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?
I glanced back in the notebook where I write down M’s narrations after I read him his chapter from the Story of the World Early Modern Times. We do somewhat modified narrations, not purely Charlotte Mason ones: if he’s stuck, Continue reading So that’s that M thinks of (Medieval)Royal Life.
Last week Dan was in North Carolina testing parts for several companies. His favorite part of the trip was as toss up between the stuffed brook trout at the Peak City Grill in Apex. and the friendly people he worked Continue reading I Can’t Blog When I have Secrets
B washed the dinner dishes, M swept the kitchen floor. M’s library book on tape is playing, Beverly Cleary always makes me laugh. Dan is bathing K. We’ve done school, I’m recovered after updating www.christineguestdesigns.com, which I’ve been obsessing about Continue reading Contented Evening
K was so thrilled with the workbook Mom gave her last night that she followed me around with it asking when school was. I got up later than usual after snuggling M and explaining why B got to stay up Continue reading First Day of School
When the HSLDA letter hit my e-mail, I almost deleted it without opening it, but on reading it, I thought Mendon was close enough that I could drive over there for the meeting to show support, and take Ben, for Continue reading the Upton/Mendon School Committe Special Meeting
And, yes, I swam this morning even though the thunder storm woke everyone up at 4AM. (Go me ;-) I got the scope and sequence written up and mailed yesterday, oh look, blog fodder! I hope I can still call Continue reading Next Year’s Scope and Sequence
I’ve started K on “Run around the clock” and “Glue the Sounds Together” games from Spell to Write and Read. She can glue the sounds into words, but oddly, she doesn’t hear initial consonants, just as she often omits initial Continue reading Progress Notes
When I search SAILS set to “Key Word,” if I copy and paste the whole title with author from the Story of the World activity book pdf, the exact book comes up, which is faster than an author search if Continue reading Notes to self about sixths and library searches.
The Jr F.I.R.S.T Lego League in RI has it’s expo at the R.I School of the Future, with several robotic contests and demonstrations at the same time. Our kids get participation medals, the judge’s feed back on their model, their Continue reading M’s Jr F.I.R.S.T. Lego League Expo- a week ago Saturday
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
“Only the best trash for you Babe!” said my husband. He has off for President’s Day today – he’s repairing a friend’s laptop, and re-furbishing a desk top he picked up on the side of the road. It’s faster than Continue reading Reset Week