Family Dinner...
I found this finger trick in Family Fun and thought it would be fun to stump everyone with at dinner one night. As you can see by Jackson's face, he was stumped:It was fun to have Daddy try too. I...
View ArticleHistory Fair...
Our local homeschool group has a history fair. We decided to choose one of the countries we've been studying in Galloping the Globe to present. They decided they wanted to do Korea. We had the best...
View ArticleBox Day!!!!
After going back and forth and back and forth I finally decided to plunge in and buy a Sonlight core. I love Sonlight's approach with being so heavily literature based, but the price has always been...
View ArticleT is for Train...
We had been away for a week and were still trying to get back into our regular routine so I needed something quick and easy to do. I had printed off a train unit and had never gotten around to doing...
View ArticleMy Favorite Moments...
When I am lucky I have my camera and capture some of the everyday moments that make homeschooling such a gift.Any morning that big brother decides to fix omelets, his specialty, for all of us kills 45...
View ArticleSweet Sister Story Time....
Ashton is such a good big sis. It's such a blessing when she reads to the boys at bedtime. I think this is one of the sweetest sights ever (even if she is reading them her favorite books like...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap Up...
We had a great week in homeschool this week. It started off great when my awesome hubby finished my Ikea inspired bookshelves! You can see the little green and red beauties behind our pictures. We...
View ArticleFloat or Sink? Sonlight P4/5 Week 3...
This week the instructor's manual suggested doing a floating and sinking activity which I knew my boys would be all about. One of my main goals is to start doing a LOT more science because they are...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap Up: Sonlight P4/5 Week 1...
We used our super cool Sonlight case to make a castle. They thought that was really cool.We were reading about eggs and chicks so we broke out the ipad (which by some miracle was actually charged) and...
View ArticlePresentation Night...
Our tutorial has a great night where kids get to display all their work they've done that year. It was fun pulling out all the stuff the twins had done. They did more than I had thought- pretty good...
View ArticleKindergarten Reading Workshop Day 1...
Since one of my main goals with the kids this year was to spend a lot more time reading and learning about reading I knew I wanted to include my two kindergartners in on that as well. I've decided to...
View ArticleReading Workshop Day 1...
When I was teaching public school my very favorite part of the day was our Reading and Writing Workshops. This year I want to make this our priority in our homeschool because if I can teach them one...
View ArticleFirst Day of School 2013-2014...
Well, after a ridiculously busy and therefore short summer the first full day of school was upon us. The last few weeks I have been frantically planning and organizing to make sure it is a good year,...
View ArticleStory of the World Year 4 Week 1...
I always assign some kind of get to know you activity which is due the first day of tutorial. I always try to make the activity relate to what we are studying that year. For example, the first year...
View ArticleOur New Adventure...
For four years we have been part of a great tutorial. It is led by some of the godliest women I know who I have the pleasure of calling some of my dearest friends. I have also been the history teacher...
View ArticleNature Walk...
Since my hubby was gone all week on a mission trip to Nicaragua, we decided to go stay with my mom. She had found a new park for us to check out. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. We even brought our...
View ArticleChallenge B: an Answered Prayer...
When we first decided to change from our tutorial we had been at for 4 years, our son was a little worried. A few of his friends were also returning to public school, so he even mentioned that for the...
View ArticleReason #68 I Love CC: Fall Break...
So, here I am at my happy place for my birthday, no less. We aren't even missing school which is such a blessing. Despite how this picture looks, the beach was not very crowded (vacationing in the off...
View ArticleReasons I Love CC #39; Presentation Time...
Every week in Classical Conversations the kids give a presentation. The tutors give topic suggestions, but you can choose what you want your kids to present about. As the director I am popping in and...
View ArticleA Perfect Day...
I'm ashamed to admit that way too often as a homeschooling mom I listen to my doubts and insecurities (which certainly don't come from my heavenly father) and think I'm the worst mom/teacher ever. No...
View ArticleReasons I Love CC #1.....It Works!
My daughter chose Clara Barton to research and do her Faces of History report for Essentials (CC's grammar, math and writing program). Therefore, I decided to read aloud a book about her to everyone....
View ArticleReasons I Love CC #16......Essentials Chart Copying- EXTREME Version....
An important part of Classical Conversation's Essentials program (and classical education in general) is copying to learn. Our Essentials notebook has these great charts which break down all the...
View ArticleTreasuring a Word in My Heart...
I'm really enjoying my new Bible study app "She Reads Truth". Right now I'm doing their "Women of the New Testament" study. This morning I read about Jesus's mother who I love to think about what...
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