahara desert was as fascinating as the history, and I'm glad I was able to bring that in a little.   And I love the storybook we found for that lesson.


Yes, you may have noticed that all of the posts above are all Story of the World/Ancient History related...every last post featured here.   I did blog about some other things, but because I had a focus of trying to get these posts finished for my SOTW series, they did dominate this year.  Don't worry, I have some great non-history related posts planned for 2018 too!




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Sunday, January 1, 2017

Year in Review + Top Posts of 2016


What a year!   My husband changed jobs, and last spring I briefly spent some time substitute teaching again.  We finished our second year of homeschool, started our third. 

I went briefly from a homeschooler of one to a homeschooler of two at the end of the summer...which sadly, didn't go as well.   My middle child wanted to try homeschooling, but for various reasons he was only going to homeschool for a year before returning to public school, and after a trial month it wasn't going as well as it needed to (because of me, not him), and he ended up returning to public school.   If we had more wiggle room...more time to ease into to it without heading back so soon I might have stuck with it, and I still wonder if I should have.  But he's been doing well back in public school, and I think it was what was best for our family.

We started co-op with me teaching my first class there (a short, three week class on Ships and the Sea...which was so fun.  I grew up on a boat so it was right up my alley).

We went from "at our own very slow pace" Story of the World to doing it with a group doing two chapters a week.  It's been a year of trying new things.

My homeschooled son has gone from a boy who hated reading to falling in love with Piggie and Elephant books, even CHOOSING to do his reading first in stead of putting it off til last.  Woo hoo!  We still have so long to go but that's some progress I can get excited about.

And of course there was this blog. While it officially started December 2015, I didn't really start working on in it earnest until this August this year.   My most popular posts of this year were...






Funny thing I noticed when researching that little list...since August I've had visitors every day (at least a few), except one...Christmas day.   And that makes my heart glad.  I appreciate all of you who visit and read my blog, but that's a good day to NOT be reading blog posts...*grin*.   I hope you all had a precious, wonderful time with your family this Christmas, and have a happy, happy, new year!