As I have mentioned before, Fridays are our Fun School days. We play games, and do experiments and other such fun. This Friday we will be doing a Nature Scavenger Hunt. This is one of the activities in our Exploring Creation through Flying Creatures study. Next up with will break out our new Scrubble Cube. […]
This Week’s Homeschool Plans Were Stormed~Literally
August 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As in, the rain we have been praying for came, along with high winds, and hail. We didn’t really receive at our home, but over at my in laws where we keep a lot of our farm equipment is another story. The out building that we stored some of our smaller equipment was blown away. […]
Our Assignment and Record Keeping Notebooks~Using TOS Planner and My Custom Planner Pages
August 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
Over the years, I have worked hard to put together a record keeping book that would work for assignment too. However, they have always been a little too much for my older children. This year, however, seems to be the year I figured it out. I have used forms from my The 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planners, […]
Jumping Ship from the Institutionalized Educational Mindset in the Homeschool~Part 1 Grade levels and Start Dates
June 14, 2011 by 9 Comments
Over the years of homeschooling, I have become braver in getting away from the school at home mindset. However, I have also known, I needed to get farther away from that mindset in order to be able to attain our goals with our children. Grade levels is one way I am doing that this year. […]
Our Homeschool Area~Homey Homeschool
May 3, 2011 by 16 Comments
Well, this is post about OUR homeschool…At this time in our homeschool journey, nearly every room in our home resembles a schoolroom. We don’t narrow it down to just one area…Why? Because as a homeschool home, I want my children to see that learning can take place anywhere…they need to be able to think outside […]
Weekly Wrap-Up~April 22~The One with Added Excitement through God’s Blessings~Easter Thoughts
April 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Well, this has been a great, exciting week so far. First off, we got our onions and potatoes planted on Sunday, then on Monday, my hubby worked cattle. This week in our school, we are just focusing on our items for the TOS Review crew. At the beginning of the week, I had twelve […]
Nature Study Tuesday~April 5~Baby Possum, Owls and More…
April 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Hey all, here is my real post. Nature Boy isn’t quite done with his post for this week, so you are stuck with me. 😉 Sunday morning dh and oldest found a dead possum on the road. On their way home, they stopped to see if it had babies. Well, it did and this one […]
Homeschool Mother’s Journal~April 3
April 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
In my life this week… We have been super busy. I added the finishing touches to my homeschool resource blog and added the follow buttons so people can follow it. I have been taking guest posts and reviews to help fill it up. This will be ongoing, so if you have something to share, send […]
Keeping up with Household Duties while Homeschooling
April 3, 2011 by 6 Comments
Honestly, I am not sure that you really can. You just have to hand it to God, and pray anyone that happens to stop by understands that not only is your home a home, but is also a school. Our family doesn’t really have a schedule, but we run on routines. Routines allow us to […]
Homeschool Mother’s Journal March 28
March 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In my life this week… God has led me down a path, I wasn’t expecting. I am putting together a new resource blog for the Christian Homeschooler. The purpose? To help parents distinguish between curriculum that will meet their needs and curriculum that is marketed to meet their needs, but won’t. Yes, this was brought […]
Weekly Wrap-Up~ The one when I decided school was over-rated~Unschooling takes over.
March 11, 2011 by 14 Comments
Yep, you read that right. We have not done ANY formal learning this week. Why? Well, after this past weekend, I didn’t have the emotional ability to even think about school. If we had meals, and clothes and could walk through the house we were good. I haven’t really shared the emotional state that Saturday […]
Homeschool Snips and Tips Wednesday~March 9~Homeschooling through Big and Little Trials
March 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There was no time this weekend to prepare for our school week. Nor was it ever really on my mind. However, that doesn’t mean that we are completely taking the week off. I just had my two oldest work on Math drills. We have a wall map of the US on our wall. I have […]
Weekly Wrap-Up~Starting Nature Studies Again, The Boys of ‘76, and more…
March 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
This week has been a busy week at home. We have gotten up fifteen minutes earlier then last week each day. Our nap/rest/reading time has been much more peaceful. I think I will go another 15 minutes earlier next week and then see how this schedule works for the rest of the spring. Why would […]
Large Family Mealtime~Creating a meal together.
March 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
In the large family, mealtime can quickly turn into complete chaos. Below could be a scene in our home, if I didn’t get creative with who can do what, and adjust my expectations. The toddler gets ahold of the toilet paper, unwinding a whole roll, handing it to the baby who quickly shreds the entire […]
Homeschool Sanity in the Special Needs Homeschool Family
March 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
When you are a homeschool family with a special needs child, there comes a time that you find what works. The sooner the better. There are many families with more then one special needs child. Our family is blessed—yes, I do mean blessed, to be one of those families. We have one child with dysgraphia, […]
Nature Study Tuesday~March 1
February 28, 2011 by 2 Comments
Welcome back to Nature Study Tuesday. We took a break over the coldest months of the winter, but now it is warming up and time to get back outside and enjoy God’s creation. Over the winter our oldest Philip, AKA Nature Boy, fed an opossum in our garage. This opossum has been lose and able […]
Goal Planning Monday~February 28
February 28, 2011 by 2 Comments
Again, I will highlight which goals I met, which goals need more work, and which goals, I neglected. Work harder at completing Latin everyday. Sort through more homeschool stuff, and find more stuff to sell off. Work more on blog designs. Remember to exercise Declutter dining room. Listen to sessions during the Heart of the […]
Helping your Children Pursue their Career Goals.
February 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
Homeschooling is one excellent way to be able to help your child learn about a career they are interested in. From a very young age, our oldest has wanted to work at a wildlife refuge or be a missionary in an animal filled area…Think Amazon here. Though we are not able to take him […]
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal~February 20
February 20, 2011 by 2 Comments
In my life this week… This week, I have tried to keep up with my Life Application Bible Study better. I did a little better. I would like to really get into this study, but it seems I get so focused on doing our family Bible time, and run out of time for mine. I […]
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