As a farmer’s wife, this is the time of year I make my list of needs for our school, such as those bigger non book items. We have a steady income during the summer, so now is the time I get that list together. I have and am using the items in the following list. …
Saturday evening we headed out to look at the "Super Moon". It was pretty, and quite bright, even with the clouds here. God’s Creation is amazing isn’t it? Below are the pictures I actually took of the moon, using the camera we got Philip for Christmas. He helped me work on the settings. I think…
I hear a lot about how children don’t know how to entertain themselves. They need this electronic device or that toy. My children can play outside for hours, or re-enact the Civil War or some other historical event or a scene from a book for days…DAYS. Every day my children have TWO WHOLE hours of…
Philip has been out hunting down the snakes, toads, frogs, salamanders and turtles. They are out, and we are having fun working with a Facebook group that is focused on these creatures in Kansas. Great Plains Toad Speckled King Snake (Juvenile) Red Eared Slider found in Peace Creek Tiger Salamander found in our well…
For my readers living near the Kansas City area, I have great news for you! If you are looking for homeschool encouragement, new curriculum, or information about how to start homeschooling, be sure to set aside April 19-21 for the Midwest Parent Educators 2012 Conference. I will also be attending this convention for the first…
Over Christmas break we talked about what we wanted to do about His-Story…I felt like there was a missing link, and I knew what that link was. My children needed to start from the beginning and go forth. We had The Mystery of History from Bright Ideas Press sitting in the house, and well, we…
Why are you homeschooling? Oh, that is a loaded question, but one of the reasons we chose to homeschool, was we wanted to give our children more than a classroom full of textbooks and workbooks. We want them to learn something with their hands, minds, eyes and ears. We want them to learn to think,…
This is hard to write, but there are days that homeschooling is so hard, you want to crawl in a hole. Why? Some days no matter how you explain a concept, you feel as you are failing, as a teacher in teaching your child something new. If you happen to ask someone else who isn’t…
I am sure you may be a little sick of my preparing for a homeschool convention posts, but really being prepared is important for you to be able to get the most out of the experience. Let’s highlight a little about each post from this group. Here I talk about the Whys of Attending…
