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WELCOME TO KAKIAK

curating a family home with a focus on simplicity

Welcome to our home, loving referred to as the Land of Kakiak. I'm Laurel, aka The Duchess of Kakiak. My husband is Jesse. We have three boys, a dog and a cat under this roof. In 2018 we relocated from Oregon to South Carolina where we bought a 100 year old Folk Victorian Home in a small town we fell in love with. Join us as we homeschool and live that renovation life.

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What's in My Bonus File

I love using the Robinson Curriculum (RC) as the base of our children's education. I do add on some extra targeted activities as I see...

Ray's Arithmetic: First Grade

Are you considering using the long-loved Ray's Arithmetic math books for your homeschool? They are very cost effective to buy printed and...

The First Step: Letters

So you have a young child and you want to teach them their letters. Where to start? I'm sharing my plan. I like things simple,...

Setting Up Your Home Schoolroom

The driving motivation for me to write this blog is the hope I can be helpful to a family who's taken up the mantle of educating their...

Preschool Basket: The Road to RC Begins

How to start the Robinson Curriculum (RC) from the beginning? Today I am sharing my approach with my 4 year old. The goal is to train him...

Breakfast to the Rescue

I have found the best start to our homeschool morning is a simple breakfast. Currently, this is a snack plate. It's just the most...

Weekly Lesson-planning Routine

Saturdays are our rest day but I missed my normal lesson-planning session due to church summer camp stuff so here I am, on Saturday,...

A Book of Centuries, RC, & GA Henty

Let's talk about Robinson Curriculum History. I wanted a little more than the reading list alone so I've put some thought into low...

Fun With Elementary Language Arts

It's summer. How can we bring fun into homeschool? My boys are all about the games. I covered some math flashcard games previously. Today...

Math Fact Playtime:RC Family

Summer is upon us and that's got me thinking about FUN and what to do when your students just want to goof off and are really bitter.com...

Spelling Lessons-McGuffey Spelling Words

I recently was asked about our homeschool spelling and I thought I'd write a post on it so I can be more detailed. I've mentioned my take...

Earlier Early Science-Option 2 for RC

Science in the early elementary years can be tricky for Robinson Curriculum (RC) families, when states require it from the earliest...

Math Facts With an RC Family

If you know me you know I love to talk about the Robinson Curriculum (RC). Today I wanted to tidy up our homeschool supplies and I while...

Family Subjects: History

HISTORY This is such a vital subject of study for the cultivating of an understanding of our world and, in my experience at least, it was...

Math Sequence to Saxon-RC Compatible

Robinson Curriculum (RC) focuses on mastering math facts of all operations and once accomplished moving into the Saxon math books...

Family Subjects: Science

The core of our homeschool is the Robinson Curriculum (RC). This particular educational track does not include any formal science until...

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