First off, I will be the bad homeschool mom, and say that lesson planning and record keeping are the least liked homeschool responsibility that I have. There, I said it, and all of you are well, not left in shock, right? I like to keep an open date planner. It is very loose, and a…
I am going to admit it, I have a hard time keeping in the fun stuff for our workboxes. It seems that by the time we get through the main subjects, that the toddlers are restless and bored witht heir stuff, and it is time for lunch. I am sure about any home with older…
Well, we got through that first week, and we thrived–except for an accident our 4 year old Heidi had at Grandma’s–more on that later in this post. I did a ton of planning during Christmas break, lots of copies, and lots of reading schedules. It was worth every minute. We are really digging into our…
Have you been wondering what to put in your boxes? I know I struggle with it some weeks. During the Get Ready for Christmas Rush and so forth we will be doing some baking and crafting and such. My biggest goal this year is to keep Christ at the center of our days. We always…
m one of those mom’s that has two different children when it comes to spelling. My oldest struggles with spelling and my second child is always wanting to learn to spell something. SO, I get a little frustrated. I saw this giveaway and figure it is a great tool. It would work nicely for both…
I am going to be giving away a file folder game. To enter I would like you to post about this giveaway on your blog, facebook page, or other page–The Homeschool Lounge, A Virtuous Woman, etc. Then post the link back here in the comments, so we can all get to know you. The file…
Our family believes that History is–HIS STORY–as in God’s story of the past. So, though we have not studied any ancient history, we are currently studying American History from a Christian perspective, with the understanding that not all believe that God was involved in America’s heritage. Don’t get me wrong, we DO believe that God…
Well, we have completed our first, full week of school. It went GREAT. As I posted earlier this week, our workbox system has given us more time for some fun things. Our children are really enjoying it too. This post will include pictures and a description of how our system works. Due to space constraints…
