After spending the better part of the last month alternately researching curriculum ideas, and procrastinating, I’ve finally finalized… well, mostly finalized our school year. Math is going to be Math …
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Book Arts Bash Winners
Via Shez over at Homeschooled twins: I want to dedicate this post to homeschool parents. You are giving your children the most incredible gift. The gift of having the time …
“I lived it!”
Yesterday was an off day for me. I started off the day declaring it would be “Mental Health Day” all week. Then I pulled a muscle in my chest. Yup, …
Gaming, FTW
In today’s history lesson we talked about the makings of a successful settlement. We compared the maps of Jamestown and Plymouth. Discussed the need to readily available water and food, …
Doin’ a Favor
I know. It’s been a while. I’m working on that, trust me. Meanwhile, a couple of local homeschool moms have gotten together for the second year and put on an …
What happened to the Lost Colony?
Today we discussed the Lost Colony of Roanoke. I knew this one would be a big hit because GeekBoy loves a good mystery. So we read the short little bit …
Political.
Just letting any of my readers here know – I posted about the Obama speech to the kids over on Conserva-Kat. Enjoy (or not.)
Venus & Amerigo.
Week one went pretty ok. Yea, we had a few bumps…but over all it was fun. It generally takes about 2 hours to teach 3 different grade levels. Wednesday we …
Tempers and technique.
I knew today was going to be rough when BigBoy woke up with a very croupy cough. Luckily I saw this coming last night, and had his cool mist vaporizer …
First Official Day of School
Day one done, & nobody got hurt. I’d call that a success. Actually, it wasn’t that bad. Math-U-See is a big hit. The kids love the blocks, and the video. …