I've raved about this book before, but I want to show you what progress we've made. We're only up to lesson 11 (we're taking it slow) but my children's drawing skills have improved dramatically from this $8 book. This drawing was done by five year old Hezekiah. And so was this. This was drawn…
Category: Kids Activities and Homeschooling
I homeschooled our brood for over 15 years. Even though they are currently in school I love to write about various kids activities, learning projects, cooking with kids and more.
Reading at Grade Level
Grade Level. As in, all seven year olds should read at this level and all ten year olds at that level. If your children attend school, I'm sure you've heard about reading at "grade level". If you homeschool, I'm sure you've wondered if your child is reading "at grade level". It can be a wonderful…
Dog {fish} Days
Judah, age 12 Judah and Tilly's Marine Biology class involves several hands on project weeks. In discussing what they could do, they decided to dissect….a shark. This was all fine and good. I ordered the shark. Had it shipped to our church (because the company wouldn't ship it to a residential address) and purchased the…
Hezekiah Takes On Camp X
Hezekiah, age 5. Photo by Tilly Yesterday I noticed Hezekiah carefully sticking a bookmark in this book (Camp X by Eric Walters). He then told me he had just finished the first couple of pages. I have to admit, I didn't quite believe him. I asked him to read me a bit. He opened the…
School at the Beach
Yesterday we took our classroom to the beach for some up close and personal learning about sea life. I've mentioned the Marine Biology class Judah and Tilly are taking. Well, thankfully I managed to wrangle Syndi and Carolynn into having their children take it too. Syndi and Carolynn live only five minutes from the beach and…
Resources Worth Buying
I love the Math-It program for learning basic math facts. It comes with three games: Add-It, Dublit and Timzit. The games have one purpose: to teach basic math facts. It is not a full math curriculum, nor is it some board game kids are supposed to pick up and play "for fun". I like the…
A Month In…
Hezekiah, age 5 …to school, and I thought I'd give an update. Sequential Spelling- love it, love the method, though it does seem a bit advanced for my younger crew (ages 5-8). I'm going slow down and work with them separately. Story of the World- as always, a favorite for everyone. Horizons Math- I both…
The Prepared Environment: How to Set Up a Montessori-Style Learning Area
What is a Prepared Environment Anyone familiar with Montessori education will recognize that term. Having a “prepared environment” simply means having all of the supplies for learning set out so that a child can learn independently. Since Adalia was a toddler, I have sought to have a “prepared environment” for her. This has changed over…