My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
I truncated B’s teacher intensive morning work so that we could all go outside at 11, we skipped morning snack because we had slept in and breakfast was late. K skipped her morning nap, so to keep things cheery, we Continue reading Outwitting Meerkats
Robins coming out of the woods to my lawn Peepers singing in the vernal pools My boys begging to not wear coats (hats, mittens…) …then asking for cocoa Catalogs of pretty Spring cloths Mom bought K an Easter dress Continue reading Signs of Spring:
DH helped me out this Saturday with the Lego Club. He read the teams the brochures for the weather stations that they are modeling, to remind them what each part is supposed to do, so they can make a model Continue reading Learning to speak “Boy.”
As I was pouring the water on the oatmeal this morning, K quietly walked up to the radio, and began to play with the buttons. When she had switched us from NPR to a jazz station, she cooed, grinned at Continue reading Music Please!
We got the teacher intensive stuff done this morning and the kids did play outside. My Mom came over early for Latin lessons because she’d taken a half day from work in order to greet the missionaries she is housing Continue reading DH to the rescue
Before this park was a park, it was the site of a factory, with landscaping along a hillside. The landscaping is still there, and my kids like to climb through it better than the actual climbing structure.The little 3 year Continue reading Favorite Play Structures
I was skimming the Handbook of Nature Study for a topic that I know I can do this time of year and is found near the church building where my co-op meets. My mom recommended birds, and I remembered that Continue reading Possible Nature Study topic: Chickadee Nest
Last night was a 4 alarm nursing night. She may be growing, or teething, or re-adusting to being home, or still bothered by the new noises now that we have neighbors on the second floor again…but boy will it be Continue reading See, she can sleep
We are all healthy. We are back from visiting in NY. So I cracked the whip this morning and got all the teacher intensive stuff in before 11AM so we could go to the park. This afternoon B has been Continue reading Notes for a schooling almanac
The sweetest statement I heard yesterday was, "There is so much wonderful stuff here!" from a child standing on a stump near the pile of old construction stuff in the church parking lot, next to the meadow and walking circuit. Continue reading Lichens Update
Tomorrow my nature study class is to looks at lichens; because I know for sure that there ARE lichens within walking distance of the church. I’ve been reading library books about lichens, but I’m not sure what is best to Continue reading Tomorrow; lichens
Two weeks ago, before the great head cold week, my nature study class studied white pines. I used the question from the handbook of nature study mostly, and added some pine needle tea. I’d heard about pine needle tea in Continue reading White Pines