When I began to research homeschooling, I knew I wanted my children to learn how to think. I didn’t want them to just learn something to spit it out on the test. That describes most of my education. I’ve always said that I wanted better for my kids. What I am noticing is that deep…
Overwhelmed
OK, I know it is ridiculous to be so tired so early into the school year, but this week really wore me out! Part of it is because I think I may have overscheduled myself. (OK, I know I have.) You remember that old commercial where the guy is at his desk saying, “I can…
The Beginning
I am happy to report that we made it through our first week back to school. Overall it was a very productive week. We managed to do Latin, Greek, English, and Math everyday. My younger 2 kids are very happy with Song School Latin. I thought it would be a hit, and I was right!…
First day of school
Today was our first day of school for this school year. My kids are a 7th grade boy, a 5th grade girl, a 3rd grade boy, and a PreK girl. I’ve missed out on posting for the last two weeks of the Not Back-to-School Blog Hop, but I decided I couldn’t miss Day-in-the-Life Week, since…
Amazing Mathematical Card Trick
This is my son’s latest video. It is a card trick that he figured out himself. What I think is even more amazing is that he came to me with the algebraic formulas he had figured out because he wanted to show why it worked! I had to show him how to solve the equations,…
What’s in the Bible? Wanderin’ in the Dessert
What’s in the Bible? is the new video series by the creator of Veggie Tales, Phil Vischer. The series uses puppets and music to teach Biblical truths. I received the latest DVD,Wanderin’ in the Desert from Tyndale House Publishers to review. Wanderin’ in the Desert contains 2 25 minute episodes that cover the books of Leviticus,…
Organizing Roadblocks
A roadblock. I feel like that’s what I’ve been up against. Everywhere I turned, there was something that needed to be organized, but something else needed to be done first. I need to get school planning done, but first I had this huge bin of clothes in my room and another one that was calling…
Curriculum Page Updated
Phew. I got our curriculum page updated with our next year’s curriculum choices. Now, to just plan it. Thankfully, most of what we use are what I’ve heard called, “Do the next thing” curricula. So I don’t actually have to do a lot of planning. Scheduling is probably a more accurate description. I’ve been using…
The Core by Leigh A. Bortins
The Core is the latest book by Leigh Bortins, the founder and CEO of Classical Conversations. Even though I knew a little about Classical Conversations because there are several groups in my area, I have never been involved in a group, or even attended an informational meeting. All the information I had was from members,…
Our Most Influential Homeschooling Book
When I saw that this week The Homeschool Village was asking “What book has encouraged/supported you in your homeschooling adventure??”, the book that immediately came to mind was The Well-Trained Mind.(Yes, I see the pun and decided to keep it.) When I first started researching homeschooling, I found a curriculum that I fell in love…