Voices from History: Bring History Alive with Narrative and Poetry
This certainly isn’t the first, and most definitely will not be the last time you hear me talk about historical fiction. In my mind, there is no better way to make history intriguing and emotional. Without interest and emotion we do not engage, and thus plain history books with facts and excerpts fall short in […]
Earth Day Resources for Kids – Books/Projects/Food and More!
Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd with events worldwide in support of the environment, as well as to raise awareness for the environmental care and protection of our planet. This is a great time to celebrate nature, the earth, and teach our kids about how we can help preserve our planet. This Earth […]
Book Review: Too Blessed to be Stressed
[image width=”150″ height=”231″ frame=”simple” align=”left”]http://www.startsateight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/TBTBSsm-2.jpg[/image] About the book: Do your to do lists have footnotes? Has your family suggested a rabies shot because your bite has surpassed Rover’s? . Maybe it’s time for a healthy dose of truth gift-wrapped in humor. With her own offbeat brand of wit and near-wisdom, inspirational humorist Debora Coty addresses […]
Planning/Filing/Crate System IV
Week Four continues to bring me knee deep into this planning process. I have been able to add Jayden’s Singapore Math, Jayden’s Spelling, and Chloe’s Writing Strands 3 into Homeschool Tracker+. It was easier than I thought it was going to be once I got the hang of it. I am sure there are more […]
August 3in30 Goals & Week 1
. Last week I posted my July Week 4 with some hints to my goals for this month. Now, here are my goals and my August Week 1 progress all rolled in together! This month my main focus is getting prepared to start our “official” school year on September 12th. During the summer we go […]
Planning/Filing/Crate System Part III
This is the 3rd week in my series that is chronicling my venture into a new planning/filing system for this year. You can check out part I, and II if you missed them. During this week I was able to get started on labeling and adding my files to my box. I used a yellow […]
2011-2012 Curriculum
. This year I am joining in on the 3rd Annual “Not” Back to School Blog Hop. This week is the curriculum link up. Seeing as I am well behind my usual planning target, this link up sort of pushed me to get my ducks in a row, or at least down in print! I […]
July 3in30 Week 4
. I missed posting my July Week 3 goals last week, but I certainly have not forgotten what my goals are! So far, this summer has been filled with sun, pool, beach, friends, family, sports, etc. We are enjoying ourselves immensely, and I am appreciating the small break from the routine of school work, planning, […]
Mugabe and the White African on PBS 7/26
One family’s stand for Justice – catch the story on PBS 7/26! . I’ll be blogging about the book Mugabe and the White African later this month, but I wanted to let you know that Point of View will air the documentary Mugabe and the White African on Tuesday, July 26th. The film tells the story of Mike […]
Book Review: Safe From The Past
Litfuse is sponsoring a $30 Amazon.com giveaway!! . To enter all you have to do is send a tweet (using #litfuse) about Safe From the Past or share about it on Facebook! . If you tweet we’ll capture your entry when you use @litfuse. If you share it on Facebook or your blog, just email […]
Homeschool Planning: The Crate File System Part I
Homeschool Planning: The File Crate System Series is all about our journey with using files and a file crate to plan and execute our homeschool year. In this part PINNABLE IMAGE As I am clearing out from this past year (2010-2011), I am also looking forward to the coming year (2011-2012) and trying to decide […]
Currclick Live ~ Open House
. July 19-21st, CurrClick will be holding open house sessions for CurrClick Live. In every session, participants will have a chance to win a $40 gift certificate to live classes, teachers will be introducing themselves and talking about their classes, and discounts will be given out to attendees. . CurrClick is one of my favorite […]
July 3in30 Week 2
. Goal One: Change the “tone” in our home. . The “rewind” is being used less and less now. I find the kids halting their behavior more quickly when I start to raise my hand, or speak in protest of how they are acting. The one time we used the “rewind” the other day, it […]
Check Out How 3in30 Works for Me!
Today I am featured on the 3in30 web site to tell everyone how it works for me. I have only been a participating for a few months, and while I don’t have a 100% success rate, I am doing pretty well! Below is a short excerpt from my post. But please head over to […]