Posted in Frugal living, geography, Green, history, In the news, Japanese, Links, nature, science on May 9th, 2011 2 Comments »
There’s some news stories and web pages that have caught my interest lately. Here’s a few of them… Who Stole Homeschooling? This article talks about the history of the homeschooling movement in the US and how some groups have claimed ownership, made exclusionary rules and changed the spirit of the movement over the years. I [...]
Posted in Attachment Parenting, Frugal living, holidays, Japanese, Lapbooks, personal on Mar 16th, 2011 6 Comments »
I am a terrible blogger lately. I am also a terrible house cleaner, homeschooler, bedtime book reader, writer and general person. I mostly hold my belly and groan. Hopefully I’ll be done with my progesterone soon and perhaps that will help. Next week I have my first prenatal appointment (the doctor won’t see me until [...]
Posted in freebies, Japanese on Sep 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Do you have kids who want to learn Japanese? This fantastic article lists six different online resources that are all free. Sweet! (Thanks to Secular Homeschoolers’ Facebook group for the head’s up!)
Posted in Anna, art, Clubs & Classes, computer & programs, Daily log, Field trips & tours, Grammar, Jack, Japanese, math, nature, science, testing, Victoria 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 [...]
Posted in Anna, art, cool sites, Daily log, geography, history, Jack, Japanese, math, PE, reading, science, social studies, Uncategorized, Victoria, writing on Mar 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to lately in various subjects…. Literature– Reading “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” together Reading classic poetry to Jack and Anna at bedtime Victoria just finished a novel (can’t remember which one) and has been reading old magazines. We’ve been reading lots of books to Jack. Daryl is reading [...]
Posted in Clubs & Classes, Japanese on Feb 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Today the kids start their new Japanese lessons. We’re so excited. A homeschooling dad set the class up at a college about an hour from us. The teacher is a Japanese student at the college and she’ll be teaching the kids not only the language but also culture. It’s a small class of just 5 [...]
