We’ve just kicked off our 11th year of homeschooling. Our oldest will be graduating high school this year. In fact, in 5 years all three will be high school graduates. …
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2015-2016 School Year, Already in Full Swing!
So last year was our first year back in Maryland. It was much easier than I’d anticipated, mostly thanks to the wonderful folks over at Calvary Gospel Home Educators who …
The Loom of Doom, & so much more.
So week 2 came and went. Way too fast I’m thinking, especially since here it is, Monday morning of week 3, and I’m just now remember to post about last …
Curriculum time is here again!
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 …
First week of school ’08
First official week of school is over. GeekBoy needs to work on his comprehension. He’s got the mechanics of math down, he can read really really big words, but has …
Monkey Butt!!!
We went to the Zoo. It was fun. The kids had a blast, and couldn’t help but compare the real zoo to their Zoo Tycoon 2 game that they all …
GeekBoy vs the Volcano
So, volcanoes are always a topic of interest around here, probably stemming from the time we spent living on the side of one. Not that any of our children are …
All Aboard!
We did a lapbook themed around the Grinch last week. This week, Momma is going to work some things up surrounding the the Polar Express. This is a bit more …
“Is this fall be-cation?”
thePinkDiva asked me that earlier this week after her daddy told her he would be on “vacation” this weekend. Being that Mom, aka theTeacher, is so stressed out over the …
“Mom! She’s almost as tall as me!”
Today, We began with our first lesson from the Alpha & Omega Grade 1 history curriculum. Pretty much at this level it’s all about how special every one is. Really …