Posted in Grammar, cool sites on Sep 24th, 2008 No Comments »
No, not that way!
Here’s pages and pages of badly written signs in honor of National Punctuation Day. Victoria and I had a lot of fun looking at them and finding the errors.
Be sure to browse the rest of the site too. It’s quite a lot of fun!
Posted in freebies, Grammar on Aug 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a lovely old story you can download for free to teach your kids all about grammar in a sort of “Alice in Wonderland” way. It’s by M.L. Nesbitt and looks like great fun. This is offered by Wholesome Childhood and is the freebie of the day, so it may be gone soon. I’m fairly […]
Posted in Anna, Jack, Clubs & Classes, Japanese, computer & programs, Field trips & tours, Grammar, Victoria, art, science, Daily log, nature, testing, math on Apr 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Oh, we’ve been busy! I’m still sick but quite a lot is going on nonetheless. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to.
Maple Syrup Tapping
We took part in an annual tradition of having a big community breakfast and then learning about tapping maple trees at a nearby camp. The girls know it by heart […]
Posted in Grammar on Mar 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Daryl bought Victoria a packet of Pirate Grammar on ebay and she’s been zipping through it. Anna tried it and announced that she wanted “No more 4th grade pirate grammar!”.
After further discussion, it was determined that she’d appreciate either pioneer girl grammar or princess grammar.
Daryl, being a sweet man, made up a whole […]
Posted in um... not much!, Grammar on Mar 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’m finally over my killer virus. The good news is that Victoria was only sick for about an hour (literally!), Annalee was sick for a day but only threw up once and had a headache for a short time, Alex barely registered an illness at all and Jack avoided it completely.
I am a huge […]
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.