I know you all read that title with the expectation that I would have some sort of epiphany and clear cut answer for you, with lots to back it up….but I don’t! Instead I have a thought process, lots of talking and researching, and some possible resources…… Another reason I feel my anxiety over homeschooling […]
Jayden was anxious to get through his standard piano practice this week because he had his eyes set on learning to play Carol of the Bells. By doing a quick YouTube Search he found this great video tutorial for playing it. I love the fact that it breaks it down not only by hand, but […]
My 6 year old daughter is very curious about everything. We have friends who celebrate Hanukkah and she was curious as to how that looked and how it was different from celebrating Christmas. I did a little looking and found these Hanukkah for Kids resources to help me teach her a little bit about […]
Quote For The Week: “Give yourself permission to suck, it is the only way to learn.” You can read the full article that corresponds to this quote here. I was nominated in the Homeschool Post Blog Awards for Best SUPER Homeschooler!! Please considering clicking the button below and voting for me! You can vote once […]
Quote For The Week: I was nominated in the Homeschool Post Blog Awards for Best SUPER Homeschooler!! Please considering clicking the button below and voting for me! You can vote once a day per device through 11/16/2012 For whatever reason I am incredibly behind in the blogging department. We are doing so many great things […]
Quote For The Week: Monday/Tuesday: We started digging in to our Elections Unit Study this week. We are using Amanda Bennett’s Election 2012 as a base and stemming point. I have been surprised to find some great resources on YouTube to help with some of the major concepts. Last week I created and posted, Mostly […]
Over the past month or so I have been keeping my eyes open for Election 2012 resources. Of course there are many more than I could ever account for, but I have compiled a small list of my favorite, mostly free election resources that I am using with my children (ages 13, 9, & 6). […]
Quote For The Week: For whatever reason I felt like we had time to spare this week, thus I had planned an art project. Now as I sit here on Friday and reflect back on the week, I can’t figure out where the time went and I find myself stressed because we have yet […]
I am so excited to share some of the photos and little facts we learned from Civil War Day at Genesee Country Village! The kids enjoyed the Fall Sampler there so much this year that they couldn’t wait to get back for more 1860s fun and learning! We had 4 hours, and more stations than […]
Quote For The Week: Monday & Tuesday: The beginning of the week has us home getting our formal work done for the week. It seems so odd to not have so much to report, but the ease of the kids math and grammar programs means I get to be a little more hands off […]
Quote For The Week: Monday: We had a full morning of table work to accomplish today. This will be the first week that we add our new science curriculum in to our weekly tasks. We are studying the human body this year and are starting out with a general overview of the body systems including […]
We are using the Little House series as a basis for half of our history this year. In doing this we started the year with a week long camp where the kids got to “Live a Long Time Ago” in the 19th Century. They wore time period appropriate costumes, and learned things like how to […]