My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
My family attended an “Ugly Holiday Sweater New Years Eve Party” where the hostess gave me her two huge totes of left over yarn from when she decided that knitting was not for her – I feel so rich! Thank Continue reading Collaborating With K, a cross post with Christine Guest Designs
You know how I put library fines in the financial category of homeschool? That’s because I know that for every time I return a book a day late and pay $.10, that’s still a living book I didn’t have to Continue reading The Knitted Library Window Watchcap is here
Note: M tells me I got some of the details wrong. I was combining the stories of a few different words. We did 10 this morning. Me: How many syllables are in the word mother (holding my hand below my Continue reading SWR Dication – with lots of interruptions
Sometimes you practice the same tune for weeks. And your fingers don’t understand what the music notes mean. And you peek at your Mom’s fingers and loose your place in the music. For weeks. And she says dumb things like, Continue reading Celebrating a Recorder Breakthrough
Cristina at Home Spun Juggling has done it – Her first 2 years of comics are in print form, in time for Christmas delivery!
I like research, and choices. When people ask me how to it, I don’t give instructions, I give options. I drive sequential learners (including M) nuts. So why am I giving advise? Umm… there was an interesting exchange on Facebook, Continue reading
I’m not in a particularly liturgical church, but VBS seems sort of like Easter in some ways; you have to study and think about the gospel, do special shopping (balloons, object lessons, craft supplies) and there is a bit of Continue reading These weeks of preparation
Instructional Scope and Sequence for B: Bible B will be assigned portions of both the Old and New Testaments to read. Art B will work through several lessons from Feed My Sheep by Barry Stebbing. He may also take an Continue reading Scope and Sequence for B and M – if you are interested
Well, we decided that the last few grammar chapters, spelling assignments and writing tasks can just be picked up next year in the beginning – Next year is in two weeks. It’s not that I’m giving up (exactly) we needed Continue reading 6th Grade Declared Done
“Mom, how come stirring things cools them down, if heat is motion?”
I mailed the Ed Plan into the superintendent’s office today (certified mail so I don’t worry about it getting lost). Now we are up to the fun part of the year: books are coming in the mail! This leads to Continue reading Ed Plan In!
Last Summer, as I prepared for this academic year, I realized that with the two students I’d be reporting to the district, and a toddler, I’d better switch from my, “count to 900 hours and call it at year.” strategy Continue reading Gearing up for Next year while sprinting to the end of this year’s books