Posted in Goals on May 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
We’re planning to get together with another HS family at a nearby state park today. There’s a lot to explore and some fun places there, so it should be a nice day. The weather is a bit surly right now so hopefully it won’t storm!
Other plans for the day…
Working on the gardens with the kids […]
Posted in Preschool, Jack, pictures, reading on May 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Jack and I played this reading game this morning. It was quick and easy and he enjoyed it.
All I did was rip some scrap paper in half and write labels on each for common objects: ball, spoon, book, paper, block, frog, hippo, feather, glue, pen and so on.
We laid them out in […]
Posted in Full Disclosure on May 24th, 2008 6 Comments »
The site was down last night so I didn’t get to do FDF last night. Nonetheless, I’m posting random embarrassing stuff just for you!
This week– the world’s wonkiest living room.
You may have noticed that our homeschool photos tend to be either with kids posed in front of fridges or doors, […]
Posted in personal on May 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Yesterday, my kids and I got together with another HS family. We’ve known them for almost 7 years now and we always enjoy the times we can get together.
In terms of labels, we probably look like very different types of homeschoolers.
They use curricula and follow standards. We are eclectic and do lots of hands-on learning. […]
Posted in Lapbooks, cool sites, crafts on May 21st, 2008 No Comments »
This site has lots of nifty templates to use in lapbooks, scrapbooks, crafts, card making and more. There’s templates for everything from library pockets to icicle treat boxes to mug cards. Fun!
Posted in magical moments, Field trips & tours, nature on May 21st, 2008 No Comments »
We had a fun day with some HS friends today and on the way home we stopped at a nearby lake. The kids all went exploring while Daryl looked for artifacts. I sat in the van with the sleeping baby and read my homeschooling association newsletter and listened to the waves.
The kids found […]
Posted in magical moments, Jack, Funnies on May 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
Jack has had an invisible family for quite some time. They’re an odd bunch. His invisible mother was in jail for a while and his invisible father drank a lot of beer. I’m not sure what it means if a child creates an imaginary dysfunctional family! In any case, we’d all […]
Posted in Daily log, geography, PE, social studies, art, math, holidays, writing on May 20th, 2008 No Comments »
A little of what we’ve been up to lately…
Social Studies
Jack, Anna, Victoria and I watched “IMAX: The Eight Greatest Places on Earth” about the Amazon river, Tibet, Greenland and other amazing places. We learned a lot about everything from the rainforest to prayer flags to lemurs.
Anna and I are still reading “Pollyanna” at bedtime, which […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Victoria ran her lemonade and brownie stand from 10 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. today. Other than a few breaks where her sister manned it so she could run to the bathroom or grab a bagel, she sat at it all day.
It started slow, with hardly anybody passing for the first hour. Then people […]
Posted in Home ec, vocabulary, Victoria, math on May 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
Victoria asked permission to run her own lemonade stand tomorrow and I told her okay. She’s been planning it for a few days now and today we walked downtown to the grocery store for her to buy her supplies.
Things learned so far….
Math: She kept a running total of how much she had spent in the […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.