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.
FOR TODAY January 18, 2010 … Outside my window… There is mud. From melted snow. That the dog tracks in. Come back freezing temperatures? Please? I am thinking… About the cycle of the year and topics on which to focus during months and how to plan ahead. I am thankful for… Martin Luther King Jr…
School officially started this week! So excited to get into the swing; our days certainly go better when we’re consistently scheduled and learning. Long hours of free time are a recipe for fighting. This week took some effort getting back into the swing of things. It will take some more, but even by Wednesday things…
Classical Education and the Homeschool is a short little 61 page book(let) introducing ideas about Christian Classical Education. Funny how that works out 🙂 I did think it was a bit lacking on the “and the Homeschool” portion. It introduces parents to ideas that are a part of the Classical tradition (logic, Latin, rhetoric) that…
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FOR TODAY January 11, 2010… Outside my window… snow, snow, and more snow. And it is still snowing. Did I mention the snow? I am thinking… I stayed up too late last night. But I was finishing getting ready for today. I need to get the prep done on Saturdays. I am thankful for… children…
OK, so we didn’t actually do school this week. My official mental scheduled start date is “The Monday following N-boy’s birthday & Epiphany.” My plan for this week was to finish planning, plan chore packs (a la Managers of Their Chores), take down the Christmas decorations, and clean the house preparing for N-boy’s family party…
You know you miss it: And, it is still falling.