Heather asked how I decided about our Geography Study. As I thought through what we were going to do this year before starting our History rotation next year, I thought having an idea of the world and where places were would be a good idea. Last summer we had a school “dry run” where we…
We had a nice week. We’re getting into a groove where the whole getting started isn’t as hard as 2 weeks ago. The potty training experiment failed on Wednesday I put diapers back on R-girl. Jason had to work long hours this week and it was a difficult week to chose. We’ll try again next…
Book Review: Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle Madeleine L’Engle is one of my all time favorite authors. I don’t love her theology which is always a bit wacky and leans universalistic. I can read past that; I want my children to be able to read past that *later.* These are not books for young…
FOR TODAY January 25, 2010 … Outside my window… We’ve had rain, snow, brief sun, and now grey wind. I am thinking… about how to move the schedule around for science & art. It might go after nap time. I am thankful for… the DVR so I can watch the Masterpiece Classics Emma from last…
Last week was a short week to our Homeschool, Jason had Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr Day, so we played with Daddy, took down the Christmas tree, and did some planning. Memory Work: Very little of our Memory Work changed from the previous week; we did add the 2nd Stanza for The Yak….
Parenting from the Heart by Marilyn Boyer was exactly the book I needed to read this week. I don’t agree with everything she has to say (surprise). There are places where the editing is lax. But, there was such a comfort reading her words. Enjoy your 3 year olds while they’re 3. Train them, but…
M-girl and Tully friends.
I saw the idea for the “Breakfast Board” long ago on the Well-Trained Mind Forums and immediately wanted to make one. Well, maybe I didn’t make it so immediately, but it is finally ready to go. We do have a separate calendar that we fill in every(ish) morning. The right side has our Month/Season circle,…
Google is my friend. I needed an idea for “hover” for tomorrow. “hover children activity” first pop up: Homemade hovering toy. Perfect. Now to find a water bottle spout.