This is something new that I stumbled upon in my time spent blog jumping recently. It is one of the things that has inspired me to work on changing the theme of blog, and adding more homeschool content to my blog. I was thinking I could use this post each week to log something we […]
Socialization (according to Wikipedia)- “the developmental processes by which children acquire the behaviors, perceptions, values, and attitudes of an ethnic group.” Does it say anywhere in that definition that public school is a requirement of acquiring socialization? Or that being homeschooled means you cannot be properly socialized? I didn’t think so, but apparently many do, […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: August 17th, 2010… Outside my window…the sun is shining (again)! It must be a record for NY to have had so much wonderful weather this summer! I am thankful for…the wonderful weekend we had camping/boating with our friends Shana and Dave and their 2 boys. I managed to drive the […]
Title: The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education . Author: Leigh A. Bortins . Author Biography: Leigh A. Bortins is the founder and CEO of Classical Conversations, Inc., whose enrollment is 20,000. She hosts a weekly radio show, Leigh! for Lunch and lectures widely about the importance of home education at nationwide […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: July 27th , 2010… Outside my window…the sun is shining, and it is looking like another beautiful day here in NY! Looking forward to some more sun and swimming today. From the learning rooms…still nothing formal going on. I am still working on filing away last years work, and setting […]
. . As many of you know, Chloe and I have spent a good amount of the last 6 months or so knitting 5 x 5in. squares for a community lap robe project. One of our fellow homeschooling friends rallied a bunch of us together to make these lap robes that were to be collected […]
Last week about this time I was working on wrapping up my paperwork and binders for this past year. That includes closing out my Homeschool Tracker for the year, emptying binders, putting away work that was completed this year into a bin, etc. In doing this, I print out a Summary and a Report Card […]
While vacationing in Florida I noticed something quirky about the kids. We spent a large amount of time hunting for shells along the Atlantic shoreline. While we strolled the beach each child chose their own shells. Back in our condo in the evening, I set out to washing and sorting all the shells. What I […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: April 13th , 2010… Outside my window…I see blue sky and sunshine and hear the birds chirping. The grass is newly aerated and seeded so hopefully in a couple of weeks we will have a fuller, greener lawn. I am thinking…that I despise using my computer right now because the […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: March 9, 2010… Outside my window…ahhh, finally the sun is shining! We have had a few days of sun and slightly warmer temps. The sidewalks are filled with draining water as the snow melts into tiny rivers of water. Spring will be here soon! I am thinking…about the book I […]
Almost every day both Jayden and Chloe work out of a Language Arts/Grammar Techniques kind of book. Chloe is nearing the end of hers and instead of the usual fill-in-the-blanks and multiple choice type activities, it has different types of writings for her to practice. Things such as compare and contrast writing, a friendly letter, […]
Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: March 2, 2010… Outside my window…the world seems still and quiet. Quite a contrast to my miserable 3 year old who is screaming at her brother not to make her toast! I am thinking…I don’t feel that well and would love to curl back up in bed and have my […]