I had pleasure of becoming acquainted with Brandy through our home school group last year. She’s funny and full of energy – which is a good thing since she has four boys at home to chase! You can get to know her better on her own blog. Today she’s sharing a bundle of great curriculum […]
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Climbing to Good English…a curriculum review
This year when buying curriculum I was on the hunt for an English curriculum that was easy to use, plus not too terribly expensive. I also wanted it to be solid not only in grammar, but also in writing. There are many great programs out there, but many are just too costly, especially when I […]
Stuck? Try Micro-Goals! Guest Post by Cassandra Frear
This past weekend I had the pleasure of a cup of coffee at The Moonboat Cafe. It was served up in a white, scalloped cup with saucer. Complete with delicious apple crisp. Perfect! My friend, Cassandra, offered me a coffee break on Twitter. Today, she offers a practical way for you to break free… When […]
Making Changes
We are about six weeks into our new school year and I am making some changes!! My home school is very Charlotte Mason inspired but I am not what some would call a Charlotte Mason Purist. That means that I do not try to cross every “t” or dot every “i” as far as this […]
Science: AiG God’s Design for Life – Plants
It’s the Tapestry of Science. For me, this science curriculum presents a lovely smorgasbord of learning to choose from. Answers in Genesis offers this unit study approach for grade 1-8. Titles include: God’s Design for Science Curriculum – – the full set God’s Design for Chemistry and Ecology God’s Design for the Physical World God’s […]
Homeschool week and a little background…
By now, most of us have already launched into the school year and are finding that we either love our curriculum choices or that they need a little tweaking. There may even be a few areas that where we haven’t made an, ummm, decision on curriculum yet. So, for the next two weeks, Habits will […]
Seasonal Shift
“Now, honey, you know you can’t wear white shoes after Labor Day. It’s the unwritten fashion rule.” So, this past Labor Day weekend, we wore our white shoes to church and eldest wore her white skirt. And for some reason it’s a slower seasonal transition for me than our Spring Forward Seasonal Assessment. In my […]
Labor of Love
I was reading through the August Recap over on The Homeschool Classroom and thought – what a great idea! We are very grateful for our readers and referrers. So, on this Labor Day, we are giving thanks for the labor of love shown to us by our… Top Ten Referrers for August 2010 1.Weird, Unsocialized […]
Cloth Napkins
In continuation of The Freedom of Frugal Living, we now have a brand new set of cloth napkins. Used this Sunday lunch time. Many thanks for this gift from Nana! A treat to use, then toss in with the wash. Saving money. Wiping mouths 🙂
The habit of working together: Guest post by Kellie Crowe
I’m so proud! I have known Kellie since high school. Yearbook staff, out with our big group of friends. She even survived going on a family vacation with us and a passel of cousins. She and I ended up at the same college. We got away together for scrapbook retreats when both our families were […]
Black swallow-tail caterpillars
More caterpillars!Two weeks ago we got some really small black swallow-tail caterpillars from Aunt Mary Ann. And now……. They’re huge!!!Here are some pictures And the parsley that was nice and full… is practically gone!
Daily Audio Bible and other learning links
With one click, we were listening. Scripture, over the clamor of this regular morning. Syrup stickiness from microwaved, freezer pancakes. Pajamas still in a heap on the floor. It occurred to me that others may not know. So please enjoy… Daily Audio Bible for Kids – one of the many Everyday Learning Links from Ann […]
You are God’s Building
The Habit of Writing – Part Two It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. For we […]