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 contacted most of the people I know who have traveled: missionaries, friends who have had interesting vacations, various in-laws who often host international students, business people from church, and a couple who have bicycled across most of Asia in Continue reading Guest Speakers for Geography Co-op Class, Installment 2
I’d love to report that I’ve found a perfect book for UPPER Grade students (I have 4th grade through 9th grade), and have an outline for the next half of co-op. But really, while I’ve come up with good stuff, Continue reading How is the Geograpy Co-op Class coming? installment 1
I have the key to the church. I am the co-ordinator. I sort of set the tone. It’s important that I set a good example…right? If we leave at 9AM, then we get to the church before 9:25AM, and while Continue reading Why we were 5 min late to Co-op this Friday
I love the 1st and 2nd grade kids, they are so eager to help out moving furniture.When I saw these guys pick up a table, my first reaction was "Oh, boys, let the adults do that!" But then I remembered Continue reading Co-operating at co-op
At the co-op planning meeting last Spring, one family attending by cell phone said that they could co-op with us if someone taught an upper level class on geography. I love maps, my older boy loves to hang out with Continue reading Getting Lost – and teaching a Geography Class
We had over 14 folks show up, plus 2 "attending," by cell phone (and they were offering to teach classes!) My lap top monitor quit in the middle of entering data (it does that sometimes) but T’s lap top was Continue reading Planning Meeting Last Night
I did not organize this, all I did was show up with some fun things my kids had made this year. But I did feel happy in the back of my mind, because I had a little bit to do Continue reading Homeschooling Expo
I’m standing at a counter in the narthex of Good News Chapel in Attleboro, the plate glass beneath the laptop covers World Vision pamphlets, there are crock pots and coolers in the corner of the room where families have brought Continue reading Dispatch from “Testing”
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We never did see a single chickedee. No wonder Mrs Comstock recommended that the teacher hang up suet near the classroom so that over the winter, children become accustomed to watching chickedees. we did enjoy the nest, coloring sheets, song Continue reading Club Mosses don’t crawl away.
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